Seattle SuperSonics News

The gymnasium at the Overtown Youth Center has yellow and burgundy concrete walls, a scoreboard with a few busted panels and four wooden backboards along the sidelines.

The San Antonio Spurs signed swingman Malik Hairston and forward Marcus Haislip on Wednesday.

Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Bibby will reportedly return to the team with a new three-year deal.

With the Jazz 's vow to match any offer sheet he signs with another NBA team made loud-and-clear over the last several weeks, perhaps killing his chances of landing a lucrative contract, the level of Oklahoma City's actual interest in Jazz restricted free agent Paul Millsap now has come under question.

Seth Curry scored 12 points to lead the United States to a 71-55 victory over France on Friday, sending the Americans into the second round of the FIBA under-19 world junior basketball championships.

After spending more than a decade with the Seattle SuperSonics, Pete Winemiller's transition to Oklahoma City isn't quite complete.

Carlos Boozer announced on Tuesday he will exercise his player option and remain with the Utah Jazz for the 2009-10 campaign.

Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars did an about face Tuesday and fired head coach Michael Curry.

I was at the 3BA Basketball press conference today where former Oregon State Beaver and NBA champion AC Green was on hand to talk about the 3BA franchise he will be bringing to the Rose City .

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly bolstering their frontcourt by acquiring 15-time All-Star Shaquille O'Neal from Phoenix in exchange for center Ben Wallace, guard Sasha Pavlovic and the 46th overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft.

The official roster of players was announced Thursday; Brewer's and Millsap's participation already had been reported.

It turns out the NBA is returning to Seattle next season after all. There's twist to this basketball story, however.

Still down one assistant coach because of Paul Westhead's departure following the firing of P.J. Carlesimo and subsequent promotion of Scott Brooks and hiring of Ron Adams, the Thunder could have one more assistant's position to fill.

The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will play the first-ever game in Taipei, the National Basketball Association announced Friday.

Paul Westphal, flanked by team president Geoff Petrie, left, and owners Gavin and Joe Maloof at Arco Arena on Friday, faces a dual challenge: improving the Sacramento Kings' play and reviving a franchise whose fan support reached a record low last season.

How much difference does a year really make? Was Kevin Durant all that much different as a rookie with the then-Seattle SuperSonics than as a freshman at Texas? Would Derrick Rose have been the rookie of the year if he'd come out in the 2007 draft instead of 2008? Is the NBA's one-and-done rule accomplishing anything? Monday was the deadline for ...

Kobe Bryant proved he can win a championship without Shaquille O'Neal, while Phil Jackson became the all-time leader in NBA titles among coaches as the Los Angeles Lakers finished off Orlando, 99-86 in Game 5 of the Finals.

At SF I agree with your pick, while Shard did give the Sonics some good years Det was one of the most efficient and versatile guys in the league during his time.

Barely a month ago, Jianhua 'Kenny' Huang was relatively unknown outside business circles, just one of many entrepreneurs working to match money and business opportunities across the Pacific.

A championship ring usually validates a head coach. You win the big one and all of a sudden the resume looks a lot more impressive.