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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 28, 2007
Bird's memories of D.J.
NEW YORK -- How wretchedly ironic Dennis Johnson, 52, dropped dead from a heart attack on the day of the NBA's trading deadline.
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Feb 21, 2007
Warriors trying to bring Kidd home
LAS VEGAS -- Cheerless to say, yet indisputably reasonable, in all likelihood, we've seen the last of Jason Kidd in a Nets uniform.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 14, 2007
Time for Nets to dump Kidd, Carter
NEW YORK -- If it's not already a living lock, the time has come, the walrus says, for the 25-27 Nets to make a command decision today -- not tomorrow, not next week and definitely long before the Feb. 22 trade deadline, when any leverage they may own now will be lessened or lost -- to deal Jason Kidd...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 7, 2007
Magic drops ball with on-air comments
NEW YORK -- Better to be a wise ass than a dumb ass, that's my policy. Magic Johnson takes the opposite approach.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 31, 2007
Nets likely to move Carter, maybe Kidd
NEW YORK -- Unlike the meaningful conversation the Bulls and Grizzlies are engaged in regarding Pau Gasol, nothing of any substance occurred recently when the Nets and Clippers threw out numerous names in two trade discussions.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 24, 2007
World champs star Gasol on trade block
NEW YORK -- Earlier this season I revealed Boston had offered Memphis its choice of any combination of Celtics for Pau Gasol.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 17, 2007
C-Webb never had shot with Spurs
NEW YORK -- Evidently Gregg Popovich and this chief petty observer have at least one thing in common: We carry grudges into the hereafter.
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Jan 10, 2007
Mavericks look primed to win it all
NEW YORK -- Don't try to stop me; I've officially decided the Dallas Mavericks have peaked.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 3, 2007
Kobe's getting cooked like stew by all foes
NEW YORK -- No matter whom Kobe Bryant guards this season the opposing coach goes right at him.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 27, 2006
TNT fails to provide any insight on A.I.
NEW YORK -- If Gertrude Stein were alive, she'd accuse TNT of lifting its initials from her: "There's No There" there.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 20, 2006
It's time for Stern to crack down on thuggish stupidity
NEW YORK -- If David Stern harbors any hope of crushing the sort of repulsiveness witnessed inside The Mecca of Basketball, if he entertains grandiose visions of forever eradicating a reenactment of Saturday night's violence, he won't fumble the opportunity that's fallen into his lap, won't recoil from...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 13, 2006
Randolph's rep tarnished by mistakes
NEW YORK -- Last time Zach Randolph checked in with me late in his rookie year was also the only time . . . until we spoke by phone a few weeks ago.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 6, 2006
Clippers trying to low-ball Dunleavy
NEW YORK -- Memo to my Paper Clips: Tread cautiously while negotiating language land mines regarding Mike Dunleavy's contract extension.
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Nov 29, 2006
Utah's Williams wise beyond his years
NEW YORK -- What's not to like about Deron Williams' game that now has plenty of give to it thanks to the textbook orchestra leader being sufficiently schooled his rookie season by Jerry Sloan?
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 22, 2006
Heat's chances not good without Shaq
MIAMI -- What are the odds of Kobe Bryant winning another NBA title without Shaquille O'Neal?
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Nov 15, 2006
Hard to see Brown soap opera end
NEW YORK -- As much as I regret it, the time has come at last to gently slam shut the cave door on Larry Brown's dreamy season in New York.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 8, 2006
Remembrances of a rocky relationship with Celtics legend Auerbach
NEW YORK -- I've always found it fairly fascinating Brooklyn was the birthplace of Michael Jordan, Al Capone and Red Auerbach, all of whom found fame/infamy elsewhere.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 1, 2006
NBA moving to crack down on Cuban
NEW YORK -- Behind closed doors at last week's NBA Board of Governors meeting, a special session was convened to chastise Mark Cuban for behavior unbecoming that escalated to an everyday low during the NBA Finals last June.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 25, 2006
Isiah clueless to world outside NBA
NEW YORK -- Isiah Thomas needs to spend more of his free time cutting grass, petting animals or getting involved in any form of mindless relaxation that allows him to clear his attic of cobwebs.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 18, 2006
West to quit Grizzlies, retire after season
NEW YORK -- The pending sale of the Grizzlies to a group organized by former Duke teammates, Brian Davis and Christian Laettner, caused a wide scope of speculation concerning Jerry West.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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