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NBA season is cut in pay row

11.10.11
The first two weeks of the NBA season have been cancelled because of the row between players and owners over how to split the league's revenues... more

Derrick Rose takes blame as Bulls fall 3-1 behind

25.05.11
Youngest MVP in the history of the NBA missed a free-throw with 1.10 seconds to play... more

Chicago Bulls expecting heat to be turned up for Game 4

24.05.11
If a week is a long time in politics, it is a lifetime in the NBA Playoffs... more

New Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's wife is $3.4bn heiress to Wal-Mart empire

11.04.11
The new American owner of Arsenal is a publicity-shy property developer who married into the vastly wealthy family that controls Asda... more

Tom Cruise and David Beckham on a boys' night out

28.03.11
David Beckham, Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson take their sons to an LA Lakers basketball game... more

Nets are praying that where there's D-Will, there's a way

04.03.11
New Jersey have big plans for new signing Deron Williams but he'll be happy just to break his duck against Toronto in London... more

NBA sticking by capital as Manchester muscles in on action

03.03.11
NBA chiefs have vowed not to turn their backs on London despite agreeing to stage pre-season games in Manchester after the Olympics Games... more

Nets need a lift before London trip

28.02.11
New Jersey Nets play their final game in the States before jetting to England for the double clash with Toronto at London's O2 Arena this weekend... more

Rejuvenated Nets target play-offs as Raptors slump

27.01.11
London-bound New Jersey Nets won for the fourth time in five games last night to continue their dramatic push for a play-off place in the NBA's Eastern Conference... more

London looms as Devin Harris senses chance to net a timely double

17.12.10
New Jersey Nets, buoyed by win last night, travel to Toronto tonight determined to lay down a marker against the team they meet here next March... more

Roman Abramovich just a ‘poor’ relation to compatriot rolling into town

17.12.10
Chelsea owner will briefly lose his status as richest Russian in London when New Jersey Nets’ Moscow contingent roll into our capital next March... more

Nets close in but Kobe Bryant breaks free

13.12.10
New Jersey Nets gave Bryant's LA Lakers a fright before the London-bound NBA side slipped to their seventh successive defeat... more

Forget Nylons, here come the Mi-Lons

01.11.10
Once a cultural wasteland, Miami has become a drawcard for London’s top musicians and art dealers, as Olivia Cole reports... more

Injury time at the basketball for Premier League's crocked stars

05.10.10
Arsenal's injured trio Robin Van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen and Cesc Fabregas will be hoping to bounce back after watching a basketball match at the O2 arena... more

Kobe Bryant has a night to forget

05.10.10
Los Angeles Lakers superstar managed only a disappointing six minutes in their 111-92 pre-season loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the O2 Arena... more

I have responsibility to play for fans in London, says Kobe Bryant

04.10.10
Injured NBA star determined not to disappoint a London crowd eager to see exhibition game between LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves at 02 Arena ... more

Coup for London as it nets NBA clashes

10.08.10
Capital will hold two regular season NBA games when Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets meet at the O2 Arena on 4 and 5 March... more

It's an honour to join Celtics, says Shaquille O'Neal

05.08.10
Basketball legend has joined Boston Celtics on a two-year deal... more

Cleveland Cavaliers owner hits out after LeBron James makes Miami Heat move

09.07.10
Cavaliers majority shareholder Dan Gilbert accused the basketball star of 'cowardly betrayal'... more

Dustin Hoffman's kiss packs a punch

18.06.10
It was clearly one hell of a kiss. Captured on “kiss-cam”, actor Dustin Hoffman and his wife Lisa Gottsegen punch the air with giant foam hands ... more

Ray Allen stars as Boston win

07.06.10
Allen set a new record for three-point shooting as the Boston Celtics levelled the NBA finals at 1-1 with a 103-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in game two... more

Bit too much hoop-la for me, but I enjoyed my fling with the Laker Girls

15.04.10
The archaisms of cricket and the muddle of rugby will always tip it over the glamour and athleticism that is showtime NBA style... more

Luol Deng helps London take a leap towards hoop dream

07.10.09
Bulls’ British star is backing bid to stage regular-season NBA games in capital after sell-out clash at the O2... more

Olympic dream is at the heart of Luol Deng’s hopes for British team

06.10.09
The NBA star, in town with the Chicago Bulls, is fully committed to representing his adopted nation... more

Back home, the Tottenham boy who walks tall in US basketball

14.08.09
He is a multi-millionaire basketball star who is frequently mobbed for his autograph by fans. Yet in his native Tottenham, Pops Mensah-Bonsu is virtually anonymous... more

Ben Gordon set to join Detroit Pistons

02.07.09
Basketball: NBA star Ben Gordon has announced his intention to sign for the Detroit Pistons in a move that helps clear the way for him to play for Great Britain this summer... more

Kobe Bryant breathes sigh of relief

15.06.09
Basketball: Kobe Bryant admitted "a big old monkey" was off his back after winning his fourth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, his first without the help of former team-mate Shaquille O'Neal... more

Deng realises dream as Jazz festival heads to 02

25.03.09
Basketball: Luol Deng's Chicago Bulls will take on Utah Jazz in a pre-season match at London's O2 Arena on 6 October... more

NBA urges venue rethink for 2012

13.10.08
Basketball: The NBA criticises London 2012 organisers for their arena plans for the Olympic basketball tournament... more

Bringing sexy courtside: Becks hooks up with Justin Timberlake at Lakers basketball game

13.06.08
It was a meeting of two of the showbiz world's biggest male stars - and a sight to make the heart of most red-blooded females beat unseasonably fast... more


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