http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/ Basketball - Sports: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Basketball en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/ http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2094884-ex-nba-player-stabbed-seriously-injured-fight.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight. Police say Danilovic was hurt during a brawl early Saturday in a cafe in a residential part of the capital, Belgrade. Doctors say Danilovic underwent an operation to treat injuries to his ab... Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2094884-ex-nba-player-stabbed-seriously-injured-fight.html 2013-05-18T12:26:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093970-unlikely-big-3-memphis-1st-western-finals.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Now the Memphis Grizzlies, who traded their leading scorer in January, have surged into their first Western Conference finals behind an unlikely Big Three of their own. Marc Gaso... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:31:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093970-unlikely-big-3-memphis-1st-western-finals.html 2013-05-17T21:31:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093778-mayor-deal-to-sell-kings-signed.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed. The announcement at a City Hall rally brings to an end nearly five months of maneuvering by Johnson to secure a new ownership group, convince ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093778-mayor-deal-to-sell-kings-signed.html 2013-05-17T19:14:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093658-prince-to-weeks-to-play-russia.html Epiphanny Prince is headed to Russia. The Brooklyn native will miss a few weeks of the WNBA season to join the Russian national women's basketball team for the EuroBasket tournament from June 15-30. Prince will leave the Chicago Sky on June 4 to train with the Russian team for a week before the tournament begins. She'll be back with the Sky at the end of ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2093658-prince-to-weeks-to-play-russia.html 2013-05-17T18:26:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092244-anthony-28-knicks-beat-pacers-to-stay-alive.html NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn't stay that easy. The defenses in this series are too good, so the difference is something else. "It's just a matter of who wants it more," Anthony said. On Thursday night, that was the Knicks. Anthony scored 28 points and New York avoided elimination in the Eastern Confe... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092244-anthony-28-knicks-beat-pacers-to-stay-alive.html 2013-05-17T07:46:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092568-eliminating-warriors-spurs-to-memphis.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles. Don't call these guys old just yet. After wearing down the younger Golden State Warriors in a grueling six-game series, the Spurs look... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092568-eliminating-warriors-spurs-to-memphis.html 2013-05-17T07:24:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092558-ap-source-maloofs-reach-agreement-to-sell-kings.html The Sacramento Kings' unsteady future finally seems to be settled. A person familiar with the deal says the Maloof family has reached an agreement with a Sacramento group headed by TIBCO software tycoon Vivek Ranadive to sell a 65 percent controlling interest in the Kings at a total franchise valuation of $535 million. The person, spea... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:12:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092558-ap-source-maloofs-reach-agreement-to-sell-kings.html 2013-05-17T07:12:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092450-spurs-hold-warriors-advance-to-west-finals.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs wore out the Golden State Warriors the way they have so many other opponents. Tim Duncan had 19 points and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Spurs held off a furious final rally to beat the Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 on Thurs... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2092450-spurs-hold-warriors-advance-to-west-finals.html 2013-05-17T06:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2091334-nba-union-head-files-suit-fisher.html Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players. Hunter contends that Fisher undermined Hunter's efforts to make an agreement and interfered with his position by secretly negotiati... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2091334-nba-union-head-files-suit-fisher.html 2013-05-16T20:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089578-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html DALLAS (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many. The former All-Star guard didn't want to celebrate at the expense of Seattle after league owners voted Wednesday to reject, once and for all, an aggressive bid to move the Sacramento Kings. "I went to Seattl... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089578-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html 2013-05-16T07:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089536-grizzlies-uncertain-future-to-west-finals.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club's second big deal in just over a week. Months later, the Grizzlies left town with a far different feeling. Memphis is headed to the Western ... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:19:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089536-grizzlies-uncertain-future-to-west-finals.html 2013-05-16T07:19:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089138-heat-rally-bulls-to-advance-94-91.html MIAMI (AP) — The tape around Dwyane Wade's right knee was soaked with sweat and beginning to loosen, so he headed to the locker room to get the joint re-wrapped during the fourth quarter. Must have been one amazing tape job. Wade was brilliant down the stretch — and the Miami Heat are heading back to the Eastern Conference finals as a result. LeBron James... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089138-heat-rally-bulls-to-advance-94-91.html 2013-05-16T07:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089318-grizzlies-edge-thunder-88-84-reach-1st-west-final.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists and the fifth-seeded Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise h... Thu, 16 May 2013 05:48:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089318-grizzlies-edge-thunder-88-84-reach-1st-west-final.html 2013-05-16T05:48:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088806-nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html DALLAS (AP) — The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. As for the ownership question that has kept the Kings in limbo for years, Commissioner David Stern wants it settled now. League owners voted Wednesday to follow the recommendation of their relocation committee and reject an aggressive bid to move th... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088806-nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-to-seattle.html 2013-05-16T02:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088668-knicks-try-to-stay-alive-thursday-pacers.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation. Whichever players are on the court for the New York Knicks when they try to save their season Thursday night, coach Mike Woodson just wants them to shoot with confidence. "All you can do is continue to shoot and you shoot the next one, you'v... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:50:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2088668-knicks-try-to-stay-alive-thursday-pacers.html 2013-05-15T21:50:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2087242-rutgers-louisvilles-hermann-ad.