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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about National Basketball Association
Veni, Vidi, Vici
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2-15-2009
How David Stern and the NBA conquered the globe.
Article Excerpts:
...David Stern and the
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conquered the globe. Illustration by Tim...
...says Parker Jr., the star guard of four-time
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champions the San Antonio Spurs. “My...
...says Parker Jr., the star guard of four-time
National Basketball Association
champions the San Antonio Spurs. “My...
Web-Exclusive - International Basketball Association
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2-15-2009
There is a buzz in the arena tonight -- odd, since it’s a preseason game for the Los Angeles Lakers and the famously late-arriving and stylish L.A. crowd is not known as a rowdy bunch even during the regular season.
Article Excerpts:
...effort to highlight just how international the
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game has become.
Even if all the assembled...
...being unsure. It''s been said for years that the
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game is becoming more global; now it simply is...
...2008, 75 out of approximately 450 players on
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rosters were born in other countries. Most are...
Web Exclusive - From the Court
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2-15-2009
We take a look back at the origins of basketball video games and see how far the genre has come.
Article Excerpts:
...That is, until 1993’s no-holds-barred
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Jam — which introduced gravity-defying...
...Xbox and reinvented seminal franchises such as
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Live with incredibly lifelike updates. The genre...
... this year’s all-star crop of games are
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2K9, which offers intense broadband-ready...
Superfan
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2-15-2009
That’s the title you earn when you hit more than 100 NBA games a year and are on a first-name basis with David (Stern) and Steve (Nash).
Article Excerpts:
...the title you earn when you hit more than 100
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games a year and are on a firstname basis with...
... you would expect to see on the court prior to an
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game stands another, who, at first glance, looks...
...the truth is Goldstein is a fixture in the
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, known not just in L.A., where he has long been...
Melo
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2-15-2004
LeBron James may be getting all the attention, but rookie Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is making a name for himself with his mild manner and mad skills. BY RUDY KLANCNIK
Article Excerpts:
...crowd at the Carrier Dome during a special
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preseason game staged at the campus as a tribute...
...ring), Anthony was actually overshadowed in the
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draft and throughout the first couple months of...
...LeBron James. Unlike Anthony, James came to the
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straight out of high school. He also came with...
Oklahoma City
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2-1-2009
Check out our poll of the city’s biggest boosters -- its residents -- on the best spots to eat at before and after cheering on the NBA’s newest team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. We also asked in-the-know residents for their locals-only knowledge of some of the city’s other must-see spots.
Article Excerpts:
...gives Oklahoma City a permanent presence in the
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. In case you find yourself here come game day,...
...the backdrop for the Ford Center, where all the
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games are played. It’s a seven-minute...
[dl] Small Screen - Behind the Mike
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2-15-2009
We asked five superstar NBA broadcasters -- veterans of TNT, ESPN, ABC, and NBA TV -- to dish on the coolest parts of their jobs, the best games they’ve ever called, and their favorite arenas to visit.
Article Excerpts:
...asked five superstar
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broadcasters -- veterans of TNT, ESPN, ABC, and...
...broadcasters -- veterans of TNT, ESPN, ABC, and
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TV -- to dish on the coolest parts of their...
...BARRY: ESPN game and studio analyst, 14-year
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veteran AHMAD RASHAD: Emmy-winning...
Queens of Sunday
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10-1-2009
Though the NFL’s fan base was once considered to be heavily male, women now make up nearly half of the viewing audience. Last year alone, women spent more than $150 million on fan apparel. And guess what -- the jerseys don’t come in just pink anymore.
Article Excerpts:
...Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and the
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combined -- may be that it’s easier to become...
...Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and the
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combined -- may be that it’s easier to become...
...mentality that fans take very seriously. The
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and MLB, on the other hand, both have much...
Sports
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3-15-2003
NCAA HOOP HOPES
Former NBA head coach and five-time NBA All-Star
Paul Westphal
, now in his second year as men’s basketball head coach at Pepperdine University, directed the Waves to a share of last season’s West Coast Conferen...
Article Excerpts:
...e>2008-12-12 NCAA HOOP HOPES Former
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head coach and five-time NBA All-Star Paul...
