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When Tim Duncan found out Richard Jefferson didn't return a phone call from Gregg Popovich after the Spurs coach traded for the Bucks star, he fired a text message to his new teammate. "Don't get traded twice in one day." Popovich, gruff? Not after this sweet of a deal for San Antonio.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Tarence Kinsey Jr. has been charged with drunken driving. Hillsborough County Jail's online records show that Kinsey, a high school standout at Tampa's Jefferson High School, was arrested for DUI early Wednesday morning and later released on his own recognizance. Kinsey joined the Cavaliers as a free agent last August and averaged [...]

David Kahn spent the previous five years toiling in the anonymity of the NBA Development League before taking over the Minnesota Timberwolves in May. In just over a month, he has already managed to position himself as the major player heading into Thursday night's draft. The new Timberwolves president completed a deal with Washington on [...]

The New York developer trying to bring the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn has gotten approval for a land deal he said was necessary to keep the project on track. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Wednesday to give Nets owner Bruce Ratner what amounts to a big price break on the development rights for a [...]

Hasheem Thabeet realizes his offensive game needs work and understands it will be hard for him to dominate defensively the way he did in college. There's just as many questions about Ricky Rubio, starting with one even he can't answer: Will he play in the NBA next season? And one of these guys could be [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers have moved up to the 22nd pick in the NBA draft, giving the Dallas Mavericks the No. 24 pick and two second-rounders in exchange. The Mavs got Portland's second-rounder this year, which is No. 56 overall. Dallas did not have a second pick this year, having traded it to Indiana.

If last season's 17-65 finish was the absolute bottom for the Sacramento Kings, the NBA draft on Thursday had better be the start of the climb back up. With three of the first 31 picks and a chasm of needs to fill with them, the Kings are positioned to have their biggest impact on the [...]

The economy wasn't the only reason Pacers president Larry Bird trimmed his international scouting trips during the past year. There just wasn't as much to see. "This year, in Europe, there really weren't as many players ready," Bird said this week as he prepared for the NBA draft on Thursday night.

A Massachusetts company has filed a lawsuit against Nike and the Basketball Hall of Fame, claiming the company has been cut out of the sportswear business related to Michael Jordan's upcoming Hall induction. SportsFuzion, of Westwood, claims plans by Nike and the Hall of Fame for a line of Jordan sportswear violate a contract SportsFuzion [...]

As Stephen Curry fought back tears in announcing he was skipping his senior season at Davidson, he was convinced he'd be selected in the top 20 of the NBA draft. At his first pre-draft workout with Charlotte a month later, Curry thought he'd crack the top 14, while openly lobbying to be taken by New [...]