Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas strained his groin during practice Monday and won't play for the United States at the world championships.
All Drew Gooden has ever wanted was a place in the NBA to call home. Now he's got one.
Dikembe Mutombo will fulfill a lifelong dream soon, opening a hospital in the Congo named for his late mother.
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat has joined China's leading sportswear company LiNing to tap the huge basketball market in China.
Good news for the United States as the world championships approach: Carmelo Anthony is at full strength and the team is playing tough defense.
Eddie Johnson is still getting over what he calls the worst day of his life. "Devastating. Hard to explain," he said.
Clifford Robinson will play again for the New Jersey Nets. The troubled forward, suspended during last season's playoffs for violating the NBA's drug policy, has reached an agreement with the Nets and passed his physical, team president Rod Thorn said Friday.
Zoran Planinic, a Bosnian guard who was a first-round pick in the 2003 National Basketball Association Draft, was released by the New Jersey Nets.
Brad Newley led a late Australian rally to snatch a 77-71 victory over France in a world championship warm-up on Sunday.
The prospect of a dream Los Angeles Open final between top seed Maria Sharapova and twice champion Serena Williams evaporated on Saturday when both players were upset in the semi-finals.
A balanced French basketball team edged European champion Greece 72-68 on Saturday here at the preliminary round of the Stankovic Continental Champions Cup.
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