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Spurs Ginobili needs surgery

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left heel.
NBA to play 2 games in China in October

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said on Wednesday.
Golden again, will NBA's best help U.S. stay there?

A team with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and a number of other NBA superstars who had been together for three years was barely enough to get it done in the gold-medal game against a Spain team that won't be going away.

'Redeem Team' finishes job, holds off Spain for basketball gold

Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game. Above, Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, left, Deron Williams and coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrate after the victory.
Miles will attempt comeback with Celtics

The Celtics signed forward Darius Miles, who missed the last two NBA seasons because of knee injuries.

Fazekas learns NBA is business

Nick Fazekas, a Ralston Valley High graduate, said he learned how to adjust to the heightened speed of the game
in his first season in the NBA. He also learned that professional basketball is a business.
Melo scores 21 as U.S. one win from gold

Team USA moved into the Olympic men's basketball gold-medal game with a 101-81 semifinal win Friday over Argentina, which played much of the night without injured star guard Manu Ginobili.

Nuggets' Smith leaves troubles behind, matures into three-year deal

Carmelo Anthony had two things to celebrate Friday. Within a few hours of helping the U.S. Olympic team reach the gold-medal game in Beijing, he learned the Nuggets had re-signed his close friend and teammate, J.R. Smith, to a new contract.

ADAMS: K is for knowledge

The NBA ought to pay Coach K to hold a clinic each summer, for players who have entered the league without a real understanding of the game’s fundamental concepts.
Redeem Team gets wish: Argentina

After finishing a 116-85 Olympic men's quarterfinal basketball rout of Australia, several U.S. players were asked Wednesday whether they would prefer to face Argentina or Greece in Friday's semifinal. Argentina won the popular vote.

Lithuania makes Olympic basketball semifinals

With Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza having another solid game, Lithuania beat China 94-68 on Wednesday to reach the men's basketball semifinals.

Anthony, U.S. try to be gold reliables

No, Carmelo Anthony technically hasn't given a guarantee. Anthony got out of the guarantee business four years ago when he promised a gold medal for the Americans and they ended up with a fold medal.

U.S. men's basketball team continues march with win over Germany

Other than Fort Knox, Baltimore is about to have as much gold as any American city thanks to hometown boy Michael Phelps. Carmelo Anthony would like to play at least some role in that.
Melo's 16 help U.S. rout Spain

Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world.
Nuggets announce preseason schedule

The Denver Nuggets have set a seven-game preseason schedule, including an Oct. 11 game outdoors against the Phoenix Suns at the 16,000-seat Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
Kleiza perplexed by Camby deal, hopes to stay with Nuggets

Count Linas Kleiza as another Nuggets player surprised by the Marcus Camby trade. But count Kleiza as one who doesn't want to go anywhere else.
U.S. men's basketball team avoids second Greece spill

With Chris Bosh and guard Kobe Bryant each scoring 18 points, the Americans walloped Greece 92-69 to raise their Olympic mark to 3-0 and, with two games left in pool play, assured they will advance to the quarterfinals.

KRIEGER: Melo's task keeps getting harder

Marcus Camby was "the heart and soul" of the Nuggets defense, and his former team has very little chance of winning without him.

U.S. wins, but bigger walls are in its future

Forward Chris Bosh talked about getting in a "good workout" Monday. Wait a minute. Didn't the Americans take that day off instead of drill for Tuesday's date with Angola, perhaps their last gimme game of the Olympics?

Nuggets' Kleiza leads Lithuania

Carmelo Anthony said Linas Kleiza was trash talking before the Olympics began. Now, Kleiza, a Nuggets forward, really has something to talk about.
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