http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. In Marc Stein's preseason Power Rankings, the Heat start out on top.]]> September 28, 2012 04:49:45 PDT NBA commissioner David Stern's push to see an age limit of 23 for the men's Olympic basketball tourament is losing steam.]]> August 11, 2012 08:35:58 PDT Team USA had to turn it on late to outlast Lithuania ... again.]]> August 04, 2012 07:24:33 PDT LONDON -- Having covered only one Olympics before this one, back in 2000 in Sydney, I will never forget the stampede of reporters frantically running ...]]> August 03, 2012 19:12:36 PDT A killer on the court. Quiet afterward. Yup, that's Kevin Durant.]]> July 22, 2012 17:35:15 PDT The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to one-year, $8 million deal with free-agent center Chris Kaman, according to sources close to the process.]]> July 11, 2012 11:30:43 PDT Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom and Anthony Davis will try out with coach Mike Krzyzewski on July 4 for spots on the Olympic team]]> June 27, 2012 07:15:05 PDT 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.]]> April 25, 2012 17:02:56 PDT The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with free-agent forward Yi Jianlian, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.]]> December 31, 2011 14:28:50 PST 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.]]> September 18, 2011 17:21:04 PDT Dirk Nowitzki will wait until after the European Championships to decide about playing overseas during a lockout.]]> August 04, 2011 10:09:35 PDT Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd will be with Team USA as a special guest of the coaching staff for its Las Vegas training camp through July 24, sources said.]]> July 19, 2010 04:28:46 PDT Global ties strengthen friendship between Dirk Nowitzki and Clippers' Chris Kaman.]]> November 04, 2009 08:33:15 PST Germany will be without Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki at next month's European Championship in Poland.]]> August 14, 2009 02:23:11 PDT Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Kobe Bryant generally doesn't like talking about his chances of taking away Dirk Nowitzki's status as the N...]]> March 21, 2008 05:41:05 PDT