Provides the latest RSS feeds for Basketball News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sports Sun.com http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/cat/f42d024be04f4336/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400 30 Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand. "It's going to be exciting," he told the USA Today after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family for a National Basketball Association (NBA) ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214584432/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214584432/scat/f42d024be04f4336 A day after NBA owners rejected Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle, the Maloof brothers, owners of the franchise, have agreed to sell the basketball side to a Sacramento-based group headed by Indian Vivek Ranadive. Ranadive, who is a software billionaire, will purchase 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family in a deal that is expected to be announced later Friday, reports ESPN. The 65 ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214582896/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214582896/scat/f42d024be04f4336 NEW YORK — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall. Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or sneaker deals. Anyone can play, so long as they call "Next." A new documentary, ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602242/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:21 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602242/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall. Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or sneaker deals. Anyone can play, so long as they call "Next." A new documentary, "Doin' it in ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602245/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:14 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214602245/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (L) shoots over Denver Nuggets' Andre Miller (front on R) during Game 4 of their NBA Western Division quarter-final basketball playoffs in Oakland, California April 28, 2013. Two Warriors fans have been killed in a shooting on Thursday following the team's NBA Playoffs game.The incident is reported to have happened on a crowded freeway, and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601584/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:20 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214601584/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Kobe Bryant — two of the game’s all-time greats that were catalysts for the Hall of Fame coach in winning all five of his Eleven Rings. Bryant has come up on the short end of some of Jackson’s conclusions, primarily in the areas of defense, social interactions with teammates, and the way he approaches the game in general — the latter of which is explained in the following ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214599282/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:27:30 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214599282/scat/f42d024be04f4336 San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal but left Texas with a disappointing split.The Spurs controlled the pace in a near start-to-finish win on the road in Game 3 before allowing Game 4 against a ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214598753/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:48:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214598753/scat/f42d024be04f4336 CHICAGO — Not many were calling Victor Oladipo a potential top-10 draft pick when he was a freshman defensive specialist at Indiana.The general consensus was that he had to improve offensively to be considered an NBA prospect.Guess NBA teams already have an idea of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597828/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:56 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597828/scat/f42d024be04f4336 The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process of becoming the Hornets, again. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process to change their name back to the Charlotte ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597179/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:30 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597179/scat/f42d024be04f4336 George Hill will have another concussion test before Saturday's home playoff game. Hill missed Thursday night's game after complaining of headaches. He was diagnosed with a concussion. NBA policy requires players to pass a concussion test before returning to action. Hill did not practice Friday, and coach Frank Vogel said he had not spoken with him. Vogel said Hill was expected ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597495/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:30 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214597495/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Chinese women's national basketball team edged the Cuban counterpart 74-67 to enjoy a two- game winning streak in Sino-Cuban Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Friday.As a warm-up for Asian Women's Basketball Championship this October, Chinese team's head coach Tom Maher found some "new faces " this time. He showed positive attitude towards these ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596246/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:25 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596246/scat/f42d024be04f4336 INDIANAPOLIS — Pacers guard George Hill will have another concussion test before ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596798/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:04:20 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596798/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596589/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:01 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596589/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Randy Belice/NBAE/Getty Images CHICAGO -- Here's a secret about the workout portions of the NBA combine: For the most part, it's worthless. Since the NBA did away with five-on-five drills in 2009 -- largely due to the fact that too many nervous agents were advising clients not to participate, causing attendance in the combine to dip -- executives have been limited to watching big ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596799/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:23 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596799/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Minnesota basketball coach Richard Pitino speaks during the Gophers coaches caravan in Mankato on Friday, May 17, 2013. (Photo courtesy of the University of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596010/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:32 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214596010/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Golden State Warriors with the Western Conference semifinal tied at two games apiece.Solid position considering how sloppy the Spurs played in the first two