The Denver Nuggets have reached an agreement in principle to acquire former MVP Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers, according to NBA sources.
Stephon Marbury scored the winning basket as time expired to lift an undermanned New York Knicks to a surprise 97-96 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday.
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games Monday and six other players were penalized as commissioner David Stern came down hard on both teams after the Nuggets and Knicks brawled at Madison Square Garden.
NBA Commissioner David Stern says the 47 games in suspensions and US$1 million in fines handed out for the brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets were a warning shot in his bid to eliminate fighting
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games, drawing the heaviest punishment among seven players banned on Monday after a brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to a season-high three games with a 120-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
Another wild melee at the end of a National Basketball Association game has given the league a black eye and likely will bring sucker-punching NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony a long banishment.
Chinese center Yao Ming scored 32 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to spark the Houston Rockets past the Los Angeles Clippers 108-103.
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony and nine other players were ejected after an ugly incident marred the end of the Denver Nuggets' 123-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
The Sacramento Kings got a lesson in how tenuous a big lead at home can be when they blew a 21-point margin and lost to the Utah Jazz last month. On Friday, the Kings reminded the Jazz that what happened in Sacramento can happen just as easily in Salt Lake City.
Ben Wallace and the Bulls controlled the paint again. Wallace grabbed a season-high 27 rebounds and added 10 points to lead Chicago to a 117-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
The Suns are still streaking, thanks largely to the multiple talents of Boris Diaw. The Frenchman had his fifth career triple-double to help Phoenix run its winning streak to 13 games — one shy of the club record — with a 105-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.