Rose, Mayo Headline All-Rookie Team

April 30, 2009

The NBA announced the 2008-09 All-Rookie Team today, headlined by Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose and O.J. Mayo as unanimous picks.

NBA At 2: Detroit’s Next Steps

April 27, 2009

Time to move on for the Detroit Pistons...Ben Gordon, Jamario Moon and Marvin Williams banged up...Clay Bennett is saving $30 million...Rashard Lewis investment

LeBron James-led Cavs cruise to Motor City up 2-0 (AP)

April 24, 2009

Cleveland Cavaliers' Mo Williams (2) gets inside Detroit Pistons' Tayshaun Prince for a shot in the third quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 94-82 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Richard Hamilton slipped into his white Bentley luxury sedan, decked out in Jordan Brand gear from head to flip flops, and chatted for a couple minutes in the Detroit Pistons parking lot. Hamilton was asked Thursday if he thought the Pistons could beat Cleveland in Game 3. "We ain't got a choice," Hamilton said.


Bulls’ Rose is voted NBA rookie of the year (AP)

April 22, 2009

Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose holds NBA Rookie of the Year trophy on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in Northbrook, Ill. Rose became the third Bulls player to win the award Wednesday, joining Michael Jordan and Elton Brand.

Like most good point guards, Derrick Rose rarely gives anything away. This time, he couldn't resist. After learning Wednesday he is the NBA's rookie of the year, Rose let a little secret slip: He wanted the award. Badly. "When I first came into the season, my biggest thing was to get this award," Rose said.


HOOPSWORLD NBA Award Winners

April 18, 2009

HOOPSWORLD recently voted on the NBA regular season award winners. Find out the results inside!

Behind the Box Score, where the regular season is over (Yahoo! Sports)

April 16, 2009

To start, I have to throw out a couple of excuses. This will not be an exhaustive BtB, because even with the...

Durant scores 26, Thunder rout Clippers (AP)

April 16, 2009

Oklahoma City Thunder forward D.J. White, right, drives around Los Angeles Clippers center Brian Skinner during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

Eric Gordon sat in front of his locker dejected, both knees wrapped in ice, pondering the final loss in another awful season for the Los Angeles Clippers. In the visitors' locker room, the Oklahoma City Thunder were in much better spirits, having ended their season with a win, a popular head coach and a future that doesn't look quite so bleak.


Courtside Blog: Clippers Final Flop

April 16, 2009

The LA Clippers finish the season in style, losing to the OK City Thunder by 41.

Brooks to remain Thunder head coach (AP)

April 16, 2009

FILE - In this April 7, 2009, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder interim coach Scott Brooks, center, talks to his team during a timeout in an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. Brooks will continue as coach, team officials said Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

The Oklahoma City Thunder hired coach Scott Brooks on Wednesday, removing the interim tag from the 43-year-old's job title and giving him his first head coaching gig. The announcement came earlier in the day before the Thunder played the Los Angeles Clippers in both teams' season finale. While the season didn't pan out as expected with the Thunder stumbling to a 23-59 record, Brooks scored high...


OKC Thunder To Keep Scott Brooks

April 16, 2009

The Oklahoma City Thunder will keep Scott Brooks as their head coach.

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