Nazr Mohammed had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to an 84-64 victory over Miami on Tuesday night as the Heat's Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade watched most of the exhibition game from the bench.
The Nuggets exercised their three-year option on coach George Karl's contract, keeping him with Denver through the 2009-10 season.
Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson is "happy to be alive," after being punched in the mouth and hit by a car during a fight at a strip club in which police say he fired a gun in the air.
The Portland Trail Blazers removed the interim tag from general manager Steve Patterson's title Monday.
Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal expects to miss the Pacers' preseason opener against New Jersey on Wednesday because of a lawsuit stemming from the brawl with Detroit Pistons fans two years ago.
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson attended a scrimmage and a good portion of his team's practice the past two days, and made his presence felt at Monday's workout.
Out at the top of the 3-point arc, Andrea Bargnani grabbed a loose ball and without hesitating rose to take his first shot as an NBA player. The ball went in, part of the top overall draft pick's eight points and four rebounds in 13 1/2 minutes in the Toronto Raptors' 93-88 exhibition victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Europe is a serious market for the National Basketball Association (NBA) but there are no plans in the short term to establish franchises on the continent, commissioner David Stern says.
After the canals of Venice and the Colosseum in Rome, it's the twin spires of the Cologne Cathedral for the Phoenix Suns. The Philadelphia 76ers are here, too, after the Gaudi and Ramblas of Barcelona.
Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will likely miss the beginning of the season with a lower left leg sprain that is expected to sideline him for six to eight weeks.
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