May 16
Mike Bresnahan: Phil Jackson throws the book at Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson never liked to compare Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Believe me, I tried everything.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson never liked to compare Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Believe me, I tried everything.
Both the 76ers and the agent for guard Nick Young, Chicago-based Mark Bartlestein, declined to comment on allegations in a civil suit filed in Los Angeles that the player raped a woman almost two years ago.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors approach the possibility of postseason elimination amid heated dialogue about their offense. What's wrong with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson? Where is the torrid shooting that made them a popular storyline throughout the playoffs?
MIAMI - There would be no Willis Reed-like inspirational moment for the Chicago Bulls, as their star point guard, Derrick Rose, continued to wear a stylish business suit instead of his No. 1 red jersey for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night.
In case anyone needed clarification, David Stern summed up the contentious battle for the Kings.

Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club's second big deal in just over a week.
The tape around Dwyane Wade's right knee was soaked with sweat and beginning to loosen, so he headed to the locker room to get the joint re-wrapped during the fourth quarter.
If a special Bulls season defined by perseverance and patience was going to end Wednesday night, it was going to end like this.
MIAMI - The Chicago Bulls ended their season Wednesday night with a 94-91 playoff loss to the Heat as they began it, in short-handed fashion.
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MIAMI - Welcome back, Dwyane Wade.
DALLAS - The Sacramento Kings are staying in Sacramento. Can we say that again? The Kings are staying in Sacramento.
Seattle might have had the money.
SEATTLE - While the NBA's decision Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento was a blow to many of Seattle's political leaders, they vowed to continue the environmental and economic reviews already under way for a new sports arena in Sodo.
Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn't interested in the women his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates.
The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night.
There will be a new Western Conference champion after the Memphis Grizzlies eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder in another close battle at Chesapeake Energy Arena Wednesday.
At the end of the fight, the old, vindictive NBA commissioner couldn't announce the winner without first needling the city he was about to make a loser again.
Always, for teams climbing the mountain, there are nights like this, when their breathing's labored, and their opponent plays hard, and there's healthy spasms of doubt if they're who everyone thinks they are.
MIAMI - In the end, a different kind of pain prevailed.
This was everything the Miami Heat could have hoped for . . . for the first 5 minutes, 25 seconds.
Nothing has changed since this whole thing started.
The title of the mystery seemed pretty obvious to most observers of the Warriors in Game 5: The Strange Disappearance of the Greatest Shooting Backcourt in NBA History.
The Miami Heat finished off the undermanned Chicago Bulls in five games despite blowing an early 18-point lead Wednesday. Dwyane Wade played through a knee injury and scored six of his 18 points down the stretch as the Heat held on for a 94-91 win to reach their third straight Eastern Conference final. LeBron James paced Miami with 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the defending champions took the final four games of the series after losing the opener at American Airlines Arena. Chicago, short on bodies but not in effort, squandered an eight-point lead entering the fourth quarter and had two chances in the final seconds to tie it, but Nate Robinson and Jimmy Butler both missed 3-pointers. Robinson scored 21, Butler had 19 and Carlos Boozer finished with game-highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who played the entire series without Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich.

Derrick Rose should be ready to play in Chicago's next game.