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Being Yao Ming

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Between bites of an overstuffed sub sandwich that looked pedestrian in the hands of the 7-foot-6 inch Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets center struggled to summarize the scrutiny that comes with having a country of 1.3 billion people follow his every move.

Thunder takes hard fall

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MINNEAPOLIS — In frigid Minnesota, where temperatures were in single digits and snow covered the landscape, Randy Foye was on fire.
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Nuggets’ Atkins joins Thunder

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Chucky Atkins sat at the end of the Denver Nuggets’ bench inside the Ford Center last Friday night imagining the possibilities.
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Nenad Krstic debuts

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Nenad Krstic, the 7-foot center from Serbia, made his Thunder debut on Wednesday at Minnesota.

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Darnell Mayberry

Trading season about to begin for Thunder

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It’s no secret around the NBA that anyone on the Thunder’s roster not named Kevin Durant, Jeff Green or Russell...

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Mike Baldwin

NBA: Utah Jazz hampered by injuries

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Injuries are part of the game. No excuses. That’s the customary line coaches use. But what else can they say?This season,...

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Berry Tramel

Tramel: Special stories for Christmas

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A Christmas story, 1964: Billy’s grandparents gave him a regulation basketball goal. Which is not the greatest toy for a...

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John Rohde

OKC Thunder: Russell Westbrook making his mark...

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When you’re 4-29, you’ll take good news whenever you can find it.Hours before playing Denver on Friday night inside...

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Parker scores 19 to lead San Antonio past Clippers
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 19 points and San Antonio beat the skidding Los Angeles Clippers 106-84 on Thursday night, giving the Spurs their ninth win in the past 10 games despite getting only eight points from Tim Duncan....
Howard, Mavericks hold on late to beat Knicks
DALLAS (AP) -- Josh Howard scored 19 points, Jason Kidd added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a subpar game from Dirk Nowitzki to beat the New York Knicks 99-94 Thursday night....
James, Cavaliers, set for rematch with Celtics
When the NBA champion Celtics take the court in Cleveland on Friday night, LeBron James expects to see the Boston team that opened the season 27-2, not the one that has lost six of its last eight games....
Gasol's 4th-quarter surge leads Lakers
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Pau Gasol had 33 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Kobe Bryant added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for their seventh victory in eight games, 114-106 over Golden State on Wednesday night....
Outlaw's fadeaway lifts Blazers past Pistons
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Travis Outlaw hit a fadeaway jumper with 8.9 seconds to go and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Detroit's seven-game winning streak with an 84-83 victory Wednesday night....
Granger's 3 at buzzer gives Pacers win over Suns
PHOENIX (AP) -- Danny Granger matched a career high with 37 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Indiana Pacers a 113-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night....
Nuggets beat Heat 108-97
DENVER (AP) -- Chauncey Billups, Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith scored 21 points apiece to help the Denver Nuggets win their fifth straight game, 108-97 over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night....
Millsap, Jazz beat tired Hornets
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Paul Millsap had 27 points and 14 rebounds to extend his NBA-leading double-double streak to 19 games and the Utah Jazz took advantage of the weary New Orleans Hornets in a 116-90 victory Wednesday night....
Miller scores 28 to lift 76ers over Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Andre Miller hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, finishing with 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a rare road win Wednesday night, 110-105 over the Milwaukee Bucks....
Foye, Wolves keep rolling over Thunder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Randy Foye and the Minnesota Timberwolves are on their first roll of the season....