Spike Lee is seated across from Dwyane Wade, then shouts "action" as the steamy gymnasium, transformed into a temporary studio becomes silent. "Show us your game face," says Lee, the die-hard basketball fan and renowned director.
New British basketball star Pops Mensah-Bonsu is hoping to inject some of his country's famed bulldog spirit into the Dallas Mavericks line-up this season.
Orlando Magic forward Dwight Howard (R) is fouled by Miami Heat forward Wayne Simien as he shoots during their NBA basketball game in Orlando October 24, 2006. [Reuters]
The National Basketball Association board of governors approved the sale of the SuperSonics to an Oklahoma group that has vowed to seek a way to keep the team in Seattle.
Shaquille O'Neal was present during a botched child pornography raid last month while working in Virginia as a reserve sheriff's deputy.
Sacramento Kings guard Mike Bibby is expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season after injuring his right thumb in an exhibition game Sunday night.
Shaquille O'Neal may be one of the best basketball players on the planet, but he should have been benched in this year's National Basketball Association championships.
NBA commissioner David Stern expected complaints, and he got plenty of them. His response: The new ball is staying.
Eric Musselman, first-year head coach of the Sacramento Kings, was arrested on a drunken driving charge early Saturday.
Spain's national basketball team received the prestigious Prince of Asturias sports award Friday in recognition of its World Championship title won in Japan.