By Rachel Cohen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK _ The NBA and its television partners couldn’t wait to extend their contracts. The league renewed its deals […]
By Jon Krawczynski THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANKATO, Minn. _ In the final game of last season, and the final game of Rick Adelman’s coaching career, Kevin […]
By Lori Ewing THE CANADIAN PRESS BURNABY, B.C. _ Like virtually every bulky seven-foot basketball player, Jonas Valanciunas isn’t the most nimble of runners. He dips […]
By Tom Withers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND _ The crowd’s deafening roar was so loud LeBron James couldn’t hear his name announced. Unsure of whether to […]
By Tim Reynolds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI _ Earlier this month, it just so happened that Josh McRoberts, Danny Granger and Luol Deng all had spots […]
By Greg Beacham THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ Mitch Kupchak is confident Kobe Bryant will make an impressive return to the Los Angeles Lakers […]
By Tim Reynolds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI _ Erik Spoelstra has ready plenty about the notion of reinvention, which seems appropriate given the task that he […]
By Tom Withers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDEPENDENCE, Ohio _ Wearing a wine-and-gold Cavs uniform again, LeBron James took his first steps toward ending Cleveland’s championship drought. […]
I NDEPENDENCE, Ohio _ Kevin Love, whose absence from the NBA playoffs seems certain to end this season, is introduced by the Cavaliers. Cleveland becomes an […]