games.Maybe a bit unsettling after allowing Game 4 to slip away.San Antonio blew an eight-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation, missed its first nine shots of overtime and watched a ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214595356/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:17:18 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214595356/scat/f42d024be04f4336 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Rookie forward Draymond Green walked out of Golden State's practice facility Friday holding a yellow "We Are Warriors" shirt in his hand, taking home the small souvenir to savor the team's captivating playoff run a little ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594128/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:06 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594128/scat/f42d024be04f4336 George Hill is out with a concussion, NBA rules requiring him to pass a concussion test before he can play again. The Pacers have no idea whether that will come in time for Saturday night's potential closeout game.Officially, the team says Hill is day-to-day.It's a sensitive topic around Pacers headquarters, where coaches and players remain hopeful Hill will be back on the court but are ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594674/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:28 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594674/scat/f42d024be04f4336 San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich proud."He's just really matured to the point he takes things personally if we're not playing well," Popovich said earlier this season.Not since the days of the "Little General," Avery Johnson, has San Antonio had such a vocal leader on the court.San Antonio will need Parker's leadership when it hosts the ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594673/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:27 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594673/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Kirk Hinrich from a bruised left calf. The odds that either would play seemed slim at best on Sunday.Meanwhile, coach Tom Thibodeau's wallet is a little lighter after the league smacked him with a $35,000 fine on Sunday.That hit came after he accused James of flopping on that shove to the floor and questioned the officiating after the Heat took Game 3, saying the Bulls weren't going to ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594675/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:09 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214594675/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Point guard Kia Nurse (left) of the Canadian women's national basketball team during a practice at the David Braley Centre on the McMaster University campus in Hamilton May 17, 2013. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593723/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:02 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593723/scat/f42d024be04f4336 The owners of the Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement to sell the NBA team to a group led by software magnate Vivek Ranadive. USA Today reported the Maloof family, which currently owns the Kings, reached a deal with Ranadive's group to keep the team in Sacramento under the new owners, who have agreed to pay $535 million to the Maloofs. "It won't be final, final until ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593475/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:40 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214593475/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Lehigh point guard C.J. McCollum is interviewed during the NBA predraft combine at Harrison Street Athletics Facility in Chicago on Thursday, May 16, 2013. / Jerry Lai/USA TODAY ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592605/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:17 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592605/scat/f42d024be04f4336 New York Knicks .The offense is struggling, their playoff hopes teetering and key players are missing practice.That's not how coach Mike Woodson intended to spend Sunday afternoon following an abysmal Game 3 performance that left the Knicks in a 2-1 hole and in a precarious position heading into Tuesday night's game at Indiana. Two of his top players -- ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592608/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592608/scat/f42d024be04f4336 James Harden for a crucial 3-pointer in the first overtime.Oh yes, the Grizzlies have been here before. They hold a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the same team -- Oklahoma City -- that beat them 133-123 in triple overtime to tie the 2011 semifinals at two games apiece. The Thunder went on to win in seven games.Now the Grizzlies will find out if age and experience can help ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592607/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:07 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214592607/scat/f42d024be04f4336 FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris, center, dives for a loose ball against Memphis Grizzlies defenders Marc Gasol (33), Mike Conley (11) and Zach Randolph during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn. Gasol, Conley and Randolph together may be the unlikeliest trio to lead a team, they have the Grizzlies in their first Western ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591065/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:51 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591065/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri May 17, 2013 5:05pm EDT By Eric M. Johnson May 17 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech developer and ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:46 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/f42d024be04f4336 MLB great Ken Griffey Jr.'s daughter and a top 50 basketball prospect, Taryn Griffey, has signed with the University of Arizona after passing on many other top ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591488/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:59 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591488/scat/f42d024be04f4336 It's only fitting that a new trick shot video by the group The Legendary Shots is released in May, a month known for big-time shots in the NBA. But even Carmelo Anthony or LeBron James couldn't match what John Massey pulled off in this video. Filming at Historic Banning Mills, an adventure resort in Carroll County, Ga., Massey and his team attempted to sink a bucket after jumping off a ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591489/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:08 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214591489/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was a three-time NBA All-Star during his 12-year playing career, although he never played for his hometown Kings. He helped put together the group that has bought controlling interest of the team. