Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager. Now that arrangement is over, with the team announcing his departure in an e-mailed statement. Assistant general manager Neil Olshey will take over Dunleavy’s job.
An MRI taken on Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison’s left knee has shown no serious problems. Jamison was forced to leave Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs in the third quarter with tightness in the back of his knee. He underwent a follow-up exam and MRI, which a team spokesman said was “good.” Jamison, who has had soreness in his knee most of this season, will…
Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey will miss at least a second game after collapsing in Cleveland. Detroit president of basketball operations Joe Dumars says Stuckey won’t play Wednesday night against Utah and there is no timetable for his return, which will be determined by doctors. Stuckey was out of the lineup against Houston on Sunday, two days after he was wheeled off the court on a stretcher…
Phoenix forward Channing Frye and Indiana’s Danny Granger have been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for their part in an altercation Saturday. The league punished Frye on Tuesday for throwing a punch. Granger was penalized for fighting with Frye in the final minute of the third quarter in the Suns’ 113-105 victory.
Suspended Miami Heat point guard Rafer Alston still hasn’t contacted the team. Coach Erik Spoelstra said before Tuesday’s game against Charlotte that Alston’s lone communication since Friday was through text messaging. Spoelstra wouldn’t say if Alston will be released, but said they’re “moving forward with the guys we have in this locker room.” Alston was benched for…
With Kenyon Martin’s left knee aching, Carmelo Anthony vowed to be more of a force on the boards. With coach George Karl’s health problems, Chauncey Billups pledged to take on more leadership responsibilities — if that’s even possible. These have turned into trying times for the Denver Nuggets, leaders of the Northwest Division.
LeBron James was in street clothes. Shaquille O’Neal was nowhere to be found, and Antawn Jamison was in the locker room icing his sore knee. If they had lost, the Cleveland Cavaliers had plenty of excuses. They didn’t have to use one. Mo Williams made two free throws with 9 seconds left and Delonte West made the kind of plays down the stretch reserved for James as the Cavs won for the first…
LeBron James insists he’s “good.” The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t want their superstar to play again until he’s great. James sat out his second consecutive game on Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs to rest a tender right ankle he twisted on Friday against Detroit. He missed Saturday’s game in Milwaukee and the Cavs, who don’t play again until Friday, are being…
Spurs guard Tony Parker won’t need surgery on his broken right hand, meaning he may be able to return for the playoffs. He is expected to miss about six weeks. “Everything is by degrees. That would be worse if he needed surgery, so I guess it makes me feel better,” Spurs coach Greg Popovich said.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may rest superstar LeBron James for a second straight game. James, who has a tender right ankle, is a game-time decision for Monday night’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA’s reigning MVP did not take part in the morning shootaround, opting to lift weights while his teammates were on the floor of Quicken Loans Arena.