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The NBA is reviewing the postgame incident in Boston involving New Orleans guard Chris Paul and the Celtics' Rajon Rondo. Paul pursued Rondo toward the Celtics' locker room and had to be blocked by Boston assistant coaches after the Celtics' 97-87 victory on Sunday night. The point guards had been assessed matching technical fouls in [...]

The New York Knicks finally got off to a good start, then were even better at the finish. David Lee scored a season-high 28 points, Al Harrington had 13 of his 24 in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks earned their first victory of the season by beating the New Orleans Hornets 117-111 on Monday [...]

New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian injured the medial collateral ligament in his right knee in Monday night's 79-68 loss to Charlotte. Coach Lawrence Frank called the injury a sprain, but said Yi will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine its severity. Yi was near the basket when Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace fell and [...]

Gerald Wallace had 24 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats held the New Jersey Nets without a point for more than 10 minutes in rallying for a 79-68 victory on Monday. The Nets' ineptitude allowed Charlotte to go on a 24-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters, wiping out the [...]

New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian was helped to the locker room with a sprained right knee in Monday's game against Charlotte. Yi was near the basket when Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace fell and rolled into his leg midway through the third quarter. Yi crumpled to the floor and was attended to for a couple [...]

Knicks guard Nate Robinson could miss two weeks because of a sprained right ankle. Robinson was hurt Saturday night in an overtime loss to Philadelphia and was still on crutches before the Knicks' game against New Orleans on Monday night. X-rays later in the evening were negative. Robinson is one of the top players off [...]

A specialist has confirmed that New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris has a strained right groin. Harris got a second opinion in Chicago on Monday while he missed his second straight game at Charlotte. Tests showed he doesn't have a tear or a more serious injury. It remains uncertain when Harris will return.

Larry Bird doesn't understand what all the fuss was about. So what if LeBron James didn't shake hands with the Orlando Magic after his Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the Eastern Conference finals? "When basketball is over you live the rest of your life, and you'll have plenty of time for that," Bird said of players [...]

Hall of Famer Bill Walton won't return as an analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage. Walton said in a statement Monday that "it is time to dedicate the rest of my life to service." He missed most of last season while recovering from back surgery. Walton calls his battle with back problems a "life-changing ordeal." Walton [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have exercised contract options for next season on Corey Brewer and Kevin Love. The moves announced Monday were expected. They guarantee Brewer a $3.7 million salary in his fourth year and Love a $3.6 million salary in his third year. Brewer, a small forward and defensive specialist from Florida, was taken with [...]