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Spurs Sharp

Kobe Bryant's back spasms kept him out of the fourth quarter. The Spurs then topped the Lakers by 20 in San Antonio. Full Story

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Arenas Explains

On Monday, Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas met with law enforcement officials to explain why he had guns at the Verizon Center. Full Story

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Worth Less

Maybe you say Nash, Kobe, LeBron, Duncan and Shaq. Or K.G., Kidd for Duncan, Nash. However your All-Decade team looks, there are five guys who belong on nobody's list, Dave Del Grande says. Full Story

The 0-18 Nets make history ... the wrong way. (AP)

New Net Low

On the court Wednesday night, the Nets set a record for futility to start a season. Inside an 0-18 team's locker room, the feeling was hopeless, humiliating and historical. Full Story

Brandon Jennings has averaged close to 24.2 points per game

Brandon Jennings remembers the first time he saw his idol play. Allen Iverson had Michael Jordan lined up at the top of the key, darting right and left like a cobra before coldly dismantling him with the weapon that would sustain him for 13 years in the NBA Full Story

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Insane in the Fame Game

Nobody will upstage M.J. on Friday, but presenters Isiah Thomas, Larry Brown and Charles Barkley might steal the show from other Hall of Fame inductees, Ken Berger says. Full Story

Kurt Rambis was 24-13 as interim Lakers coach in 1998-99. (Getty Images)

Rambis to be introduced as T-Wolves coach Tuesday

The T-Wolves' post-McHale era begins with a figure from their ex-coach's past as Kurt Rambis takes over the young team in his first full-time No. 1 gig. Ken Berger wonders if Rambis will be coaching Ricky Rubio, and who starts at the point -- the young Spaniard or Jonny Flynn? Full Story

Key free agents: Trevor Ariza and Hedo Turkoglu. (Getty Images)

Choose Wisely

Let the players celebrate. Or in the Magic's case, commiserate. The GMs are already at work, devising ways to build rosters capable of returning to the NBA Finals, Ken Berger says. Full Story

Dwight Howard walks off a winner after scoring 10 of his 27 points in OT of Orlando's 116-114 win.

Howard Plays Superman Despite Not Getting Superstar Calls

ORLANDO -- He got a technical foul for taunting after scoring on Anderson Varejao, who had intentionally fouled him by grabbing him around the neck. Full Story

LBJ-Wade not a rival revival in the classic sense

Russell had Wilt. Bird had Magic. Michael had ... nobody really, and everybody -- everybody who stood in his way. Basketball is a team sport, but in the NBA, individual rivalries make for good history and even better memories.

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Association should try flexing muscles

One of the best fuels to the NFL machine in recent years has been flex scheduling. With a flip of the switch, NBC is able to bury its scheduling errors ... or at least jettison them to oblivion.

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LeBron's supporting cast meets King's expectations

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When it comes to his future, LeBron James' words are always subject to interpretation. Sometimes three, four, or eight interpretations.

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