Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant's representatives will meet with officials of Turkish club Besiktas next week to discuss the possibility of him playing in Turkey during the NBA lockout.
Seref Yalcin, head of basketball operations for Besiktas, said he was hopeful of landing the....» For More Send SPORTS from you messages on your Mobile Phone to 8198
Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, father of National Basketball Association standout Kobe Bryant, has been appointed head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks.
Bryant senior, who previously served as Sparks head coach from August 2005 until the end of the 2006 season, will replace Jennifer Gillom in the....» For More Send SPORTS from you messages on your Mobile Phone to 8198
NBA rookie of the year Blake Griffin will stay with the Los Angeles Clippers for two more seasons after the Clippers exercised a contract option.
The deal will keep the prized forward under contact through the 2012-13 season.
Griffin was the first rookie to appear in an NBA All-Star Game since....» For More Send SPORTS from you messages on your Mobile Phone to 8198
The Dallas Mavericks used some fourth quarter fireworks to overcome a 32-point performance by Dwyane Wade and defeat the Miami Heat 86-83 and tie the best-of-seven NBA Finals at 2-2.
Dallas got 10 final-period points from a feverish Nowitzki, including a clutch basket down the stretch, to....» For More Send SPORTS from you messages on your Mobile Phone to 8198
The success-starved Dallas Mavericks will have to stop the explosive scoring runs by the Miami Heat if they are going to win their first NBA championship, according to coach Rick Carlisle.
Miami holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series in large part because of their ability to score points in....» For More Send SPORTS from you messages on your Mobile Phone to 8198