Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA player Damon Jones are among 34 people indicted in a federal probe into an illegal gambling ring tied to Mafia families. Prosecutors say the trio used insider information and rigged poker games to profit, leading the NBA to place Billups and Rozier on indefinite leave.
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LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives for the NBA’s all-time scoring leader
LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to appear in a game in his teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s, setting a new record for most regular-season minutes played in a career.
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The NBA’s annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it’s special to be picked
By Tim ReynoldsAP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. And in the eight seasons that followed, the Heat played on Christmas only once. Here’s what he realized: For an NBA […]