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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 20, 2003
Talk of Kobe joining Spurs just hot air
NEW YORK -- Welcome to the NBA where Jazz fans are wondering why John Stockton took so long to retire and turn over the point guard responsibilities to Carlos Arroyo.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 6, 2003
Kobe a loner who still has much to learn
NEW YORK -- As a self-trained psychoanalyst, I'm greatly tempted to explore the alcoves of Kobe Bryant's innermost thoughts regarding loneliness, ruthless words about Shaquille O'Neal and dirty deed with a stranger whose allegation will stain him forever even if found innocent (bad choice of words), I meant to say, not guilty.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 30, 2003
Hall of Famer West regrets Riley's decision to walk away from coaching
NEW YORK -- Don't look now (you're too late, anyway, the preseason is over), but the Grizzlies were the NBA's most improved Canadian outcast during the exhibition schedule, their sole setback to the champion Spurs.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 23, 2003
Mavs got best of Walker-LaFrentz swap
NEW YORK -- At first aghast, I figured Danny Ainge must be using Rick Pitino as his consigliere.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 17, 2003
Yao signing with Reebok to have huge impact on market
NEW YORK -- Never has a seven-story man, elite or otherwise, created any noteworthy noise in sneaker sales, not even when Devious Darryl Dawkins tried to get rich in a hurry by advertising a different brand on each foot.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 9, 2003
Incoming rookies James, Anthony already make an impression on Artest
NEW YORK -- Infamous for his demonic defense and alarming genuineness, Ron Artest recently evaluated the NBA's two newest compulsive scorers after confronting the incoming rookies in Magic Johnson's summer all-star game.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Sep 25, 2003
Blazers struggling to get roster in shape
NEW YORK -- The best thing about the NFL season is the NBA season is just around the gully, so over the ridge to Grandpa Stern's house we go.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Sep 14, 2003
Nets want to get rid of Mutombo
NEW YORK -- Alonzo Mourning, the newest member of the New Jersey Nets, hopes he will get the opportunity to play defense alongside Dikembe Mutombo this season on a regular basis like they did as collegians at Georgetown, but it isn't likely to happen.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 30, 2003
Extension of Stackhouse's contract bizarre
NEW YORK -- Who exactly were the Wizards bidding against when they awarded Jerry Stackhouse a two-year extension ($18 million) to piggyback the two years he could have escaped from before July 1?
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 21, 2003
Despite winning NBA title, Spurs likely to make run at Kidd
NEW YORK -- Don't know what you were thinking, but when the Nets were peeling in layers during the fourth quarter on Sunday -- when the Spurs reeled off 19 straight points and their opponents lost their composure and suffered from severe iron proficiency due to chaotic choreography -- but it seemed to me New Jersey could use a poised point guard; Jason Kidd often looked shockingly ordinary throughout The Finals, chiefly against a zone defense in the final quarters of Games 5 & 6.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 12, 2003
Duncan not interested in Kidd stuff, says Spurs need a big man
NEW YORK -- "Did you hear New Jersey is offering to sign and trade Jason Kidd for Tony Parker?" I asked Tim Duncan while walking him to the team bus following Game 3 of The NBA Finals, whose highlight, so far, is Dikembe Mutombo turning 90 before the Nets did.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 29, 2003
Don't count out Nets in matchup against Spurs
SAN ANTONIO -- So, here we are, just one more run-of-the-mill Texas execution away from the first All ABA-NBA Finals. Somewhere, Dave DeBusschere, George Mikan and the rest of the red, white and blue revue are beaming.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 22, 2003
Mavs owner hatching plans
SAN ANTONIO -- Unless the Mavericks thoroughly disgrace themselves against the Spurs, we'll probably never be able to confirm what evil lurks in the heart of Mavs owner Mark Cuban regarding Don Nelson's coaching future in Dallas.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 15, 2003
Perspective often a casualty after a big win or loss
LOS ANGELES -- Experience testifies it's not a particularly good idea to get bent out of shape by either alarming defeats or elating victories.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 12, 2003
Jordan has nothing to complain about
LOS ANGELES -- This is all you need to know about Michael Jordan's latest career move: Nixon left Washington with more credibility.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 1, 2003
Despite hype, Garnett's game lacking
LOS ANGELES -- When Kevin Garnett flopped on the free throw line of life with 15.7 seconds remaining in Sunday' s 102-97 power outage -- the Timberwolves were down three points at the time -- were you thinking what I was thinking?
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 28, 2003
Lakers getting a little help from their friends
LOS ANGELES -- If I was David J. Stern, commissioner of the NBA beat, I would give serious thought to calling one Mr. Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves and pledge to return all draft choices and fine money from the Joe Smith affair several years ago. In fact, I would even throw in bonus picks and small bills.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 10, 2003
Right time for Bulls owner to dump Krause
PHILADELPHIA -- Who would have thought Jerry Krause's regime would topple before Saddam Hussein's? In power since March of 1985, the bellicose Chicago Bulls GM took a well-deserved, long overdue hit Monday -- five games before his five-year-old rebuilding permit (following six championship Michael Jordan-emblazoned runs) expired.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 3, 2003
Kobe's star power rising to new heights
NEW YORK -- It's official: We all want to be like Kobe.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 27, 2003
Moves by Clippers on free agents not as bad as they seem
NEW YORK -- Being that I like to consider myself a public-spirited citizen, every so often I feel duty-bound to call out some of those in the same virtuous vocation as yours truly.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.

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