NBA RUMORS & GOSSIP

The NBA has fined Lakers forward Devin Ebanks and center Andrew Bynum for separate violations during the team's second-round series against Oklahoma City. Ebanks was fined $25,000 for his actions before and after his ejection in the Lakers' 119-90 loss in Game 1 on Monday. He was thrown out for saying something to an official in getting a technical foul, then ripped off...

The early image of Ramon Sessions zooming up the court and creating in transition quickly evaporated. Instead, it's been replaced with a tentative point guard who has an inconsistent shot, occasionally attacks the basket and rarely creates offense. Then there's his defense of quick, opposing point guards. For all the hand-wringing over Derek Fisher's getting burned on...

The Clippers are always confident that they have enough offensive firepower to outscore any opponent, but Tuesday night in San Antonio, the Clippers found out that the key to winning this round will be defense. The Spurs got wide-open looks, shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 52 percent from three-point range. "The open man always gets the shot. That's what they...

Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird has been voted the NBA's Executive of the Year, becoming the first person to win that award, plus the league's MVP and Coach of the Year honors. The Pacers went 42-24 and are tied 1-1 with Miami in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Bird's moves to strengthen the team during the offseason included promoting Frank...

If and when oft-injured center Greg Oden is ever healthy enough again to play in the NBA, reports indicate he'd like to do so with LeBron and company down in Miami.

A lot of fans watching the NBA Semi Finals game two between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers are giving deserved heat to the worst officials in pro sports by a margin as wide as the Mariana trench is deep. People are blaming the refs for the Celtics loss. I do blame them for Boston missing out on a chance to tie the game, but to say they were why the Celtics lost would...

The Heat star apparently took exception to how the Pacers celebrated so boisterously following Indiana's Game 2 win over Miami.

MIAMI – The Indiana Pacers got down and gritty fighting tooth and nail down to the last second to snatch a low scoring affair away from the Miami Heat. George Hill and David West was the tag team of the night linking up for 31 points. West drained a total of 31 points and brought down 10 rebounds as Hill delivered 15 points. To read this story and watch a recap video please...

Among the intriguing nuggets Metta World Peace gave to reporters during a Tuesday media session: "I didn’t realize Oklahoma had so many fine women."

MIAMI -- Chris Bosh is most appreciated when he doesn't play. In March, the Miami big man missed three games and the Heat lost two, to Utah and the Lakers. That sparked a minor panic about Miami's lack of size. Bosh soon returned and again was mostly forgotten about. The acclaim went to Heat perimeter stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Well, Bosh is out again. And, judging...

SAN ANTONIO It looked reckless, this shot Tim Duncan took. It looked awkward and flailing. It looked like he was hoping for a bailout call. It looked like it had no chance. It looked a lot like something Blake Griffin would do, actually. Except Duncan made it. Duncan's sloppy falling layupy thing came with about six minutes left in the San Antonio Spurs' 108-92 win...

Matt Brady Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley took their shirts off late Tuesday night on TNT. I will let you decide who is the slimmer of the two. Shaq’s abs looks to be awfully artificial, while Barkley is doing a good job slimming down. Weight Watchers? You decide” Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists

OKLAHOMA CITY If the Los Angeles Lakers are tired, no one was saying so Tuesday. If they are worn out, no one admitted it. And if the Lakers are serious about making a series out of this Western Conference semifinal, it's going to be hard to get anyone to believe it. Why should we at this point? No reason to think so. Two days after extending their season with a Game 7 win...

Any decisions Knicks guard J.R. Smith makes concerning his future will likely be based on money. Reports say he is broke.

When Phil Jackson retired from coaching in the NBA last season, amid a disappointing finish to the Los Angeles Lakers season, Jackson had not even began to enjoy his retirement before the rumors of what team he would coach next began. Jackson, it seemed, was destined to make this retirement permanent, as his health, and love for the game had seemed to wane. An embarrassing...

Awful news for Bulls fans, as their MVP all-world point guard may miss all of next season as he recovers from the torn ACL he suffered in this year's playoffs.