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Ron Artest is not going home to play for his beloved New York Knicks . Artest didn’t get the fairy-tale trade to join his Southern California buddy Kobe Bryant , either.

US basketball team players Jason Kidd, Dwight, LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Taysaun Prince run during a training session for the Beijing Olympics at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau yesterday.

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the league’s reputation and raised questions about the integrity of its officiating.

After giving serious consideration to following Josh Childress’ lead and signing with a European basketball team, restricted free agent guard Sasha Vujacic signed a three year, $15 million deal to stay with the …

Just 20 days out from the tipoff of the 2008 Beijing Olympics men’s basketball competition, the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team resumed its training in Las Vegas.

Loaded with outrageous talent but mindful of past mistakes, the United States men’s basketball team will be checking egos at the door at the Beijing Olympics.

As one of the leaders on the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team, Kobe Bryant plans to use the same line he does with the Lakers when times get rough.

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Kobe Bryant is playing in his first Olympics, never having worn a Team USA jersey before joining the team for the 2007 FIBA tournament.

Kobe Bryant has won games and NBA titles and fans along the way. He has a lucrative contract, money-spinning endorsements and moves envied by players around the world.

Having learned finally to share the ball, Kobe Bryant is poised to lead the United States’ charge for Olympic basketball gold in Beijing.

LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team opened its final week of practice on home soil yesterday before heading to China with a scrimmage against a select team consisting of such NBA rookies as O.J. …

Next month, they’ll be in Beijing, charging toward an Olympic gold medal. Today, however, five top members of the U.S. men’s basketball team — led by NBA MVP Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers — take a …

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It is only four days, but what a four days it will be. Bulls rookie Derrick Rose is about to get the best possible crash course in life as an NBA point guard.