Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was found to be toting a handgun in his carry-on bag last Friday at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport but was allowed to hand it over to an associate after he was detained.
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Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell already has made a couple of rookie mistakes. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Russell recently infuriated many Lakers fans when he tweeted, “Honestly Tracy McGrady might have been the GOAT!”
Former National Basketball Association star Darryl Dawkins, known as “Chocolate Thunder” for his powerful dunks and flamboyant personality, died on Thursday of a heart attack, his family said. He was 58.
Everybody called Darryl Dawkins “Chocolate Thunder,” but it was Stevie Wonder who called him that first. Stevie gave Dawkins that nickname, and how cool is that?
According to a report by TMZ on Wednesday, Derrick Rose is being sued by a woman who claims the Chicago Bulls’ star point guard and two of his friends drugged and gang-raped her.
Former NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko was named president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been fined $250,000 by the National Basketball Association for violating NBA rules prohibiting teams from offering players unauthorized business or investment opportunities.
A jury awarded retired basketball player Michael Jordan $8.9 million in his lawsuit against a grocery store chain that used his name in a one-page magazine advertisement without his permission, the Chicago Tribune and other local media reported.
If the baseball season ended today, the Chicago Cubs would be firmly in the playoffs. And now comes news the Washington Generals have folded.
Stephen Curry has had an amazing summer. The NBA Most Valuable Player led the Golden State Warriors to the NBA title in June, became a father for the second time in July and on Saturday teamed up with his dad, former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry, for a round of golf against President Obama and Jesus.
Matt Barnes might still be a bit dazed and confused after getting traded twice this summer. The ex-Los Angeles Clippers player is apparently under the illusion that he’s in a relationship with Rihanna.
For young Las Vegas basketballers, the top sneakers of the summer carry some of the NBA’s biggest names — both of the past and present.
More than five years have passed since then-18-year-old Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead San Diego State over UNLV for the 2010 Mountain West Tournament championship at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Since 2006, USA Basketball’s men’s national team has found a summer home in Las Vegas. But when the organization unveiled plans a couple of years ago to build a new headquarters in Tempe, Ariz., the fear was the move from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Tempe also would mean saying goodbye to Las Vegas.
They tend to live in the moment around USA Basketball. Never reacting much to the past, rarely predicting the future. They also don’t seem to hold grudges. At least not against one of the world’s best players.
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