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Wolves rookie Love misses summer league game
Kevin Love was held out of the Minnesota Timberwolves' summer league game Sunday afternoon against the New York Knicks for precautionary reasons with an inflamed left Achilles.
Nowitzki helps Germany nab final Olympics berth
Germany won the final spot in the 12-team Olympic basketball tournament, getting 32 points from Dirk Nowitzki on Sunday in a 96-82 victory over Puerto Rico.
Pacers' Williams on 'thin ice' following car incident
Police arrested a passenger in a car driven by Shawne Williams of the Indiana Pacers for marijuana possession, an incident that team president Larry Bird said jeopardizes the forward's future with the Pacers.
Sources: Nets acquire guard Dooling from Magic
The New Jersey Nets acquired guard Keyon Dooling from the Orlando Magic for cash considerations, pending league approval, according to sources.
Report: Ginobili named to Argentina Olympic team
Manu Ginobili was named to the Argentina Olympic team on Friday, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
Injured toe keeps Chandler out of U.S. team practice
Tyson Chandler won't practice with the U.S. Olympic team next week because he has an inflamed big toe.The New Orleans center wasn't selected for the team, but was invited to training camp in case he was needed to replace an injured player. Instead, USA Basketball announced Saturday that Chandler was the one who was hurt.Chandler played on the U.S.
Love, Lopez added to U.S. basketball select team
First-round draft picks Kevin Love and Robin Lopez were added Saturday to the select team of young players that will scrimmage against the U.S. Olympic team this week.
Greece romps for Olympic berth; Germany upset
Greece qualified for next month's Beijing Games with a comfortable 88-63 semifinal win over Puerto Rico in the Olympic qualifying tournament on Saturday.
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Q&A: Posey, LeBron and much more
Will LeBron join the Nets? Can the Celts repeat without Posey? Charley Rosen answers all the tough questions in his latest Q&A.
Bynum's good health makes Turiaf expendable
The Los Angeles Lakers will not match the offer sheet given to Ronny Turiaf, meaning the forward will will play for the Golden State Warriors next season, ESPN.com's J.A. Adande reported Thursday.
Johnson: Wrapping up the week's action in Vegas
It might've only been summer league, but Kris Johnson liked what he saw from Kevin Love so much that he called him the B word.
Lakers let Turiaf leave for Warriors
With great reluctance, the Los Angeles Lakers decided at Friday's deadline they wouldn't match Golden State's offer for Ronny Turiaf, meaning the former second-round draft choice will move up the California coast to play for the Warriors."There are emotional ties with Ronny that go beyond basketball," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said on a conference call. "I think that makes it difficult.
Lakers won't match offer, Turiaf will be Warrior
The Los Angeles Lakers will not match the offer sheet given to Ronny Turiaf, meaning the forward will will play for the Golden State Warriors next season, ESPN.com's J.A. Adande reported Thursday.
OKC signs Jazz G Miles to multiyear offer sheet
Oklahoma City has signed restricted free agent guard C.J. Miles to an offer sheet.
Knicks' victory over Suns helps D'Antoni 'move on'
It didn't take long for Mike D'Antoni to lose his loyalty to the Phoenix Suns.
Nowitzki's 20 points power Germany past Brazil
Dirk Nowitzki overcame an early shooting slump to score a game-high 20 points and lead Germany past Brazil 78-65 and into the semifinals of the Olympic basketball qualifier on Friday.
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