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NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:25 +0000

Twelve-year NBA veteran center Jason Collins writes in an essay in Sports Illustrated: "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay man playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

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2012 NBA Finals Preview: Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Joe Student — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:43:50 +0000

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year by eliminating the Boston Celtics, 101-88, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The Heat will play the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s Western Conference champions, in the 2012 NBA Finals, starting Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.

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11 Reasons Your Team Didn't Make It to the NBA Finals

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:42:45 +0000

The NBA Finals are upon us and this basketball showdown signifies one thing: there’s only a few more months before the start of football season.

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Do You Believe the NBA Is Rigged? [SPORTS POLL]

BJ Ragone — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:28:39 +0000

For years many have claimed that the NBA rigs many of it’s events. Is there any truth to the speculation? Or are people just bitter when things don’t go their way?

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New Orleans Hornets Win NBA Draft Lottery — Who Will They Take with Top Pick? [VIDEO]

Danny Groner — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:00:22 +0000

After a couple of rocky years, the New Orleans Hornets now have something to be excited about.

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10 Former NBA Players Who Tasted Success As General Managers

Danny Groner — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:27:41 +0000

Shaquille O’Neal raised eyebrows last week when he flirted with the idea of interviewing for the Orlando Magic’s vacant general manager position — a job that, in the end, he decided not to pursue.

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2012 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals Preview – Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

Joe Student — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:08:29 +0000

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will face each other in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night in Miami. The winner advances to the 2012 NBA Finals against the victor of the San Antonio-Oklahoma City series. Here’s a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals:

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2012 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals Preview – San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Joe Student — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:28 +0000

The top two seeds in the West have both advanced to the Western Conference finals, with the winner of this series heading to the NBA Finals. Here’s a preview of the best-of-seven series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder:

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5 NBA Champions Who Crushed the Competition on Their Way to the Title

Danny Groner — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:54:35 +0000

The number one seed San Antonio Spurs are the talk of the NBA this week after they completed a sweep of the Clippers, bringing them into the Western Conference finals against the Thunder starting on Sunday.

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NBA Playoffs Report: Western Conference Semifinals Preview

Joe Student — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:25:25 +0000

While the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals got underway this weekend, the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals had to wait for two series to each get through a seventh game before the next round of the NBA playoffs were set. Here’s a preview of the Western Conference semifinals:

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NBA Postseason Preview: 2012 Playoffs Start Saturday

Joe Student — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:29:07 +0000

Now that the compressed 66-game NBA regular season has ended, the NBA playoffs will begin Saturday. Here’s a look at the match-ups in the best-of-seven, first round of the NBA playoffs.

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Two NBA Players' Lose Contracts Due to Heart Conditions

Althea Fung — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:26:29 +0000

Two NBA players are out of a job when they need it the most as the Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics drop players due to heart conditions.

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NBA Owners Donate Millions to Vietnam Memorial Project

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:21:53 +0000

NBA team owners Michael Heisley of the Memphis Grizzlies and Peter Holt of the San Antonio Spurs have made the largest private donations toward a project that will honor the 58,000 veterans killed during the Vietnam War and be located on the site of the Washington, D.C. memorial.

Holt, a decorated Vietnam vet who contributed $1 million and will match any donations made by other Texas residents, said, “We want to create an education center that puts faces to the names on that wall, but also help people understand as less and less people serve in the military what the military has done for the United States.”

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LeBron James Congratulates the Mavericks on Winning NBA Championship

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:47:51 +0000

There’s no off-season from being under the microscope.

That’s what LeBron James is finding out in the wake of his Miami Heat losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

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NBA Finals 2011: Dallas Mavericks Defeat Miami Heat 105-95 to Win Championship

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:20:25 +0000

Dirk Nowitzki had been a one-man wrecking machine throughout most of the 2011 NBA playoffs.

But on the night his Dallas Mavericks clinched their first-ever NBA championship by defeating the Miami Heat 105-95, he had a lot of help from his teammates.

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