...HOOP HOPES Former NBA head coach and five-time
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All-Star Paul Westphal , now in his second year...
...champion Celtics, has been elected to the All-
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team four times. AW: Why enter the college...
Shaquille O'neal In Los Angeles
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5-1-2001
Shaq lets us in on the L.A. secrets you won't find in his new autobiography.
Article Excerpts:
...were quelled when he led the Lakers to the 2000
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championship. But Shaq''s reign in L.A. - where...
...year, he was the number-one pick in the 1992
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draft. Signing with the Orlando Magic for a...
Shanghai Son Rises
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5-1-2007
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming may lay his head in Houston, but his heart is still in Shanghai, his hometown.
Article Excerpts:
...Here, it''s even possible to discover an
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top center. In the "if you build it, they will...
...Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese national team, the
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, and superstardom. Yao hasn''t spent very...
...chose him as the number-one pick in the 2002
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draft, Yao and his parents moved to the suburbs...
Living On The Edge
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1-15-2001
Memoirs and memorable short fiction top mid-January’s newest books.
UNGUARDED BY LENNY WILKENS AND TERRY PLUTO, SIMON & SCHUSTER, $25
In a sports world where small accomplishments are wildly inflated by the...
Article Excerpts:
... than four decades of playing and coaching in the
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. Some of Wilkens’ most striking...
...to be told he’d been drafted by the
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; contemporary stars await the call in luxury...
...that he is very good at recalling. There may be
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coaches who are better known, but none have won...
Mavs Man
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10-1-2002
The 2002-03 NBA season doesn’t start until later this month, but Eduardo Najera, 26, already has a lot to be happy about.
Article Excerpts:
...ate>2008-12-12 MAVS MAN The 2002-03
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season doesn’t start until later this...
...in the United States. There are a lot of
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fans in Mexico and they have supported me...
Minding My Z’s And Q’s
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3-15-2007
Is yourt a real word? About as real as my chances of defeating a Scrabble record holder.
Article Excerpts:
...The truth is, I was nervous. I felt like an
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rookie charged with the task of defending Dwyane...
Sports
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3-1-2001
CLYDE DREXLER
is on his way to the NBA Hall of Fame (he’s eligible in 2003), thanks to his 15 years as a guard with Portland and Houston. What’s the 6-foot-7-inch father of three been doing since he retired in 1998?
AW: Last yea...
Article Excerpts:
...DREXLER is on his way to the
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Hall of Fame (he’s eligible in 2003),...
Sports
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2-15-2003
THE MAGIC TOUCH
Forget that
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
is one of the greatest basketball players of all time — eight championship rings as an owner and player, recent induction into the NBA Hall of Fame, and the unstoppable U.S. Olympi...
Article Excerpts:
...an owner and player, recent induction into the
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Hall of Fame, and the unstoppable U.S. Olympic...
Go Nats!
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4-1-2005
Baseball has begun, and if you pay the slightest attention to the sport, you realize that the one thing it is known for, aside from spitting, is miracles. There are miracle catches and miracle hits and the greatest miracle of all that more fans don...
Article Excerpts:
...just doesn''t roll off the tongue like NFL or
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, or even KFC - may be the greatest. Last fall,...
Kevin Garnett On The World’s Best-kept Secret
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11-1-2004
The NBA MVP swears that the planets best-kept secret is, of all things, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Article Excerpts:
...I want to make sure it''s right. The
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season is eight months of full-out intensity,...
Wizards Of Ahhhhs
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11-1-2007
Sue Bird of the WNBA and Kevin Durant of the NBA amaze legions of fans on nay given night. They experience the same feeling whenever they explore the Emerald City.
Article Excerpts:
...some time with USA Basketball and with the
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summer league. Understand this: Kevin Durant...
From the Zuckerman File
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10-1-2009
One question I get quite often is, “How hard is it to come up with your column ideas?” This is usually followed by, “Are you always happy with what you publish?” Both are very good, straightforward questions. And like any storyteller worth his salt , I’ll answer with a long, meandering illustration. Writers are quirky beings. Each one brings his or her personal style to the keyboard, and each one has various idiosyncratic routines.
Article Excerpts:
...are profiled on page 46). One is the CEO of the
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’s New Jersey Nets, the other the president of...