VIDEO: Kobe goes 1-on-1 with LeBron in All-Star Game

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Kobe Bryant wanted a challenge for his final All-Star appearance - and received one.

Bryant found himself matched up one-on-one with LeBron James on Sunday, but failed to hit his signature fadeaway thanks to some active defense from The King.


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VIDEO: Melo keeps Curry at arm's length on defense

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Carmelo Anthony committed a different kind of palming violation on Sunday.

The New York Knicks All-Star did the best he could in order to keep the ever-elusive Stephen Curry in front of him.


Melo kept the gifted Golden State Warriors ball-handler in-check by simply placing his hand on the head of the NBA's leading scorer.

Anthony was called for the foul, but one has to admire him for getting creative with his perimeter defense.

Carmelo on scratching Curry while putting his hand on his forehead: "Helluva player. I was just trying to figure out a way (to) stop him."

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) February 1, 2016

Curry, on the other hand, was left with a decent-sized scratch on his forehead.

Steph Curry said scratch was from "some great defense." Nodded yes when asked if from Carmelo Anthony's hand pic.twitter.com/ptl0J2tTbU

— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) February 1, 2016

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VIDEO: CBA player punks Jason Maxiell, runs for his life

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Shandong center Wu Ke had to scamper the length of the court Wednesday after stupidly deciding to elbow former Detroit Pistons center Jason Maxiell.

With Maxiell boxing out for the defensive rebound, Wu used the guise of crashing the glass to deliver a flying elbow to the back of his head.

Maxiell promptly threw a giant right hook back at Wu, but, thankfully, the punch missed, which gave Wu the opportunity to escape his wrath.


You know things were out of control when Michael Beasley had to step in as the voice of reason.

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STEPHEN CURRY DOES PREGAME DRIBBLING ROUTINE WITH YOUNG FAN

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 ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — A few weeks ago we saw an Instagram video from a kid named Noah Cutler, who could do a pretty good Steph Curry impersonation in his backyard. Well, apparently Stephen Curry saw it too, because Curry and the Warriors had Cutler out to a Warriors game, where Cutler met Curry and even got to do his pregame dribbling routine alongside Stephen…

After the game @stephencurry30 came back and talked to me. Told me to keep up the hard work. He gave me his game shoes and signed them for me. #blessed #thankGod #curryhandles #stephcurry #warriors

A photo posted by Noah (baby birdman) Cutler (@babybirdman3) on Jan 23, 2016 at 9:43am PST

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VIDEO: Stephen Curry goes around his back to beat Parker

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The most intricate moves on the hardwood are executed flawlessly by reigning league MVP Stephen Curry, who left yet another defender dazed and confused Monday night in the San Antonio Spurs-Golden State Warriors game at Oracle Arena.

His casualty: Tony Parker.

.@StephenCurry30 doing Stephen Curry things on CSNBA & NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/jAHEj44s6Z

— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) January 26, 2016

No wonder Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich felt the need to immediately put Kawhi Leonard on "The Chef." Parker was simply no match.

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VIDEO: Peyton Manning brings son to postgame presser

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There are few things cuter than kids at press conferences.

After defeating the New England Patriots to claim a spot in Super Bowl 50, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning addressed the media, and brought his son Marshall along, rocking the AFC championship hat:

pic.twitter.com/Cpkxv20b1T

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 25, 2016

Marshall Manning gets the AFC championship hat. pic.twitter.com/jJF8kOdy5d

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 25, 2016

Marshall overcame a bit of shyness to peak at the crowd:

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James Harden becomes youngest to hit 1,000 3-pointers in loss to Pistons

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"The Beard" is racking up treys at a record rate.

James Harden, 26, became the youngest player to hit 1,000 career 3-pointers in Wednesday's 123-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Congrats @JHarden13 on becoming the youngest player in NBA history to hit 1K 3-Pointers. (26 years & 167 days old). pic.twitter.com/Iy5kF7jtSq

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 21, 2016

Harden hit three treys in the game, finishing with his first triple-double of the season: 33 points, a career-high 17 rebounds, and 14 assists.

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LeBron: I don't think we're a great team right now

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LeBron James continued his barrage of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, with the four-time MVP still clearly upset after the team's blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday.

"I think we're a good team," LeBron said to CBSSports' Ken Berger. "But I don't think we're a great team right now. We've got to continue to get better. I really think it's absurd to think about May and June; it's not guaranteed, man."

While Cleveland has done an excellent job against weaker teams, they have struggled with the good ones, posting a combined record of 2-5 against the top three teams in both conferences.

Although the Cavaliers have never struggled to score the ball this season, their play on the other end isn't as strong, particularly of late, sitting 18th in defensive rating (104.2) in January.

"Very ugly to watch," LeBron added. "... Offensively, I don't think we were that bad. Defensively, we were a little behind. … We were a couple of steps behind, and against a team like that, it's like being a couple of steps behind a Patriots team right now. They're gonna make you pay; you can't do that."

At 28-11, the Cavaliers are still in a much better place than they were in 2014-15, when they took the Warriors to six games in the Finals despite starting the year 19-20.

With a home game against the San Antonio Spurs set at the end of the month, LeBron and Co. will be given another opportunity to prove they can hang with the game's elite.

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Curry won't sit, but 'annoying' shin injury will take 4 weeks to heal

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According to what Golden State Warriors trainers have told Stephen Curry, his bruised left shin will take four weeks to heal completely.

He doesn't plan to sit.

"I'm not going to sit out four weeks," Curry said Tuesday night, according to ESPN's Ethan Sherwood Strauss. "So just got to figure out how to protect it while I'm out on the floor and keep playing. We've done a good amount and just had a couple unlucky plays, and we'll keep addressing it."

