Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for the first five games of the 2011-12 season for "unnecessary and excessive contact."
The aging and erratic Los Angeles Lakers faced an uncertain future on Monday after the NBA champions were embarrassingly swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.
There's a simple reason why Derrick Rose remains so humble. Why, despite the swirling tides of fame and fortune, the youngest most valuable player in National Basketball Association history does not have a big head.
The Dallas Mavericks completed a 4-0 second round sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-86 rout of the two-time defending champions on Sunday.
Josh Smith nearly posted a triple-double while Joe Johnson and Al Horford both eclipsed the 20-point plateau, as the Atlanta Hawks evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Chicago Bulls with a 100-88 victory in Game 4.
Phil Jackson, the most successful coach in NBA history, walked gingerly off the court for what is likely to be the final time following the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Joe Johnson had 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Dwight Howard's 46-point night to beat the Orlando Magic, 103-93, in the opener of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
It won’t feature the historical relevance of Heat-Knicks, but apparently Heat-76ers will be awe inspiring.
Hurt by the early season injury to Udonis Haslem and the inconsistent play of several backups, the Heat’s bench often has been more of a liability than an asset.
Rasual Butler hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 46.1 seconds remaining, as the Chicago Bulls wrapped up their regular season with a 97-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets.
There are too many scores to settle in one game now. The richest of all hockey rivalries brimming with a lifetime of wins and losses neither in equal measure nor significance.