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In Marc Stein's preseason Power Rankings, the Heat start out on top.

Add President Barack Obama to the list of people who disagree with Kobe Bryant's boast that this year's USA Olympic basketball team could beat the Dream Team of 1992.

Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom and Anthony Davis will try out with coach Mike Krzyzewski on July 4 for spots on the Olympic team

In his strongest terms to date, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Wednesday that no new players will be considered for the roster for this summer's Olympics despite a flurry of injuries.

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant brought the team with the NBA's best record to his home town, and the expectation was that it would be a pushover against the team with the league's worst record. But Wal...

The U.S. added Blake Griffin of the Clippers and LaMarcus Aldridge of Portland on Monday to the 18 holdovers who hope to go for more basketball gold.

Dirk Nowitzki says he's decided that the ongoing NBA lockout would have to bleed into November before he considers signing with a team in a foreign league.

The Euroleague championships ended for Dirk Nowitzki courtesy of a strong Lithuanian team.

Dirk Nowitzki and buddy Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers kept Germany's 2012 Olympic bid alive Friday with a do-or-die victory against Turkey. Nowitzki, mired in foul trouble the entire game, made four free throws down the stretch and finished...

Dirk Nowitzki made four free throws in the last 19 seconds, leading Germany past Turkey 73-67 Friday at the European Championship.

Brothers Marc and Pau Gasol combined for 43 points to lead defending champion Spain past Germany 77-68 Wednesday at the European basketball championship.

France rallied with a big fourth quarter despite playing without Tony Parker to defeat Italy 91-84 on Sunday and advance to the second round of the European basketball championship.

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 29 points to help defending champion Spain beat Poland 83-78 in its opening match at the European Championship.

Dirk Nowitzki will wait until after the European Championships to decide about playing overseas during a lockout.

Dirk Nowitzki says he will play for Germany at the upcoming European Championship when Olympic berths will be at stake.

With training camp less than a year away and no guarantee of games before then, Jerry Colangelo is ready to start finding out who wants to play on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.