Posts Tagged Men’s basketball

Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone knows that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, it doesn’t mean the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn’t a flagrant.

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Spurs confirm C Tim Duncan, wife getting divorced

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan cheers his teammates during the second half in Game 1 of a Western Conference Finals NBA basketball playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-83. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs All-Star Tim Duncan is getting divorced.

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East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1

Miami Heat guard Norris Cole (30) attempts to score around Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) hangs from the basket after dunking the ball during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

MIAMI (AP) — David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.

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Lakers 1970s champ teammate Flynn Robinson dies

In this April 6, 2012 file photo, Flynn Robinson is honored along with other members of the 1974 Los Angeles Lakers Championship baskeball team in Los Angeles. Robinson, who was on the 1971-1972 Lakers team that won Los Angeles its first NBA title, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. He was 72. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.

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