NBA RUMORS & GOSSIP

Filed under: Rockets , FIBA Luis Scola , weeks removed from agreeing to a fat contract with the Houston Rockets , has received clearance to play for the Argentine national team this summer at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He has also received clearance to look dreamily toward the East on the Argentina national team's website. The Argentines will still miss the team's...

Yardbarker.com Here is the official word from the Magic: NBA ALL-STAR DWIGHT HOWARD LAUNCHES THIRD ANNUAL OLD SPICE BASKETBALL CAMP FOR CHARITY AUGUST 2-4 WHO: Orlando Magic All-Star Dwight Howard WHAT: Kids ages 7-18 are invited to join NBA All-Star Dwight Howard for basketball fundamentals and fun. Each day, the campers will experience various stations, specializing in fundamental...

Denver Nuggets small forward Joey Graham will follow assistant coach Jamahl Mosley to Cleveland. Graham signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and could be the Cavaliers replacement of LeBron James. Graham averaged 4.2 points and 2 rebounds for the Nuggets in 63 games. Graham saved his best for last after scoring 21 points in the Game 6 versus the Utah Jazz. Some...

Yardbarker.com Per John Reid of The Times Picayune says Chris Paul will not ask for a trade. After hearing Demps’ plan for retooling the roster, Paul, a three-time All-Star, is on board with the team’s direction and will not seek to force a trade, according to sources close to him. Although Paul has refrained from offering details about Monday’s meeting with Demps...

The investigation into the murder of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright took a bizarre twist on Friday with the news that the police are now questioning his ex-wife.

If at any point after the Decision you thought to yourself 'Wow, I bet those season tickets will sell themselves.' then you were 100% right.

Once again, Shannon Brown has leapt into the air without knowing what he'll do or where he'll land. Could it be in New York? Although I'm a fan of him, below I explain why I hope not. (Source: Yardbarker.com) According to CBS Sports.com’s Ken Berger, the Knicks have made an offer to Laker free agent Shannon Brown.  The Lakers have said they’d like to keep...

Bryan Colangelo made a serious mistake when he went public with comments which targeted the character of Chris Bosh and revealed the GM’s perception that the team’s former franchise player had allegedly “checked out” last season, sometime after returning from the mid-season all-star break … with his mind already set on not returning to Toronto, as...

The homie Big G is known to saying the following phrase: “Rob this is chess not checkers!!!” In essence what he is saying is when in battle always look at it from a mental perspective not just the physical. I like to get a little deeper with it. If you have ever read the book “The Art of War“ it gives 13 principles of defeating your opponent...

What are the first things that come to your mind when thinking of Christmas? Probably something along the lines of elaborately decorated trees, piles of gifts and endless amounts of wrapping paper, watchingIt's A Wonderful Lifeon Xmas Eve, one of the best meals you'll have all year, and quality time with those you love the most. The one thing missing from that...

According to Marc Stein of espn.com, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are still interested in acquiring Shaquille O'Neal or Kwame Brown.  Here is the excerpt from Stein's column: Those two haven’t shown up in the same sentence too often over the years, but they’re linked on this occasion because they both remain on the radar of the Boston Celtics. The East champs, even...

When will NBA GMs realize that claiming that former players 'quit' on their teams reflect just as poorly on the team as it does on the player they are accusing?

The Kings are doing all the precautionary work they can with their new star in the making, even going as far as bringing in his old high school coach as an assistant.

The LeBron to Vegas story that ESPN took down after publishing yesterday will not go back up because they it's author was not a forthright with his intent as he should have been.

1. John Wall – Point Guard, Washington Wizards Played up to the hype in the Summer League and got better as the games went on. As part of Washington’s rebuilding effort, Wall is going to have the rock in his hands from start to finish...

A fan rockin' a LeBron jersey at yesterday's Indian game felt the wrath of the Cleveland faithful until security came by and made him take his talents outside the stadium.

Wonder why Shannon Brown is stuck in contract limbo? Well, wonder no longer my Purple and Gold pals! Have Laker fans seen the last of The Machine?