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If the NBA wants to save its season and its own dignity instead of trying to push the players to the wall, it needs to consider a serious downsize.

Regardless of the outcome, Dirk Nowitzki finally has answered all questions about his abilities about his greatness as a basketball player, questions that were never fair in nature.

The Spurs? Gone. The Lakers? Gone. The Celtics? Gone. And if the past is indeed prologue, none of them will be back among the league powers anytime soon.

Their tawdry divorce is the last straw in Frank and Jamie McCourt's ill-starred ownership of the once-proud (and now irrelevant) Dodgers. Can this franchise be saved, even if their marriage can't?

Does he understand team legacy? Do they understand he has a choice?

Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

Kobe Bryant said he believes the Los Angeles Lakers "finally figured it out" when they finished the season on a 28-12 run, and that if the core of himself, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash returns, "We can win a championship, no doubt about it."

Bryant's injury threatens a career and the future of a franchise.

With steep taxes looming, the team will have difficult choices to make soon.

With Shaq giving him a push, Dwight Howard is stepping up as he needs to

It's unfair for Mark Cuban to heap "elite" expectations on Dirk Nowitzki.

The seven-game Grammy Trip was typical of the Lakers' difficult season

Bradford Doolittle says the Los Angeles Lakers could learn a couple things from failed super teams of the past. But with the way they've been playing, perhaps they have?

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2013

The Mavs should go after Dwight Howard, but expectations need to be kept in check.

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

Chris Broussard says the Lakers lose more when Kobe Bryant shoots more, and an opposing GM agrees.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2012