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Ray Allen said he doesn't expect the NBA's locker room environment to change much in light of Jason Collins' becoming the first active player in North America's four major professional sports to announce he is gay.

BOSTON -- With the Celtics one loss away from going down 0-3 -- which no NBA team has ever come back from -- and playing in front of an emotionally-charged fanbase affected by the Boston bombings, the Knicks know a hostile environment awaits them at ...

Facing their second four-game losing streak of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers had to either step up in a hostile environment against a potential playoff opponent, or crumble under pressure and use the absence of Chris Paul as an excuse. Well...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Knicks spent a good chunk of Tuesday's practice scrimmaging full court. But it wasn't just any 5-on-5 game. Mike Woodson encouraged extra contact, hard fouls and constant communication. The idea was to start getting the tea...

The most intimidating environments in college basketball share some common characteristics. Six Division I coaches interviewed this week helped identify the five factors that go into creating a daunting home court.

LOS ANGELES -- There are several hostile environments on the road that seem to bring out the best in Kobe Bryant. He has always enjoyed playing in New York and Philadelphia and has taken added pleasure in silencing the crowds in San Antonio and Sa...

LeBron James and the Heat started fast and held off the Thunder late for a Game 2 NBA Finals win.

Sam Alipour writes a powerful Magazine story about pot-smoking in college football, especially at the University of Oregon, and the NBA comes up: Americans are "living in an environment where there's a greater tolerance of use, not just among the yo...

The Chicago Bulls have won more regular-season games than any other team since the beginning of last season. Their core is young and ascending. The chemistry on the court and in the locker room is impeccable -- the kind of environment coaches dream a...

As long as John Calipari is at Kentucky, it'll be a "players first" environment. For the rabid fans of the Big Blue Nation, that's fine -- as long as those players win championships first.

Recruiting updates from Elite 24.

Few college hoops fans outside the dyed-in-the-wool Nebraska clan are probably familiar with the environment at the Huskers' home men's basketball games. I'm not, and I write about basketball just about every day. Apparently, a game in the Devaney...

Celebrate Earth Day with the most-recycled things in sports and pop culture

Was Lebron James' choice to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh a one-off product of the current NBA cultural and economic environments? Or did his decision (and The Decision) alter those environments in fundamental ways that will lead us down a road of ...

One failed eatery brought unexpected lessons, but Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia is sticking with the restaurant business and determined to keep his Buckhead Bottle Bar thriving.

Kobe Bryant defends Kevin Garnett's trash-talking ways before the Lakers take on the Celtics Thursday night.