The NBA suspended Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger and Phoenix Suns forward/center Channing Frye one game apiece for their roles in last Saturday's altercation, the league announced on Tuesday. The 17th overall pick of the 2005 draft, G…
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NBA suspends Granger, Frye one game for fighting
Best and worst NBA team schedules
NBA cappers, rejoice. I found some great statistical information for you to sink your teeth into on the remaining schedule for playoff-bound (or challenging) teams. Who has the easiest remaining schedule and who is going to struggle down the stretc…
Magic motivated by NBA Finals loss; spread on the move
Dwight Howard admitted that he can still picture the events surrounding the Orlando Magic's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in last year's NBA Finals, according to a report Saturday by the Associated Press . Then again, the reason he ca…
NBA: Top NBA Weekend Power Trends
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Road weary: The five worst NBA visiting teams
It can be easy for NBA teams to look good at home. Get these squads into more hostile surroundings, however, and their true colors are often exposed. Below are the five worst road teams in the NBA, determined by the difference between their winnin…
The five worst NBA visiting teams
It can be easy for NBA teams to look good at home. Get these squads into more hostile surroundings, however, and their true colors are often exposed. Below are the five worst road teams in the NBA, determined by the difference between their winn…
NBA Betting: Cleveland Rocked
The Cleveland Cavaliers were riding a high about a week ago. Online sportsbooks had them listed at -110 to take the Eastern Conference and +225 to win an NBA title and they had just completed a deal for Antawn Jamison. Things aren’
Weekly betting roundup from Legends
B. Sharps is the head linesmaker for Legends.com . Monday rolled around with a small win for the house. It picked up big wins on Washington and the Bucks in the NBA and lost on Dallas, and it also took a beating on U Conn as the public correctl…
Blotter: NBA star Tony Parker signs with BetClic Poker
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has signed an endorsement contract with the French online poker site BetClic. Parker, whose mother was Dutch and father was American, was born in Belgium and raised in France. He played basketball professionally in France and for the French national team before signing with the Spurs in 2001. Parker’s signing marks the first time that an active NBA player has endorsed an online poker site.
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NBA Betting: Sunday Doubleheader
Sunday brings us to the end of February, which means there are just six more weeks of the NBA regular season. Which means that some teams have about 25 games to lock down division titles and top-four seeds in their respective conferences, while othe…
Cautious NBA rosters give handicappers headaches
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NBA power rankings: Week 18
Last year's NBA finalists are at the top of the board with the Nuggets taking a four-spot jump into the three hole. The Cavs dropped to fourth thanks to their three-game skid. And the Wizards are this week's biggest riser and are closing in on the m…
Jayson Williams gets five years in jail; breaks down crying
Former NBA player Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison for a shooting death in his home over eight years ago Tuesday afternoon. Williams was charged with aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of limo driver, Costas Ch…
Heat may be without D-Wade for rest of the week
NBA All-Star Game MVP and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is expected to miss the remainder of the week due to a calf
NBA Betting: Sunday Doubleheader Preview
A foursome of NBA division leaders square off in two Sunday showdowns this weekend, giving hoops bettors a couple of national TV matinĂ©es to get some action on. In the first, the top team in the league so far this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, vi…
Banking baskets: Betting experts grade NBA trade-deadline deals
Joel Huerto is the editor and publisher of OneManFastBreak.net and was a news editor with the Los Angeles Times. Once the deck cleared from all the wheeling and dealing before Thursday afternoon’
Is This a Wooden Wall?
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Boston @ LA Lakers Betting Preview
Whether Kobe Bryant will make an appearance in this clash of the titans is still unknown. Bryant has been missing from the Lakers line-up as a result of an ankle injury since early February and all in all has missed four games plus the NBA All-Star …
NBA Betting Odds: Trade Deadline Approaches And Cavs Move First
With the trade deadline arriving today, many NBA teams will pin their championship hopes on a few key moves. The Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly struck first with a move for Antawn Jamison.
The 7 worst NBA trades of the last decade
The NBA has a long and time-honored tradition of smart general managers stealing the lunch money from stupid ones. Red Auerbach is considered one of the greatest coaches in the league’
