Billups: Injury won't end my career
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:29 PST)
Chauncey Billups will only watch as the Clippers continue their promising season without him. This isn't going to be easy. With his left leg encased in a plastic protective boot and a newly issued crutch standing nearby, Billups sprawled across a few seats Wednesday inside Quicken Loans Arena as his teammates went through their first pregame shootaround since their veteran guard and leader...

Stern: Howard won't overshadow All-Stars
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:38:18 PST)
NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't believe this year's All-Star game in Orlando will be upstaged by Dwight Howard's uncertain future. Stern spoke Wednesday in Houston, where he officially announced that the All-Star Game would be held there in 2013. Where Howard is playing by then is anyone's guess.

Griffin, Irving top Rising Stars roster
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:27 PST)
All-Star Blake Griffin and rookie guards Kyrie Irving and Ricky Rubio headline the list of 18 players chosen for the Rising Stars Challenge to be held during All-Star weekend. In this year's new format, first- and second-year players will be mixed in the game on Friday, Feb. 24 in Orlando. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will serve as general managers and draft players for...

MSG has major profit drop due to lockout
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:31:28 PST)
The Madison Square Garden Co. said Wednesday that the shortened NBA season drove its second-quarter profit down nearly 22 percent The lockout delayed the start of the regular basketball season by about two months. As a result, the New York Knicks only played a combined six preseason and regular season games during the quarter, compared with 40 in the same period last year, cutting into its revenue.

Knicks expect Anthony to miss 1-2 weeks
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:42:26 PST)
The New York Knicks say they expect Carmelo Anthony to miss a week or two with a strained right groin. Anthony was hurt Monday, leaving after six minutes of a 99-88 victory over Utah and continuing an injury-plagued season. Anthony has missed three games with various ankle, wrist and hand injuries and shot poorly in a handful of others while playing through the pain.