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Knicks’ J.R. Smith wins NBA Sixth Man award

Last updated Monday, April 22, 2013 - 2:14pm

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — J.R. Smith won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award Monday after turning a role he didn’t want into one of the strengths of the New York Knicks’ first division championship team in nearly two decades.

Smith received 484 points, including 72 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 writers and broadcasters. The Clippers’ Jamal Crawford finished second with 352 points, getting 31 first-place votes.

Smith averaged 18.1 points in 80 games, all off the bench. He had 29 games in which he scored 20 points as a reserve, tying Crawford for the NBA lead.

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What happened and what didn’t on NBA deadline day

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 22, 2013 - 3:37pm

The NBA’s trade deadline came and went Thursday without a season-changing deal. In question-and-answer form, here’s a look at what happened:

Q: SO, THE TRADE DEADLINE HIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTION, RIGHT?

A: No, except for NBA fans frantically hitting refresh on their Twitter feeds in hopes of seeing something interesting. There were nine deals, but the day was more about what didn’t happen than what did. Josh Smith is staying in Atlanta, Utah is keeping both Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, and J.J. Redick was the biggest name that was moved, going from Orlando to Milwaukee.

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West Team’s Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers dunks as East Team’s Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks falls away during the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday in Houston.

West upends East, Paul wins MVP trophy

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 18, 2013 - 10:32am

HOUSTON — Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Kobe Bryant turned this All-Star game into L.A. story.

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The Worm Turns: Rodman writes book for children

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 5:49pm

NEW YORK — Even Dennis Rodman laughs at the idea.

"Kind of funny, huh?" he said.

It's true, though. One of basketball's most outrageous personalities has written a book for kids.

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Utah Jazz's Al Jefferson (25) shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez (11) and Gerald Wallace (45) in the first half Tuesday at Barclays Center in New York.

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Jazz escape Brooklyn with tough win

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 12:50am

NEW YORK — The Utah Jazz fought all night for a chance to win the game, then nearly threw it away.

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NBA fines Spurs $250,000 for sending starters home

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 30, 2012 - 5:54pm

The NBA fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 on Friday for sending four players home Thursday before their game Thursday night in Miami.

Commissioner David Stern said in a statement that the Spurs "did a disservice to the league and our fans" when they didn’t bring Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili or Danny Green to Miami for the final game of their six-game road trip.

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Spurs sit stars; steaming Stern seeks ’sanctions’

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 30, 2012 - 4:00pm

Gregg Popovich sent his best players home, deciding they reached the end of the road before the trip was over.

San Antonio’s game notes still listed Tim Duncan and Tony Parker as probable starters, when it was already definite they’d be long gone before the Spurs tipped off in Miami.

Dishonest?

Absolutely.

But to what extent?

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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2012, file photo, Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat, left, of Poland, falls backward to the floor as Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee, right, is called for a charge in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix. The NBA will penalize flopping this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league vice president says has "no place in our game." The league said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, that flopping will be defined as "any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player." (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)

NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 4:40pm

NEW YORK — The NBA will penalize flopping this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league vice president says has "no place in our game."

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Nets’ Williams open to 2014 basketball worlds

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 10, 2012 - 4:59pm

NEW YORK — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets said Monday he would be "definitely open" to playing for the United States in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball.

Williams, the former Jazzman who helped the Americans win the gold medal in Beijing in 2008 and defend their title last month in London, said he loves representing the U.S. and wouldn’t rule out returning for a third Olympics in four years.

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(CHARLES KRUPA/The Associated Press) LeBron James and Kevin Durant react after the men’s gold medal basketball game against Spain on Sunday in London. The Americans won 107-100.

Dream comes true for U.S. men's basketball team

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 10:29pm

LONDON — This was no Dream Team. This was reality.

The gold medal was in doubt for the U.S. men’s basketball team.

The Americans led Spain by only one point after three quarters, a back-and-forth, impossible-to-turn-away-from game that almost anyone would hope for in an Olympic final.

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(JASON BEAN/the Associated Press) U.S. men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with reporters in Las Vegas on Friday.

Griffin, Harden, Iguodala round out U.S. Olympic roster

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 7, 2012 - 7:15pm

LAS VEGAS — Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden were chosen Saturday to complete the roster for the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

They earned the final three spots that opened after a rash of injuries knocked out at least four players who would have been on the team. They beat out Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay and No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis of New Orleans, who couldn’t scrimmage this week because of a sprained ankle.

Also heading to London for the defending gold medalists are: LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler and Kevin Love.

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U.S. men's basketball team gets time to find answers

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 5:32pm

The U.S. men's basketball team has more time to solve the problems caused by its injuries.

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U.S. names 20-player men's Olympic basketball pool

Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:04pm

NEW YORK -- This U.S. basketball team might be even better than the last two that won gold medals.

"This will be the most talented of the three teams that I've had the opportunity to coach," coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday during a conference call.

The Americans announced the 20 players who will be candidates for the London Games, adding Blake Griffin of the Clippers and LaMarcus Aldridge of Portland to the 18 holdovers from either the 2008 Olympics or 2010 world championship who have said they wish to be considered again.

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