Michael Jordan News

Zach Leonsis, son of Ted Leonsis, will represent the Wizards at the NBA Draft lottery in New York this Wednesday.

Shaquille O'Neal, a former Orlando stalwart who took off for Los Angeles, could make a return to the city as the Magic's new general manager.

Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. LeBron James. Josh Scott. What do these basketball players have in common? They're all Parade All-Americans. Scott, who led Lewis-Palmer to a 4A state title in March, has been named to the 2012 Parade magazine All-America Basketball Team.

Maybe that's the funny thing about all the hoopla over James' performance in Game 4 of the Pacers-Heat series.

The firing put and end to what became a season of drama in Orlando involving Van Gundy and all-star center Dwight Howard .

Freddie Spencer serves as a natural comparison to Casey Stoner, especially now that the latter has chosen to hang it up where the former did not.

Former NBA star and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Boozer has died. He was 75. Thomas Funeral Home in Omaha confirmed that Boozer died Saturday night, May 19, 2012.

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, a former NBA most valuable player and defensive player of the year, earns roughly $21 million a year not including endorsements.

Patrick Ewing has been an assistant coach for nine seasons, and may finally have a chance at landing a head-coaching job with the Charlotte Bobcats, according to a report.

Tomorrow marks the debut of Battleship , a new robot alien action picture that, like Transformers before it, is based on a toy.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant scored the winning basket Wednesday in aA 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.A But would the clutch, Washington, D.C. native crack the starting five on an All-D.C. super team? The Thunder went on a 9-0 run to end Wednesday's game in Oklahoma City, and Durant scored 5 of his team-high 22 points ... (more)

CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 To make things crystal clear, this is not a claim that LeBron James is the greatest player of all-time, in other words the most accomplished, the most feared.

The fourth quarter of an NBA game particularly a meaningful playoff game can tell the story of an player.

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are often compared to one another, sparking debate as to who's the greater player.

Bryant said Tuesday that he learned from watching former NBA greats that the price for trying to draw offensive fouls against opponents is injuries that could linger after his playing days.

Being a Chicago Bulls fan is usually pretty great. I mean, it's better than being a Wizards fan or a Bucks fan or a Nuggets fan; it's also for sure way better than being a Cubs fan.

Remember when Jordan Crawford said, "I feel like I can be better than Michael Jordan." ? Well, that didn't happen this year.

Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing, left, has nine seasons of experience as an assistant, first with the Washington Wizards under Doug Collins and then with the Magic.

In James' first season of organized basketball, he was the best player on an undefeated team, but everyone on the roster got an MVP trophy from coach Frank Walker Sr.

As expected, the Orlando Magic have granted the Charlotte Bobcats permission to interview Patrick Ewing for the Bobcats' vacant head-coaching position, Magic officials said Friday.