May 21, 2012

Lakers’ Gasol wins award as NBA’s top citizen (Yahoo! Sports)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Lakers forward Pau Gasol has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador.

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Hawks keeping Drew as coach for 2012-13 season (Yahoo! Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) Larry Drew is returning for his third season as the Atlanta Hawks’ coach despite the team’s first-round exit from the playoffs.

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Heat shut down after Indy meltdown; scrap practice (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers.

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Lakers’ Blake, wife target of attacks on Twitter (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal.

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Lakers’ Blake, wife target of attacks on Twitter (Yahoo! Sports)

Wade loses cool in Heat’s 94-75 loss to Pacers (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Dwyane Wade lashed out in frustration during the worst playoff game of his career.

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Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep. Then the All-Star who’s always quick to needle Tim Duncan about his age finally acknowledged his own.

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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) LeBron James grabbed a seat on Miami’s bench, lowered his head and stared down at the floor.

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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)

Lakers prepare for back-to-back blitz vs. Thunder (Yahoo! Sports)

LOS ANGELES (AP) If the Los Angeles Lakers can just shake the memory of the disastrous final two minutes of Game 2, they’ll find plenty of reasons in the first 46 minutes to be encouraged about their chances this weekend against Oklahoma City.

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Celtics have new life in those old legs vs. 76ers (Yahoo! Sports)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kevin Garnett turns 36 on Saturday, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor.

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Nuggets GM: Andre Miller wants to stay in Denver (Yahoo! Sports)

DENVER (AP) The Nuggets’ three-pronged plan for the summer is to redo Ty Lawson’s deal, sign restricted free agent JaVale McGee and keep veteran point guard Andre Miller in Denver.

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