NBA player Collins comes out as gay
Jason Collins has become the first active player in the NBA to come out as gay.
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West overcomes East in NBA All-Star game
Kevin Durant scored 30 points as the West beat the East 143-138 in the All-Star Game in Houston.
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Bryant dismisses Olympic age cap idea
Kobe Bryant, the face of the US men's team favoured to retain its gold medal, has slammed the NBA for considering an age limit that would prevent many of the world's top basketball players taking part in future Olympics.
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US NBA stars gather to begin trek to London
Members of the US Olympic team of NBA stars reported to training camp on Thursday and will start workouts on Friday before the roster is trimmed to a final 12-man squad on Saturday.
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James leads Heat to NBA title
LeBron James led the way with a triple-double as the Miami Heat completed a 4-1 series win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to secure the NBA title.
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NBA and basketball players reach deal
NBA commissioner David Stern announced today that a "tentative understanding" has been reached to end the five-month lockout.
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Dallas Mavericks claim NBA title
The Dallas Mavericks ended three decades of frustration by capturing their first championship with a 105-95 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday to win the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-2.
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Hoops star O'Neal calls it quits
Shaquille O'Neal, a dominant centre who played on four NBA championship teams, has announced his retirement from basketball after a professional career spanning nearly two decades.
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Lakers rally to take NBA Championship
The Los Angles Lakers rallied from a big early deficit to successfully defend their NBA championship title with a scintilating 83-79 Game Seven victory over the Boston Celtics.
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Myles Dungan on Basketball
Myles Dungan joins Damien O'Meara to discuss the ongoing NBA Finals and happenings in general in the NBA.
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Michael Jordan takes over team
Michael Jordan was unanimously approved as controlling owner of the Charlotte Bobcats team by the NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday.
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NBA stars donate $1m to Haiti fund
National Basketball Association owners and players made a combined contribution of one million dollars to the UNICEF relief effort for earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Iverson changes mind on retirement
Ten-time NBA All-Star Allen Iverson has re-joined the Philadelphia 76ers, a week after announcing his retirement from basketball.
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Bryant inspires Lakers to NBA title
Kobe Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to their 15th NBA championship with a commanding performance against the Orlando Magic.
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Shaq and Kobe dominate All-Star game
Kobe Bryant stormed out the gate in the first quarter en route to 27 points as the Western Conference thoroughly dominated the Eastern Conference to win 146-119 in the NBA All-Star Game.
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Fresh age scandal hits Chinese sport
A media report carrying school photographs and an identification card has raised doubts about Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian's age, less than two weeks after 26 local players were found to have falsified birth dates.
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USA show class against Germany
An acrobatic team of US NBA stars showed Germany Monday why they are gold medal favorites at the Beijing Olympics, dispatching a team led by Dirk Nowitzki 106-57.
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US stars end Spain's unbeaten record
America's NBA All Stars made easy work out of defeating Spain in a 119-82 victory as the reigning world champions suffered their first defeat Saturday in the Olympic basketball tournament.
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NBA stars out for revenge
Revenge is on the minds of the US National Basketball Association stars in Thursday's Olympic matchup against Greece, the only team to defeat the Americans since the 2004 Olympics.
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Ming leads China to victory over Angola
A 21-point game from NBA All-star Yao Ming propelled China to a morale-boosting 83-74 victory over Olympic group rival Angola in a Games warmup match in Nanjing on Tuesday.