The NBA tipped off Tuesday night with plenty of new rules and one less fan. The first didn't lead directly to the second, though that's not to say they're unrelated.
With the new championship ring covering much of the fourth finger on his right hand, Miami coach Pat Riley showed the Heat a horror film Wednesday.
Brian Cook signed a two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers shortly before their season-opener against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
The Chicago Bulls stunned reigning champions the Miami Heat 108-66 while the Los Angeles Lakers toppled the Pheonix Suns 114-106 in the opening games of the NBA season Tuesday evening.
Miami Heat opened the new season with a party but finished with a hangover as the Chicago Bulls thrashed the reigning NBA champions 108-66 on Tuesday in the league curtain-raiser.
Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich signed a multi-year contract extension on the eve of the new NBA season on Tuesday.
The NBA season opens tonight with two games on the schedule: Chicago at Miami and Phoenix at the Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, will be presented with their championship rings before they face a Bulls team bolstered by the addition of center Ben Wallace.
For a month, the Rockets have spoken of the need for a fast start.
Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming are a vanishing breed in the NBA, big, physically dominating centers who stay close to the basket and control the game from there.
But they aren't dinosaurs just yet. If there were more players such as O'Neal and Yao, more teams would be center-oriented.
The New York Knicks waived veteran Jalen Rose on Monday, getting rid of another player with a big contract just two days before the start of the National Basketball Association season.
The New York Knicks waived veteran Jalen Rose on Monday, getting rid of another player with a big contract just two days before the start of the National Basketball Association season.
The Seattle SuperSonics and point guard Luke Ridnour have reached an agreement on a multiyear contract extension, the team said Monday.
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