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Jermaine O'Neal was called for goaltending on James Harden's last-second shot and the Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns 101-98 on Tuesday night.

Toronto forward Amir Johnson was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing his mouthpiece at a referee in the Raptors' loss at Portland on Monday night.

Toronto's Amir Johnson threw his mouthpiece at an official and had to be restrained by teammates after he was ejected from the Raptors' 92-74 loss to the Trail Blazers on Monday night.

David Jones has been an NBA referee for 18 years, and is among those who helped to train disgraced referee Tim Donaghy. Like every referee I have heard on the topic, Jones is mad that Donaghy has given ammunition to the legions of fans who have alway...

Dallas forward Eduardo Najera was suspended for one game by the NBA on Wednesday for bumping a referee during the Mavericks' loss to Orlando.

The Pacers will be without four key players when they play Atlanta on Monday night.

The Indiana Pacers have re-signed free agents Roy Hibbert and George Hill, two key members of their rebuilding project.

On today's final Overdose of the season, The Basketball Jones break down the winners and losers of the 2012 NBA draft: David Stern's WWE moment, mom tattoos, surprise picks, bulging dicks, and Twitter spoiler alerts. We also look ahead to free agency...

David Thorpe says moving Andre Iguodala would allow Philadelphia to replace him with Kentucky forward Terrence Jones.

Blog | Conversation | June 15, 2012

David Thorpe says the Bucks can draft an elite athlete like Terrence Jones to offer toughness to their frontcourt.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2012

Decision day for NBA players may have arrived. And on the eve of perhaps the biggest meeting of the lockout, the league took its talking points to the public.

David Thorpe breaks down "tweener" prospects Terrence Jones of Kentucky and Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State. Despite potential size concerns, there's a lot to love about each.

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2011

Fran Fraschilla breaks down eight players to see who he feels is ready for the NBA and who he feels could use a little more seasoning before declaring for the draft.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2010

David Thorpe analyzes where some of the land's top freshman, such as OSU's Jared Sullinger and Kentucky's Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight, can improve their stock this season.

Blog | Conversation | November 24, 2010

There's some consensus surrounding the top players of the projected 2011 draft class: Harrison Barnes, Perry Jones and Kyrie Irving. But David Thorpe says this trio can't simply coast and expect a top draft spot. Here's what each will have to prove.

Blog | Conversation | November 18, 2010

Although much is made of finding stars in the lottery, they are few and far between. And if you're picking later in the draft, you should just hope to grab a rotation player. David Thorpe identifies three such sleepers who could help NBA teams right away.

Blog | Conversation | May 05, 2010