Parker, Spurs steal Game 1 in Miami

Tony Parker banked in a 16-footer with 5.2 seconds left for the last of his 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Miami Heat 92-88 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.Tim Duncan h... Read More

Heat, Spurs aren't so different

Let's start off this NBA Finals preview by dismissing the fallacy that this series will feature in the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat two vastly different teams.The San Antonio Spurs, yes, were... Read More

Five things to watch in NBA Finals

And then there were two.For the third straight year, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat made their way to the NBA Finals. And for the first time since 2007, it's the San Antonio Spurs repre... Read More

Will Raptors' name become extinct?

When Toronto's new NBA franchise chose its name in 1994, it settled on Raptors - which beat out Beavers, Bobcats, Dragons, Grizzlies, Hogs, Scorpions, T-Rex, Tarantulas and Terriers for the title - in... Read More

Finals matchup not great for Kobe

The biggest loser of the 2013 NBA Finals won't be LeBron James and the Miami Heat or Tim Duncan and his San Antonio Spurs. It'll be Kobe Bryant.Even if the Heat fail to win this series, LeBron has em... Read More

Malone snubs Jordan for Pippen?

Karl Malone and Michael Jordan were teammates on the 1992 Dream Team, both are Hall of Famers considered to be among the best to ever play in the NBA, and Jordan's Chicago Bulls bested Malone's Utah J... Read More

Kobe explains teammate comment

Kobe Bryant has never apologized for being a sometimes difficult superstar, and the five-time NBA champion says he'd rather be remembered as a winner than as a good teammate.Bryant made the statement... Read More

Report: Hawks may have tampered

It goes without saying that the Atlanta Hawks would love to have free agents-to-be Dwight Howard and Chris Paul join them next season, the team's first under new head coach Mike Budenholzer.Unfortuna... Read More

Heat head to Finals with Game 7 rout

Their season, their legacy, their reign atop the NBA was all at stake, and the Miami Heat responded in a manner befitting defending champions - with a blowout.LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbe... Read More

Police: Blaylock facing two charges

Former NBA star Mookie Blaylock was charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to stay in his lane in a head-on crash that killed a woman, police said Sunday.Jonesboro Police Chief Frank... Read More