A quick cut to the chase. Per the Associated Press:James made his guarantee in a Time magazine story that hits newsstands Friday. The Cavaliers superstar is featured on one of the covers of the Olympic preview issue.After comparing the feeling of receiving a gold medal on the podium to opening a   more...
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The Nuggets will trade veteran center Marcus Camby to the Los Angeles Clippers in order to create salary cap space, a source close to the Nuggets told the Denver Post Tuesday evening.Denver will receive a future second-round draft pick, the source said, along with the large salary exception the   more...
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We all know boxing legend Roy Jones, Jr. can ball. In fact, the basketball probably helped his boxing prowess, giving him better footwork and hand-eye-foot coordination than boxers without that background. Also, did you know that Jones played a game of professional basketball and defended his title   more...
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Should the Nuggets trade Carmelo Anthony? He's a proven scorer and a team leader of the U.S. Olympic team. But he has had maturity issues and personal problems off the court. Adam Hoff of NBA blog Section F Sports argues that Denver should trade 'Melo, but not for the reasons you think. The   more...
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...you're Stephon Marbury and you check out ESPN.com this morning, only to find the following headline:"Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to sign guard Roberson"Now it wouldn't be so bad if that headline read any of the following:"Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to sign guard Steve Nash""Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to   more...
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Some minor basketball news today with a bit of a unique twist. According to the status alert on his ESPN bio page, Chris "the Birdman" Anderson has agreed on a one-year contract that will be bring him back to the...
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Options are dwindling for both teams and free agents as teams continue to make moves. Here is what is going on around the league today:Josh Childress has indeed left the Hawks to play in Greece. The Journal Constitution is reporting that Childress has agreed to a a three-year, fully guaranteed   more...
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The Sixers are not quite finished yet. There are still things that need to be taken care of... and some questions need answers...With the recent signing of Elton Brand and offers on the table for Igudala and Lou-will that have not signed yet... what do you do? Do you pursue a possible   more...

This has to be the least intriguing ESPN.com Breaking News section that I have ever seen:And look what else is buzzing right now. I could care less about any of this:Favre's phone wasn't Packer issued50 Year Old To Play In WNBAClassmates of Tim Donaghy sentenced to jailNuggets sign Chris   more...
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Who is going and who is staying? More importantly, what sort of fantasy impact will the decisions made during NBA Free Agency have on fantasy GM's? Screaming Sports' Serena Hays takes a look at several early moves and answers those very questions.
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This is my list of favorite NBA players. This is basically none statistical, it's just who I like to watch play and who I like to follow. Ranked from my favorite to last. Hope you like!

In the Zzone reports that the Nets' free agent Bostjan Nachbar will be heading to Europe. According to legaue sources, Nachbar will sign with Dynamo Moscow in Russia. Another of the Nets' free agents, Nenad Krstic has also received offers to play overseas but would prefer to remain in the NBA. The   more...
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With little-to-no news reports coming out of the Cleveland media about the free agency period and what the Cavaliers are trying to do these days, we do our best to scrape together what information we can to pass along. Obviously reporting on the Cleveland Cavaliers is the farthest thing from Brian   more...
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The Knicks have addressed their backcourt needs in the off-season by signing point guard Chris Duhon and now have inked 6'2" combo guard Anthony Roberson to a two-year contract. Roberson, who played his college ball at Florida, excelled in his summer league debut on Monday for the Knicks, scoring   more...
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The big story is that James Posey, who was one of the most coveted free agents is now off the market. The Hornets were willing to give Posey what he asked for, and that is a 4 year, $25 million contract. The Celtics weren't willing to go that 4th year. Now that Posey is off the market, there may be   more...
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