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Rose expects to come back better than ever
Derrick Rose isn't sure he'll be the same player once he returns from his knee surgery. He thinks he might be better. The superstar point guard's ...
Bulls G Rose says knee's improving
Derrick Rose couldn't hold it in. He had just seen a video clip of himself tearing the ACL in his left knee and then rehabilitating the injury. He was ...
12 in '12: Miller, Nellie 10 more enter hoops Hall
Reggie Miller wasn't always the biggest name in his own family. On Friday night, he was the top star in the biggest basketball Hall of Fame class in ...
Trail Blazers hire Terry Stotts as head coach
The Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach on Tuesday, filling the NBA's last coaching vacancy. Stotts had a 115-168 record as coach ...
Trail Blazers match T-Wolves offer for Batum
The Portland Trail Blazers weren't bluffing about Nicolas Batum after all. The Blazers matched Minnesota's four-year offer sheet worth more than $45 ...
NBA rookie of year Kyrie Irving breaks right hand
Kyrie Irving, the NBA's reigning rookie of the year, broke his right hand during the Cavaliers' practice on Saturday in Las Vegas. Irving will return ...
Pacers part ways with Larry Bird
Larry Bird is calling it quits with the Indiana Pacers. Bird, perhaps the most respected and beloved basketball figure in a state obsessed with the ...
Report: Larry Bird leaving Indiana Pacers
David Morway resigned Tuesday as general manager of the Indiana Pacers amid reports that Larry Bird is on the way out, too. Morway was hired by the ...
Pistons deal Gordon to Bobcats for Maggette
The Detroit Pistons traded guard Ben Gordon and a future first-round draft choice to the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday for swingman Corey Maggette, ...
Riley selected as Chuck Daly Award recipient
Pat Riley was walking out of Chuck Daly's hospital room in 2009, got to the doorway and turned around for another word from his longtime colleague, ...