Scola's 15 3rd-quarter points help Rockets edge Warriors

Luis Scola scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter and grabbed 11 rebounds, Aaron Brooks had 18 points and 12 assists, and the Houston Rockets held off Golden State and spoiled the Warriors' season opener.

The young and the leaderless

The Warriors have young talent, but their two most experienced men, Stephen Jackson and Don Nelson, are embroiled in a confrontation.

Team preview: Cornell

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

...professional basketball. Standing behind Divac are former Kings' Scot Pollard, left, Doug Christie, second from left, Chris Webber, third from left, New Orleans Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic, of Serbia, third from right and Kings...

First Cup: Wednesday

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "Kevin Durant is one of the N.B.A.'s fastest-rising figures in a league in which a player's star power oft...

'Finest person I've ever been around'

Twenty years after paving the way for other European ballers to come to the NBA, Vlade Divac dishes on life as a Laker, falling short with the Kings and, yes, flopping.

First Cup: Friday

Tom Knott of The Washington Times: "Judging from his selective trip down memory lane with Mike Jones of The Washington Times, Gilbert Arenas has ...

NBA Offseason Buzz: Warriors

Insider continues its NBA Offseason Buzz series with a look at the Golden State Warriors. John Hollinger examines a player who is trending up and another on the way down, while Ric Bucher shines the spotlight on a key player as the season approaches.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Wade comes home -- to visit

Dwyane Wade comes home to visit, which may be more comfortable than coming home to play.

First Cup: Tuesday

Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Pau Gasol broke his left middle finger while practicing with the Spanish national team in Seville...

Monday Bullets

...injury, it changed a lot of things." Michael Tillery of the Starting Five talks to Chris Webber: "Are you satisfied with your career? Yeah definitely! I would love to have won a...

Blazers considering Knicks forward Lee

In the wake of losing Hedo Turkoglu, the Portland Trail Blazers have become engaged in serious discussions about making an offer to New York Knicks restricted free agent David Lee, ESPN.com learned Saturday.

First Cup: Friday

...imagined (23 minutes) after a four-month layoff, but it wasn't nearly enough." Chris Webber for the Orlando Sentinel: "You can't overrate experience or sometimes naivety that you...

First Cup: Wednesday

Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times: "Danny Manning, Michael Olowokandi . . . and now Blake Griffin. The Clippers have twice had the No. 1 over...

Chat with Pete Bauer

...in first place all season, suffered a heartbreaking loss in the playoffs. A fan of the Chris Webber-Vlade Divac edition of the Sacramento Kings, Bauer currently is without a favorite team and instead...