Dwight Howard is no lock to return to the Lakers. Sources tell Ken Berger several teams interest the free agent center. ...more

The Raptors have identified Nuggets executive Masai Ujiri as a top candidate to replace Bryan Colangelo as GM, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

The Pacers' George Hill and Warriors' Harrison Barnes being pulled off the floor with concussion symptoms is a good sign for the NBA's policy on brain injuries. ...more

The Sacramento Kings have been sold to a group that will keep the team in Sacramento on Thursday for $535 millon, pending NBA approval. ...more

Billy Hunter on Thursday sued the NBA players' association and president Derek Fisher for defamation and breach of contract related to his ouster as the union's executive director. ...more

The group desperately trying to move the Kings to Seattle against the NBA's wishes has a last-ditch plan that won't work. ...more

Monta Ellis and Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks almost came to blows after a playoff loss to Miami, CBSSports.com has learned. ...more

In David West's words, the Pacers had the Knicks 'almost on the ropes' near the end of the third quarter on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. A 1-0 series lead already secured, it was time to eclipse any glimmer of daylight that Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks were trying to find in Game 2. ...more

Vinny Del Negro will meet with Clippers owner Donald Sterling to discuss his future, and Phil Jackson told the Nets on Tuesday he does not want to coach. ...more

The ownership group striving to keep the Kings in Sacramento agreed to phase out receipt of revenue-sharing funds as part of the deal, sources confirmed. ...more