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Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George believes leaving his current team for the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next summer would not be a smartest basketball move, the All-Star told Marc J. Spears of Yahoo.com.

LeBron James' visit in Manila has been nothing but S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R. For the first time since sweeping through the NBA with his tomahawks dunks and eventually transforming into a full-fledged Champion, James has finally made his touchdown in a country where hoops is not just a past-time, it's a religion.t

Jason Terry believes the Brooklyn Nets are already title contenders, saying the acquisition of him, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce make the ball club even more formidable, the veteran point guard said during last week's press conference in Brooklyn.

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut is pushing the Australian National Team to get the service of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, who is apparently born in the 'Land Down Under'.

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly signed Byron Mullens to a two-year deal, a source close to situation reported on Sunday.

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said he's willing to pay millions of dollars in players' salaries to make sure his team has great shot at winning a championship. After acquiring Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry via trade with the Boston Celtics, the Russian business mogul is setting himself to pay $80 million in luxury tax.

Manny Pacquiao is headed into a make or break match with Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios this coming November. Another devastating loss could certainly end the career of the greatest Filipino boxer of all-time, while a victory, especially if it is knockout, will catapult Pacquiao back to the upper echelon of big-time boxers.

Metta World Peace is now a member of the New York Knicks after both parties agreed to a two-year deal, multiple sources reported on Tuesday.

The Houston Rockets are planning to keep Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik despite the arrival of All-Star center Dwight Howard, team general manager Daryl Morey said on Saturday.

Former Butler Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens is named as the 17th head coach in Boston Celtics history.

The Houston Rockets have already made their pitch to sign top free-agent center Dwight Howard and they are confident they did enough to convince the All-Star bigman to join them next season.

U.S. basketball legend Scottie Pippen has been named a suspect in a felony assault investigation. The retired NBA player allegedly knocked out a man in California on Sunday night.

Former Boston Celtics forward Antoine Walker said he's ready to be the next coach of the Boston Celtics after bench tactician Doc Rivers was traded away to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

Upton, arguable the hottest super model on the face of the Earth, was spotted cuddling and holding hands with Los Angeles Clippers star forward Blake Griffin at a New York City Bar last week.

Patrick Mills' tenure with the San Antonio Spurs didn't end well. The Spurs, despite fighting to the limit with the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, bowed out in a heartbreaking fashion on Friday at American Airlines Arena, Florida.

The Miami Heat successfully defended his NBA title after overcoming a resilient effort from the San Antonio Spurs in a classic seven-game Finals series.

The Miami Heat are still in the hunt for their second consecutive NBA title after LeBron James came alive offensively in the fourth and Ray Allen knocked down a game-tying trey with 5 seconds left in regulation to grind out a 103-100 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James scored 33 points, Dwyane Wade exploded for 32 and Chris Bosh added 20 as the Miami Heat evened the NBA Finals series at 2-2 with a 109-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 on Thursday at AT&T Center.

The Brooklyn Nets named recently retired point guard Jason Kidd as their next head coach, signing him to a three-year deal on Wednesday.

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James will be on the cover of a video game for the first time since turning pro, becoming the face of 2K Sports' basketball simulation game, NBA 2K14.

The Denver Nuggets and head coach George Karl finally decided to part ways following another first-round exit in the postseason, a source close to situation reported on Thursday.

Floyd Mayweather walks away $6.5 million richer on Monday after betting $5.9 million on the Miami Heat who won the game against Indiana Pacers in the eastern conference finals play off.

Floyd Mayweather walks away $6.5 million richer on Monday after betting $5.9 million on the Miami Heat which won the game against Indiana Pacers in the eastern conference finals play off.

As the Miami Heat grinded their way past the resilient Indiana Pacers and into their third straight NBA Finals appearance, basketball fans around the world are now eager to witness perhaps the most competitive championship series in three years.

Kobe Bryant and mom in a he-said/she-said dispute over Kobe’s childhood mementos.

Last Friday, Kris Humphries finally decided to end his feud with his wife for 72 days, Kim Kardashian. It was reported that the basketball player ended his legal battle with the reality star because he feels sorry for her.

Just recently, Michael Jordan filed for a marriage license to wed his longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto.

The "Black Mamba" still has it. Kobe Bryant was hailed "Western Conference Player of the Week" by NBA for his games played during March 4 to March 10.

After meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, retired American basketball star Dennis Rodman's next target is to meet the soon-to-be elected pope in a bid to help save the Roman Catholic Church battered by scandals and now without a chief shepherd after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned on Feb 28.