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590196/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:50:44 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214590196/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Mark Friedman, a longtime Sacramento developer whos a key investor in the new ownership, said the goal is to open the arena by October 2016, under a two-year construction cycle. Doing so would mean beginning work fall 2014. More than one speaker at Fridays Sacramento City Hall event to mark a new ownership for the Sacramento Kings made the point: The deal goes beyond basketball. This is about ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:57 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/f42d024be04f4336 CHICAGO — Tim Hardaway Jr. left Michigan a year early facing questions about his NBA potential and draft projection.A month later, his stock continues to rise.While many experts say ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588899/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:36 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588899/scat/f42d024be04f4336 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Connecticut man charged with an assault on a Brown University basketball player that left him hospitalized with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday. Tory Lussier, 24, of Vernon, Conn., made his initial appearance in Providence District Court on Friday on a felony assault charge. He was released on bail and had no comment outside court. ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588710/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:05 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588710/scat/f42d024be04f4336 A second-year forward, Kawhi Leonard is averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds in the postseason. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) If what transpired in the final five minutes ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588900/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:49 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214588900/scat/f42d024be04f4336 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the sought-after California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, a spokesman for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech titan Vivek Ranadive follows months of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587176/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:38 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587176/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Getty Images CHICAGO -- Ben McLemore is no longer playing for Kansas, and therefore he is no longer a part of the NCAA. However, McLemore said on Thursday that if NCAA investigators wanted to interview him about alleged payments made to his former AAU coach, he would be willing to meet with them. "I would tell them the truth and tell them what I know, and just cooperate with ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587492/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:20 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587492/scat/f42d024be04f4336 The Maloof brothers-owned Sacramento Kings will be staying in the city for the time being. However, there are no guarantees the NBA will operate a franchise in the city in perpetuity.There are multiple reports ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214586627/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:41 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214586627/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Reggie Miller rose from his ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587131/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:19 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214587131/scat/f42d024be04f4336 ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic are helping to improve the community. Some Magic players and staff volunteered on Thursday to paint homes with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando. Magic employees joined players Jameer Nelson and Tobias Harris along with Magic Community Ambassador Bo Outlaw to paint homes in the Stag Horn Villas section of Orlando. The Magic have sponsored five of the 58 homes ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214585692/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:10 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214585692/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Jerry Lai/USA Today Sport CHICAGO -- Soaked in sweat, former UCLA forward Shabazz Muhammad settled into a folding chair on Thursday morning and was immediately swallowed by a sea of cameras, digital recorders and notebooks. There were nearly a dozen other potential draft picks in the makeshift press room at Harrison Street Athletics Facility, site of the 2013 NBA Draft Combine, but most of ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214585963/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:36 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214585963/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Golden State's Jarrett Jack, center, goes up for a shot next to San Antonio's Tim Duncan (21) during Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013. San Antonio won 94-82. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) OAKLAND, Calif. -- There was no need for metaphors on this night, no greater meaning gained from hyperbole. This was real Warriors ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214582498/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:09:03 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214582498/scat/f42d024be04f4336 OAKLAND -- Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker. He couldn't find the words to truly express what he was feeling, so he let his attire do the talking for him."Usually before I would do any media, I would make sure I was dressed a certain way," Jack said after the Warriors' season ended Thursday with a 94-82 loss to the San Antonio ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214581159/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:22 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214581159/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Billy Cunningham basketball card. In todays print edition, I told you about 76ers legend Billy Cunninghams new gig on the board of Plymouth Meetings Continental Bank. During an interview earlier this week, Cunningham also talked to me about his life in basketball and his thoughts about the current 76ers. The Basketball Hall of Fame inductee has spent the past 28 years in the business world. But ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214579354/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:01:24 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214579354/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Tony Parker midrange clinics and all manner of ill-advised-for-anyone-but-Steph shots, the Spurs finished off the beat-up Warriors 94-82 Thursday night ... http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214578192/scat/f42d024be04f4336 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:14 -0400 http://www.sportssun.com/index.php/sid/214578192/scat/f42d024be04f4336