Nuggets forward Chris Andersen recently underwent surgery to fix a partially torn patella tendon in his right knee. Andersen, a crowd favorite known as “Birdman,” injured his knee last month in Game 2 of a first-round series against the Utah Jazz. He is expected to be fully healed in time for next season. The shot-blocking [...]
A longtime friend of Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph faces drug dealing charges after he was stopped in Indianapolis driving an SUV owned by the NBA player. Court documents say the 32-year-old man was arrested May 11 after officers who stopped him for a traffic infraction found more than three ounces of marijuana in a [...]
Bostons Kendrick Perkins will be eligible to play in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Orlando Magic. The NBA said Thursday that one of the two technical fouls Perkins received in Game 5 was rescinded. That means Perkins hasnt hit the mark of seven technicals in the playoffs that would lead to [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Not ready to go home just yet, the only place the Orlando Magic are headed is back to Boston. Halfway to history. Taking another step toward overcoming an improbable 3-0 series deficit, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 113-92 victory over the Celtics on [...]
Kendrick Perkins was thrown out. Glen Davis was knocked out, then needed referee Joey Crawford to keep him from tumbling to the court. Strange doings left the Boston Celtics frontcourt precariously thin after Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. By games end, all three of Bostons primary centers were gone, a variety of reasons [...]
Arguing a foul call too vehemently earned Boston center Kendrick Perkins an ejection from Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics can only hope it wont keep Perkins sidelined for their next game as well. Perkins was ejected Wednesday night after picking up two technicals in less than 2 minutes late in the [...]