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NBA Player to Auction Ring for Terminally Ill Children

MINNEAPOLIS -- Darko Milicic is auctioning the 2004 NBA championship ring he won with the Detroit Pistons to raise money and awareness for children dealing with the terminal illness Batten's disease. Jesse D. Garrabrant, NBA / Getty Images Darko Milicic, right, shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern...

Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

Derrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a...

Bruce Pearl Fired After NCAA Recruiting Violations [VIDEO]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Pictures 2011 [PHOTOS]

March Madness is upon us once again. Keep up with the latest pictures from the NCAA Final Four in Houston through this AOL News photo gallery....

Basketball Coach Gives Birth Between Games [VIDEO]

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NBA Draft Lottery: New Orleans Hornets Win No. 1 Pick In 2012 Draft

The New Orleans Hornets, recently sold by the NBA to Saints owner Tom Benson, have won the NBA's draft lottery and the No. 1 pick overall.

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NBA Draft Lottery 2012 LIVE: Bobcats, Wizards, Cavaliers With Best Odds For Top Pick

The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery consists of 14 teams hoping for the right to select a teenage member of the national champion Kentucky Wildcats.

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NBA 2K13 slams into the Wii U in 'holiday season'

2K13, the next installment of the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise* for twelve straight years and the follow-up to the award-winning NBA 2K12, will be available on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in North America and October 5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360Â® video game and entertainment system from...

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Spurs Tops Thunder With Dominant Half-Court Execution Once Again

The Oklahoma City Thunder has punished opponents all season with fast-paced scoring and athleticism.

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Tony Parker Leads Spurs To 2-0 Series Lead Over Thunder (VIDEO)

Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs are making this look way too easy.

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05/30/12 2012 NBA Draft Lottery Results: New Orleans Hornets... Source: SB Nation Atlanta The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery was held tonight and the New Orleans Hornets won the right to select Kentucky's Anthony Davis with the number one pick in the draft.
05/30/12 PBT: Bird wants to return to Pacers next season Source: Open Mike He had to be coaxed back last year and with the Pacers on solid footing for the future he could step away leaving the team in a good spot as an up-and-comer in the East. But he'd rather stay, thank you very much.
05/30/12 Jordan tells Ewing he won't be Bobcats head coach Source: ABC - WFTV Eyewitness News 9 - Orlando FL Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins says the team will hire a new head coach within the next couple of weeks, but it won't be Patrick Ewing.
05/30/12 Hornets win lottery, let the conspiracy theories fly Source: Locker Talk The New Orleans Hornets, recently under the control of the NBA, just happened to win the draft lottery Wednesday , somehow overcoming odds that give them only a 13.7 percent chance of picking first.
05/30/12 NBA mock draft: Hornets land Anthony Davis; Thomas... Source: Sporting News At long lastâand we can blame the lockout (again) for the delayâthe order of the June 28 NBA Draft has been determined, as the league let the ping-pong balls do the work Wednesday night in New York. The big winner is the New Orleans Hornets, who will wind up with Anthony Davis, but don't forget that the Golden State Warriors and Portland Blazers made out nicely, too, securing their spots in the lottery.

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Basketball is a team sport, the objective being to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.

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