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Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: As well as the Spurs played in Game 1, a letdown was almost inevitable. It didn't happen until the fourth quarter, but happen it did with a 15-2 Memphis run - fueled by Manu Ginobili's flagrant foul on To...

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images Nobody has done better at it than the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even they don't swear by the lottery. It's a weird kind of party, the NBA draft lottery. The 2013 version began on the Good Morning America's re...

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the 2013 NBA draft lottery.

There will be plenty of time to project picks as the draft nears, but here is a quick capsule on each lottery team's biggest needs from an advanced stat perspective. Charlotte Bobcats Need: Defensive presence The Bobcats were the worst defensiv...

Five dribbles of chatter from the league's front-office and coaching grapevines: Among the immediate concerns for the Indiana Pacers heading into the Eastern Conference finals against Miami is the state of David West's right calf. One of the longe...

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Marcus Thompson II of The Oakland Tribune: Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker. He couldn't find the words to truly express what he was feeling, so he let his attire do the talking for him. "Usually before ...

Former Celtics assistant general manager Ryan McDonough phoned into The Herd on Friday to talk about his new gig with the Phoenix Suns, but also reflected on his time in Boston. Asked about the secret to Boston's recent success, McDonough pointed ...

Last Friday, while on vacation in Maui, Phoenix Suns forward Luis Scola was watching his Argentine Olympic teammate, Pablo Prigioni, help the Knicks eliminate the Celtics in Game 6. Scola, who was with Prigioni last summer when he was weighing his...

The Phoenix Suns announced Tuesday that they have hired Ryan McDonough as their new general manager. The 33-year-old McDonough spent the last decade with the Boston Celtics, including the past three as assistant general manager. "Ryan distingu...

The Phoenix Suns announced Tuesday that they have hired Ryan McDonough as their new general manager.

Phoenix guard Kendall Marshall might have the NBA's best Twitter game, as we discussed with him on TrueHoop TV last week. In the second of two episodes we get the back story behind @KButter5 tweets like "So apparently yelling 'GET A BUCKET' is frowne...

The Detroit Pistons have opened the interview process in their search for a new coach and are scheduled to sit down Tuesday with Nate McMillan, according to NBA coaching sources.

At what age do you tell a highway it was adopted?- Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) February 25, 2013 Suns guard Kendall Marshall has a fine Twitter game. On TrueHoop TV, he joins us as we celebrate the best of his social media work. The first...

The Phoenix Suns parted ways Monday with general manager Lance Blanks after the second-worst season in franchise history, the team said.

After having San Antonio end his season several times before as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash doesn't plan to go out without a fight when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs this time around.