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Steve Nash has a new job during his offseason. The two-time NBA MVP will serve as a correspondent for CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" at Game 3 of the NBA finals Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. He will appear on Wednesday night's show to present his report on the game. The Los Angeles Lakers have [...]

Television ratings for Game 2 of the NBA finals are down slightly from last year. ABC said Monday that the Los Angeles Lakers' 101-96 overtime win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night earned an 8.2 fast national rating. That's down less than 4 percent from the 8.5 for last season's Game 2 between the [...]

The Lakers are two victories away from giving Phil Jackson a record 10th NBA title. That would make him the league's most successful coach ever, yet despite his track record, Jackson's name never shows up on a U.S. Olympic roster. Several years ago, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak was working with USA Basketball and asked [...]

Kobe Bryant has changed his look. Gone is the teeth-baring, nose-flaring, eyes-on-the-prize scowl that the Los Angeles Lakers star showed again and again in Game 1 of the NBA finals. The intensity diminished after Game 2, his expression morphing into one of relief and sheer luck. A botched layup by Magic rookie Courtney Lee is [...]

Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto has undergone a heart procedure and could resume strenuous exercise in about a month. The 34-year-old player has been bothered by arrhythmia the past few seasons. Last week's surgery was aimed at correcting the electrical impulses causing the atrial fibrillation. Oberto averaged 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds last season.

The Orlando Magic keyed on Lakers star Kobe Bryant with a number of defensive schemes in Game 2 of the NBA finals, switching defenders and collapsing on him whenever he drove the lane. That opened up things for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, who combined for 43 points and 18 rebounds in the Lakers' 101-96 [...]

The game was there for the Orlando Magic, but Courtney Lee blew his shot to win it. A shot that couldn't have been much easier. Lee missed a layup that would have won Game 2 of the NBA finals at the fourth-quarter buzzer, and the Magic lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 101-96 in overtime [...]

The game was there for the Orlando Magic, but Courtney Lee blew his shot to win it. A shot that couldn't have been much easier. Lee missed a layup that would have won Game 2 of the NBA finals at the fourth-quarter buzzer, and the Magic lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 101-96 in overtime [...]

The big man nobody was talking about came up huge for the Lakers. Pau Gasol dominated overtime with seven of his 24 points, helping Los Angeles defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals. Most of the focus had been on the matchup between Gasol's teammate Andrew [...]