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Kobe Bryant out for up to 9 months with torn Achilles
Greg Heakes Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant faces up to nine months on the sidelines after his season-ending injury was confirmed as a torn Achilles, the NBA team said onSaturday.
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Kobe Bryant's 31,000-point milestone
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 38 points and became the youngest player in NBA history to surpass the 31,000-point mark as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-99 on Sunday.
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Mills ready to answer the call
Lee Gaskin Canberra's Patty Mills has told new Australian Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis he's ready to step up.
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Gay basketballer wins support
Howard Beck, John Branch Jason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran, has come out as the first openly gay male athlete still active in a major American team sport.
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'I'm raising my hand': basketball star reveals he's gay after being inspired by bombings
Jason Collins, a veteran centre in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced on Monday that he was gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in US sports and society.
NBA play-offs preview: Bogut's Warriors face a tough task
The NBA's Australian contingent have avoided a first-round showdown but San Antonio duo Patty Mills and Aron Baynes, and Golden State centre Andrew Bogut may meet in the Western Conference...
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Spurs down depleted Lakers
San Antonio San Antonio's star trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili combined for 53 points Sunday to lead the Spurs to a 91-79 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in their NBA playoff opener, while...
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Miami leads NBA playoffs series
LeBron James and the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat opened their playoff campaign in regal style on Sunday with a wire-to-wire 110-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
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'It went further than the swim team': Cambage's intriguing Twitter post
Jon Pierik London Olympian Elizabeth Cambage posted an intriguing message on Twitter on Tuesday, questioning whether the antics of disgraced swimmer James Magnussen had impacted on other female athletes during...
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King James rules court with even more power
Since winning his third most valuable player award, first NBA championship, a finals MVP and a second gold medal, LeBron James is no longer chasing his contemporaries.
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LA Lakers' owner Jerry Buss dies
Former players and rivals recalled Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers owner who died on Monday after a fight with cancer at age 80, as a visionary who helped mold the NBA and make the Lakers...
Gay stars in debut for the Raptors
Basketball Rudy Gay dropped in a game-high 20 points off the bench in his Toronto debut.
Irving joins the All-Stars
Basketball Kyrie Irving will become the first Australian-born basketballer to play in the NBA All-Star game.
Star power fails to fire lacklustre Lakers
Roy Ward If any LA Lakers fans still think their team will win the NBA championship this season then they should think again.
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Bryant smashes record
Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points in the NBA.
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Knicks give NY reason to smile
NEW YORK: The New York Knicks gave the city's residents something to cheer about with a surprisingly comfortable 104-84 win over NBA champions Miami in their storm-delayed season opener on Friday.
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Lakers seek Jackson return as coach
Los Angeles Lakers are apparently seeking to make their fans' fondest wishes come true, talking to Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson about their vacant coaching job.
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Lakers appoint D'Antoni as new NBA coach
The Los Angeles Lakers have appointed Mike D'Antoni as their new coach on a multi-year contract, the NBA team's spokesman John Black announced.
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Olympics spurs on Mills in NBA mission
Chris Dutton He missed out on Olympic Games bling but Patrick Mills and the San Antonio Spurs are on a mission to ''achieve greatness'' and believe they have the firepower to win an NBA championship ring.
Lakers reload to take shot at Heat
Paul Suttor and Paul Zalunardo The NBA season tips off Wednesday morning (AEDT) with the Miami Heat strong favourites to successfully defend their championship following the addition of Celtics stalwart Ray Allen.
