Manu Ginobili appeared well recovered from an ankle injury as Argentina defeated Angola 112-86 in a warmup game Thursday before the opening of the Olympic basketball tournament against Lithuania.

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The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Steve Novak, a forward who can shoot from the perimeter, in a deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

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It's the summer of 2010 and LeBron James is trying to decide whether to stay in Cleveland, leave for New York -- or accept a deal for US$50 million a year to play in Italy.

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The Charlotte Bobcats signed guard Shannon Brown to a one-year deal Wednesday for the NBA minimum of about $800,000.

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The New York Knicks added assistant coach Kenny Atkinson to Mike D'Antoni's staff Wednesday.

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Some players are the same, but this Olympic hoops team bears no resemblance to the '04 bronze squad, Chuck Daly tells Lesley Visser, thanks to three years of preparation under Coach K.

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2008-09 NBA Schedule

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The Boston Celtics begin defense of their NBA title on opening night against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a Finals rematch on Christmas Day.

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Team USA arrived in Beijing amid scenes of near pandemonium Wednesday after fans waited hours for a glimpse of their basketball heroes.

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Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal Tuesday to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league, the latest NBA player to sign a deal with an overseas club.

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Kwame Brown hopes to be the latest player to resurrect his career with the Detroit Pistons.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, the NBA's only Jewish player, showed his dribbling, shooting and slam-dunking skills at a clinic in southern Israel on Tuesday for Jewish and Arab kids.

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The players are the best we have to offer. The coach will make the right moves at the right time. Gregg Doyel doesn't think he's being blindly patriotic when he says the U.S. men's hoops team will romp to gold in Beijing. Just honest.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers, looking to add backcourt depth, signed former Memphis Grizzlies guard Tarence Kinsey on Monday.

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Point guard Carlos Arroyo, who spent the past two seasons with the Orlando Magic, has become the latest NBA player to bolt overseas, signing with an Israeli team.

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Chinese basketball player Yao Ming will carry the host nation's flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, the deputy head of China's team said on Thursday.Read more

Ricky Rubio of Spain leads the field of NBA draft prospects competing at the Olympics, Chad Ford writes.Read more

The 2008-09 NBA schedule is out and Marc Stein highlights the must-see games.Read more

With their Olympics opener scheduled for Sunday against the host Chinese, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and the rest of the team arrived amid near pandemonium after fans waited hours for a glimpse of their basketball heroes.Read more

The Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest competition for LeBron James' long-term services could be the deep-pocketed new kid on the block -- Europe.Read more

After a decade in the NBA, Earl Boykins has joined the growing legion of veteran role players unable to resist the lure of European riches.Read more

If Team USA thought it was gonna breeze to gold, Australia helped bring the squad back to reality, writes Chris Sheridan.Read more

The 76ers re-signed guard Louis Williams on Monday, keeping a key member of Philadelphia's first playoff team in three years.Read more

The Cavaliers, looking to add backcourt depth, signed former Grizzlies guard Tarence Kinsey.Read more

The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent center Kwame Brown, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft.Read more

Chad Ford takes a look at the offseason's winners and losers.Read more

Veteran point guard Carlos Arroyo has accepted an offer from Israeli giants Maccabi Tel-Aviv.Read more

NBA commissioner David Stern fired back Friday against accusations from former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz, asserting in a court filing that he did not make threatening remarks to the Starbucks chief executive.Read more

Yao Ming has quickly squashed any potential rift that could have developed with new teammate Ron Artest prior to the volatile forward's arrival in Houston.Read more

They call it the Redeem Team, but Ian O'Connor says none of the American stars has more on the line than Kobe Bryant.Read more

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Steve Novak, a forward who can shoot from the perimeter, in a deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. In return, the Rockets will have the option to exchange second-round picks with the Clippers in the 2011 NBA draft. Last season, his second in the NBA, the 6-foot-10, 220-pound Novak averaged 3.9 points while playing in 35 games for Houston. He went 34-of-71 (.479) from 3-point range.Read more

Michael Jordan says he's too out of shape to beat Kobe now. But could the original MJ have taken the next MJ in his prime? We find out.Read more

The Boston Celtics begin defense of their NBA title on opening night against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a finals rematch on Christmas Day. The Celtics will host the Cavaliers, who they beat in seven games in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, on Oct. 28. The Lakers are also in action that night, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers in what should be Greg Oden's NBA debut. The No.Read more

Is Paul Pierce the world's best player, as he claims? Is Yao right to worry about Ron-Ron? Charley Rosen answers your questions.Read more

Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league. Boykins' agent, Andy Bountogianis, confirmed the signing on Tuesday. The 32-year-old point guard will be the highest-paid player in Italy for the 2008-09 season. He also will participate in the sponsorship and marketing income of the team. The 5-foot-5 Boykins, who played at Eastern Michigan, has been in the NBA for 10 years, and averaged 9.4 points.Read more

Luol Deng became the latest restricted free agent to sign a monster pact with his current team. Catch up on all the latest deals here.Read more

Hmm, let's see. Too much dribbling? Bad spacing? Late rotations? Randy Hill had to look hard to find Team USA's vulnerabilities.Read more

Against an Aussie team without its best player, Team USA struggled to come away with an 87-76 win in its final Olympic warmup.Read more

The 76ers re-signed guard Louis Williams on Monday, keeping a key member of Philadelphia's first playoff team in three years. The deal was reportedly worth more than $25 million over five years. Williams, who was a restricted free agent, averaged 11.5 points in 23 minutes per game last season. The 21-year-old Williams was selected out of high school with the No. 45 overall pick in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft. He's averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 assists and 1.Read more

Kobe Bryant provided the offense in the U.S. Olympic basketball team's first defensive struggle. Bryant scored 19 points, Carmelo Anthony added 17, and the Americans beat Russia 89-68 Sunday in what was by far their most competitive tuneup yet for the Beijing Games. The United States had been scoring 118 points per game while winning its first three exhibitions by an average of 41 points. Russia allowed far fewer fast-break baskets than the previous U.S.Read more

Point guard Carlos Arroyo, who spent the last two seasons with the Orlando Magic, has become the latest NBA player to bolt overseas, signing with an Israeli team. The 29-year-old Arroyo signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv. "I'm very happy we've completed this signing," Maccabi coach Effi Birnboim said Monday on the club's Web site. "Arroyo is a player of the highest standard and has been our top priority for a while. Arroyo has averaged 7 points and 3.Read more

Police detained NBA star Paul Pierce in handcuffs during a weekend traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, but released him without issuing a summons. Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassell said Monday that Pierce was handcuffed briefly after emerging "a little agitated" from a vehicle he was driving around 3 a.m. Sunday. Pierce led the Boston Celtics to the championship this year and was MVP of the finals.Read more

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