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Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
12:56 PM on 03/16/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge in January and will be sentenced next week. He has been suspended until the end of the season by the NBA...
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Allen Iverson going through 'tough times'
3:20 PM on 03/09/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Exiled Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson says he's experiencing "tough times" a week after it was decided he would not return to the NBA team and his wife filed for divorce...
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Iverson needs more than a prayer
4:19 PM on 03/08/2010
His closest confidant asked the basketball world to pray for Allen Iverson, as if no one has all these years while seeing this train wreck coming...
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Iverson will not return to 76ers
3:42 PM on 03/02/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson's second stint with the Philadelphia 76ers ended on Tuesday when the team announced he would not return for the rest of the NBA season...
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Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
8:08 AM on 02/27/2010
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- With minutes to go until his exclusive negotiating window was to expire, Michael Jordan struck a deal late Friday...
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Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
5:04 PM on 02/26/2010
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Alvin Robertson has been charged with trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child...
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Jayson Williams gets minimum 18 months in shooting
11:25 AM on 02/23/2010
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams has been sentenced to a minimum 18 months in prison for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey...
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Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
7:07 AM on 02/23/2010
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams faces sentencing Tuesday for a shooting that happened eight years ago in New Jersey...
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Knicks acquire McGrady in blockbuster NBA trade
7:39 PM on 02/18/2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers hope they took another step toward keeping LeBron James. The New York Knicks are in better position for a run at him -- and a second superstar, too...
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DA: Ex-NBA star Williams' alcohol level more than twice limit
12:44 PM on 02/18/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams had a blood-alcohol level more than double the legal limit after he crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan last month...
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Michael Jordan determined to buy NBA's Bobcats
10:09 AM on 02/17/2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former NBA great Michael Jordan could have a new role soon: team owner...
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Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
5:40 PM on 02/12/2010
As the 2010 NBA All-Star weekend commences, here's a look at the best to ever perfect the art form of dunking..
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TheGrio's 100: LeBron James, king of the NBA for years to come
2:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - LeBron James was celebrated as 'The Chosen One' on the cover of a Sports Illustrated magazine...
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Arenas, Crittenton suspended for rest of NBA season
4:46 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern has suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the locker room...
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Former NBA player Paul Shirley to Haiti: 'Maybe use a condom once in a while'
12:48 PM on 01/27/2010
Shirley penned a long letter today about Haiti and the consequences of its earthquake, in which he seems to hold most Haitians accountable for the dire state of the nation...
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Is Iverson still an NBA all-star? The answer is yes
8:15 AM on 01/27/2010
OPINION - Even if you didn't vote for Allen Iverson, you have to be a fan of the way he wants to make certain your voice is heard...
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Are NBA stars America's most popular new export?
9:18 AM on 01/22/2010
OPINION - Stephon Marbury is not the first former NBA star either cunning or humbled enough to make the trek abroad, but so far he is the biggest...
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Marbury signs with pro team in China
8:48 AM on 01/19/2010
BEIJING (AP) -- Stephon Marbury reached an agreement to play for a professional team in China. Shanxi announced it was bringing in the former NBA All-Star guard on Monday...
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Arenas pleads guilty to felony gun possession
4:11 PM on 01/15/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a pistol without a license in DC, a felony conviction that could jeopardize his future in the NBA...
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NBA's Arenas charged with felony gun possession
12:25 PM on 01/14/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony in connection with last month's locker room confrontation with a teammate...
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