Though he plans to be watching from the bench as his team faces elimination on Sunday night against the Spurs, Metta World Peace vowed that the Lakers won't give up. ...more

On Sunday night, we saw the Dwight Howard that the Lakers need to get into the playoffs and do something once they're there. He was an assertive, willing leader not shying away from a challenge. ...more

With perceived double standards on the strategic resting of players, someone has to decide if the NBA wants to be a professional sport that is taken seriously all the time or a kangaroo court. ...more

As the calendar flips from March to April in the NBA, avert your eyes if you know what's good for you. ...more

NEW YORK -- Against a Spurs team that showed up at Madison Square Garden in name only, the Knicks took an intentional step backward that could show them a way forward from here. ...more

The $250,000 fine levied by the NBA on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs wouldn't have been so bad if the team had just played along. If you don't get that, then welcome to the NBA, where deception is an art form -- not a political stunt -- and where stricter guidelines about injury reporting could be on the way. ...more

Gregg Popovich refused to take his talents to South Beach, David Stern stomped his feet and the Faux Spurs almost won. What does it all mean? Everybody's wrong, that's what. ...more

Even as Mike D'Antoni plans to make his Lakers coaching debut Sunday against the Rockets, the new so-called Showtime era will be on hold with news that Steve Nash will miss at least another week with a fractured leg. ...more

There was only one coach who could've shaken Lakerland to its core and restored a championship disposition to the franchise immediately, and that was Phil Jackson. But it's possible that no pairing of talent, coach and system could've shaken the rest of the West -- the rest of the league -- like that of Mike D'Antoni, his system and the Lakers. ...more

Former Blazer executive Tom Penn has emerged as a candidate for the day-to-day general manager position for the Philadelphia 76ers. ...more