Basketball News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The basketball court isn't the only place where Sacramento Kings player Tyreke Evans apparently likes to move fast. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season. Full Story »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife was threatened at her home by three men who were carrying guns and looking for the former NBA player about six weeks before he was shot to death, the woman's attorney said Friday. Full Story »

JERUSALEM - Amare Stoudemire already knows some Hebrew phrases and sports a Star of David tattoo. Now he's come to Israel to explore what might be his Jewish heritage. Full Story »

TORONTO - After being called out as a quitter by his former general manager, Chris Bosh says he "put his heart and soul" into the Toronto Raptors organization and never gave up on his team. Full Story »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - ESPN.com removed an article chronicling Lebron James' activities during a weekend in Las Vegas. Full Story »

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic, hoping to return to the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons, gave coach Stan Van Gundy a contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2012-13 season, the Magic said. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is expected to play a limited role in pre-season training after having successful arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A person familiar with the deal says Josh Howard has agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Washington Wizards. Full Story »

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors continued to rework their roster acquiring the rights to Australian center David Andersen from the Houston Rockets in exchange for a second round draft pick in 2015, the teams said Wednesday. Full Story »

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AFP) - Police have found the body of Lorenzen Wright, a 13-year NBA player missing since July 19, in a wooded area of southeast Memphis, the Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Wednesday. Full Story »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) - Scoring champion Kevin Durant and veterans Chauncey Billups and Rajon Rondo were among 15 NBA standouts named as finalists for the US world championships team. Full Story »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The first Taiwanese-American signed by an NBA team hopes to overcome the negative stereotype of playing college basketball at Harvard and plans on eventually becoming a minister in an inner-city neighborhood. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Yao Ming says he might end his basketball career next year if the injury to his left foot does not heal properly by the end of the NBA season, state media reported on Tuesday. Full Story »

BEIJING - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is considering quitting basketball after next season if he doesn't fully recover from his lingering foot injury. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is finding it hard to take it easy in the NBA off-season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The post-Lebron James era is underway in Cleveland as the Cavaliers landed point guard Ramon Sessions and forward Ryan Hollins in a four-player trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Full Story »