June 19, 2013

More sports, NBA Articles

  • BC-BKN--Kings-General Manager, BKN

    06/17/13 07:18 PM

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pete D'Alessandro has wanted a leading role in professional basketball since his father first took him to watch Julius Erving and the old New York Nets on Long Island in the 1970s. On his 45th birthday, that wish finally came true. The Sacramento Kings formally...

  • New $15M scoreboards planned for Jazz arena

    06/17/13 07:18 PM

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Owners of EnergySolutions Arena are upgrading the home turf of the Utah Jazz with a new $15 million scoreboard system. Officials with Miller Sports Properties, which owns the arena, made the announcement Monday afternoon. The centerpiece of the new display system will...

  • Rice hoping D-League success helps on draft night

    06/17/13 07:18 PM

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Glen Rice Jr. already knows what to expect in his next job. After spending last season competing against bigger bodies, more refined shooters and quicker guards than he ever faced in college, the 6-foot-6 shooting guard is now on the verge of becoming the first player to...

  • BC-BKN--Jazz Arena, BKN

    06/17/13 05:51 PM

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Owners of EnergySolutions Arena are upgrading the home turf of the Utah Jazz with a new $15 million scoreboard system. Officials with Miller Sports Properties, which owns the arena, made the announcement Monday afternoon. The centerpiece of the new display system will...

  • Ticket prices heating up for final games in Miami

    06/17/13 05:51 PM

    MIAMI (AP) — With the final week of the NBA season now here, ticket prices are going into overdrive. The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San...

  • Heat back on familiar, and shaky, ground in Finals

    06/17/13 05:06 PM

    MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James has been wearing a good amount of camouflage attire at times during the NBA playoffs, with some of his vests, pants and even ties done in the design. It doesn't seem fitting, since there's really no where for him to hide. He has more at stake than any other Miami...

  • BC-BKN--Nuggets-Connelly,2nd Ld-Writethru, BKN

    06/17/13 04:22 PM

    The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach. The team announced Monday that Tim Connelly will take over for Masai Ujiri, who left to become general manager of the Toronto Raptors. Connelly's official title with the team will be...

  • Nuggets hire executive Tim Connelly

    06/17/13 04:22 PM

    The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach. The team announced Monday that Tim Connelly will take over for Masai Ujiri, who left to become general manager of the Toronto Raptors. Connelly's official title with the team will be...

  • BC-BKN--Timberwolves-Mbakwe, BKN

    06/17/13 04:06 PM

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are working out another group of draft prospects. Their guests on Monday afternoon included a player that president of basketball operations Flip Saunders is quite familiar with: former Gophers standout Trevor Mbakwe (im-BAHK'-way). Saunders...

  • Bender, Van Exel follow new coach Drew to Bucks

    06/17/13 03:35 PM

    ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) — Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel are following Larry Drew to Milwaukee. The Bucks announced Monday that Bender and Van Exel will be assistants on Drew's staff. Bender also was an assistant during Drew's three years as head coach in Atlanta, while Van Exel was the Hawks'...



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