The NBA, in a joint venture with AEG, will finance multi-purpose arenas around China. (Seattle Times)

Gary Payton is working hard to get a NBA back in Seattle. (Seattle Times)

Eddy Curry is expected to return tomorrow night from a bacterial infection that has sidelined him most of training camp. (NY Post)

You know it's preseason when Vince Carter is hitting clutch free-throws. (NY Times)

Lamar Odom is embracing his new role as point guard. (L.A. Times)

The NBA will play regular season games in London leading up to the 2012 summer games. (Houston Chronicle)

Thus far, Carl Landry is earning his three-year extension he received this past offseason. (Houston Chronicle)

Shawne Williams is ready to wipe the slate clean playing for his new team, the Dallas Mavericks. (Dallas Morning News)

Boobie Gibson's NBA road thus far has been unconventional, but everything seems to be working out for him just fine. (Plain Dealer)

The Warriors suspended Monta Ellis for 30 games without pay stemming from a moped incident this past summer. (Cincy Enquirer)

Patrick O'Bryant is trying to prove that he is neither lazy nor unmotivated. (Boston Globe)