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials. Hermann replaces Tim Pernetti, who quit last month after the firing ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:32:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2087242-rutgers-louisvilles-hermann-ad.html 2013-05-15T21:32:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086168-pacers-rout-knicks-93-82-to-take-3-1-series-lead.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony tried to keep the New York Knicks in the game, even as his teammates missed shots all around him. Once Anthony stopped making them, the Indiana Pacers had pushed the Knicks to the brink of elimination. Anthony missed all four of his field goals in the fourth quarter and fouled out. Paul George had six points, four rebou... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086168-pacers-rout-knicks-93-82-to-take-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-15T07:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086374-parker-leads-spurs-warriors-3-2-lead.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs got the added energy Gregg Popovich wanted against the Golden State Warriors and a stellar performance from Tony Parker that they desperately needed. Now the Warriors will have to win two in a row to keep the Spurs from returning to the Western Conference finals. Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Sp... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086374-parker-leads-spurs-warriors-3-2-lead.html 2013-05-15T07:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html DETROIT (AP) — Dave Bing's time in the turbulence of Detroit, its politics and immense urban problems will end after only four years. Buffeted from day one by a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, inefficient internal systems and the need for massive restructuring, the former NBA great announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and will exit City Hall... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html 2013-05-15T07:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html DETROIT (AP) — A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his own. His announcement came just seven weeks after the city's checkbook was handed over to an emergency manager, making it the la... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:29:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html 2013-05-14T22:29:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085906-kevin-durant-thunder-risk-elimination.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies are showing a knack for closing out tight games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. All that's left to prove is whether they can finish off a playoff series that's been nip and tuck throughout and move on to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history. In each of the first three games of ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085906-kevin-durant-thunder-risk-elimination.html 2013-05-14T21:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html 2013-05-14T21:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084970-knicks-shumpert-misses-shootaround-with-bad-knee.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The left knee of Knicks guard Iman Shumpert doesn't appear to be getting any better and it could keep him out of Tuesday night's game at Indiana. Coach Mike Woodson told reporters that the team was bringing in a doctor to examine Shumpert's sore knee, the same one that required surgery last May after he tore a ligament during the playo... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084970-knicks-shumpert-misses-shootaround-with-bad-knee.html 2013-05-14T17:45:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085020-heat-home-chance-to-finish-bulls.html MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range. The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat. And the reigning NBA champions are now in absolute control of this series nonetheless. B... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085020-heat-home-chance-to-finish-bulls.html 2013-05-14T17:34:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084134-tennessee-plans-to-honor-summitt-with-sculpture.html KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee plans to honor former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt by building an on-campus statue in her honor. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton confirmed Tuesday morning what athletic director Dave Hart has been mentioning during the school's Big Orange Caravan statewide tour. Stanton said the statue would go up "ho... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084134-tennessee-plans-to-honor-summitt-with-sculpture.html 2013-05-14T12:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083700-with-laimbeer-coach-retooled-liberty-excited.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism. "He has a great system for us, utilizes everyone at their strengths," forward Essence Carson said Monday at the team's annual media day. "We're just trying to get this chemistry together and get it rolling." ... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:37:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083700-with-laimbeer-coach-retooled-liberty-excited.html 2013-05-14T07:37:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083490-grizzlies-beat-thunder-ot-3-1-series-lead.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City. Well, they came through after halftime, and now the Grizzlies are just a win away from this franchise's first Western Conference final. Mike Conley scored 24 points, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had a do... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083490-grizzlies-beat-thunder-ot-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-14T07:28:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083212-james-heat-beat-bulls-88-65-3-1-series-lead.html CHICAGO (AP) — The way this series is turning out, it's hard to believe the Miami Heat ever trailed the Chicago Bulls. They're running away with the Eastern Conference semifinals, and another performance like this will end it. LeBron James scored 27 points and the Heat nearly matched a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game, pounding... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:19:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083212-james-heat-beat-bulls-88-65-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-14T07:19:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083008-bulls-deng-active-hinrich-game-4-vs-heat.html CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls forward Luol Deng was activated before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Monday night but was not in the starting lineup after initially being ruled out because of an illness. Veteran guard Kirk Hinrich was officially ruled out because of a bruised left calf, as was former MVP Derrick Rose, who's be... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:21:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2083008-bulls-deng-active-hinrich-game-4-vs-heat.html 2013-05-13T23:21:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2081138-warriors-send-series-to-san-antonio-tied-2-2.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors outshot, outrebounded and outplayed the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal but left Texas with a disappointing split. The Spurs controlled the pace in a near start-to-finish win on the road in Game 3 before allowing Game 4 against a hobbled Stephen Curry and the W... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2081138-warriors-send-series-to-san-antonio-tied-2-2.html 2013-05-13T07:14:22Z