Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard named player of week
Spanish center Marc Gasol was named the NBA Western Conference player of the week on Monday after leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a perfect 4-0 week.
Parker comes to the rescue for unbeaten French in basketball
France survived a late collapse to remain undefeated at the men’s European Championships on Wednesday while Spain and Lithuania took a big step to reaching the quarter-finals.
NBA stars go home as Olympic slots at stake
With Olympic berths at stake and their league in limbo, Dirk Nowitzki and other NBA stars have flocked home for the European Championship to help their nations try to qualify for the 2012 London games. The Aug. 31-Sept. 18 championship in Lithuania will be the biggest and perhaps the best continental tournament to date.
West All-Stars Win the 2009 NBA All-Star Game 146-119
It was speed versus height that kicked off the 2009 NBA All-Star game from Phoenix. When the game got underway, it certainly looked like the East were going to use their quickness to run over the much taller West lineup. But that was until the former Laker duo of Shaquille O’ Neal and Kobe Bryant [...]
Nate Robinson Wins 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Title
Nate Robinson, the smallest participant for this year’s Sprite Slam Dunk Championship stood tall by edging out defending champion Dwight Howard in the finals. The New York Knicks guard won through fan votes 52-48. This year’s participants for the Sprite Slam Dunk Competition were defending champion Orlando’s Dwight Howard, former champion New York Knicks’ Nate [...]
