Ron Harper News

According to Yahoo! Sports , Phil Jackson has been brought on by his former rivals the Detroit Pistons to aid in their search for a new coach.

Amar'e Stoudemire's second rehab of the season is nearly complete, which means Knicks coach Mike Woodson could face a difficult decision on what to do with one of the league's most-talented scorers.

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant could be sidelined for up to nine months after tearing his Achilles tendon, the team said Saturday.

Everyone likes a good rivalry, and two of them were very much in the news this week - one new, between the cities of Seattle and Sacramento as they battle for the Kings, and one old, between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. That sounds like a good place to start this week's edition of Throwin' Elbows.