Questions came up about the shin after the reigning NBA MVP briefly left the Warriors' 109-88 thumping of the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday.

Curry departed after bumping his leg against the Lakers' Roy Hibbert. He had it looked at on the bench, then returned to the contest. He was taken out for good with the Dubs up 30 in the fourth quarter. After the game, Curry admitted the injury is irritating, but not something he's overly concerned about.

"It's just frustrating and annoying and any other adjective you want to throw in there," he said. "Long term, it's not something that I'll have to worry about. It's just playing through an injury that's there. It doesn't get worse if I play on it, unless I get kicked, and that's happened three times since I did it."

"It's a magnet," Curry said of his shin. "But I'll be all right."

Curry suffered the original injury in a Dec. 28 win over the Sacramento Kings, and as a result missed consecutive games for the first time since November 2013. He left Saturday's victory against the Denver Nuggets after being hit in the same spot.

"I wasn't going to put him back out there at first, but he was pretty adamant about it," Warriors interim coach Luke Walton said about Curry in Tuesday's game. "I played with a guy like that," added Walton, referring to Kobe Bryant.

In three games since sustaining the injury, Curry is averaging 17.3 points in 24 minutes, on a 40 percent 3-point stroke.

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VIDEO: Kobe Bryant believes in you

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Kobe Bryant will have a great deal of free time on his hands once he retires as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers following the 2015-16 campaign.

Could the "Black Mamba" turn himself into a "Life Coach" for his post-basketball career?

Even if you don't believe in yourself, just take solace in knowing that the five-time NBA champion believes in you:


Okay. Maybe Bryant doesn't believe in you. Maybe he believes in Roy Hibbert.

Which wasn't always the case, by the way:

- With h/t to SB Nation

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VIDEO: Kobe almost ended Jeremy Lin's life blocking a shot

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Jeremy Lin almost didn't survive Kobe Bryant's last trip to Time Warner Cable Arena.

The retiring Los Angeles Laker tried to block the Charlotte Hornets' guard shot, and almost took his spiky-haired head in the process.

Let's take a closer look at Lin on the precipice of death:



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VIDEO: Michael Jordan congratulates Kobe Bryant on an 'unbelievable' career

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action images Monday night at Time Warner Cable Arena marked the last time "The Black Mamba" would ever hit the hardwood to take on the Hornets in Charlotte.

It was back in 1996 when Kobe Bryant was drafted out of Lower Merion High School that the Hornets selected him 13th overall before sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers, so the franchise will always have a special connection to the five-time champion's career.

Hornets owner Michael Jordan - who competed against Bryant during the twilight of his playing career - wasn't present for the game, but he did send the Lakers legend a video message which aired to fans prior to tipoff:

MJ's tribute video before the game spoke highly of Kobe. pic.twitter.com/MT3f9tVfXj

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 29, 2015

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Warriors-Cavs draws nearly 11 million viewers on Christmas

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NEW YORK - The NBA Finals rematch between Golden State and Cleveland drew nearly 11 million viewers, making it the most-watched Christmas game in four years.

Related: Warriors win Christmas showdown with Cavaliers, improve to 28-1

The Warriors' 89-83 victory was watched by 10.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That was a 17 percent increase from the 9.3 million for the Cavaliers-Heat game last year that was LeBron James' return to Miami.

ESPN says Saturday that the game was the most-viewed on Christmas since 2011, which was the season opener following the lockout.

Overall, the five-game slate on ESPN and ABC was up 6 percent in viewership from 2014. Of the 13 times the NBA has played five games on Christmas, this was the first that all were decided by 10 points or fewer.

- with files from theScore

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PHOTO: LeBron is a bundle of joy in Christmas onesie

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LeBron James, for the 10th time in 13 seasons in the NBA, is away from home for Christmas Day.

But that's not stopping James from dressing up alone in his hotel room in Oakland. The 31-year-old King looked downright ridiculous as he donned a ridiculous holiday-themed onesie.

Merry Christmas to you all out there from the both of us today! Hahaha. Enjoy the time with the family and cherish every moment. #NoGrinchAllowedHere #LiveLaughLove

A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Dec 25, 2015 at 12:39pm PST

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VIDEO: Vintage Kobe performance leads Lakers over Nuggets

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Kobe Bryant tied his season high with 31 points Tuesday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 111-107 win over the Nuggets in Denver.

Bryant shot 10-of-22 from the floor - and was only 2-of-9 from deep - but got to the foul line a season-high 11 times, converting nine free throws. Along the way, he provided some vintage Kobe moments.

Related: Kobe pump fakes, drops one over the backboard




Of course, he showed his age a little too.

He tied his season high with a typically tough Bryant turnaround. Roy Hibbert approved.


The Lakers play again Wednesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder, a team Bryant sat against on Saturday. Will the second half of the back-to-back coming out of the thin air of Colorado sideline the 37-year-old again?

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Lillard sidelined by plantar fasciitis, will miss a game for 1st time in career

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Damian Lillard will sit out a regular season game for the first time in his professional career on Monday, as the Portland Trail Blazers point guard will be sidelined against the Atlanta Hawks due to plantar fasciitis.

Fellow guard C.J. McCollum, who's nursing a sprained ankle, will also be unavailable on Monday.

Lillard, who admitted after Sunday's loss to the Miami Heat that his left foot has been "a little bit sore," had suited up for the first 275 games of his career before being ruled out of Monday's contest in Atlanta.

The 25-year-old is averaging 24.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 4.5 rebounds for the Blazers, as he looks to earn a third consecutive All-Star selection.

As for McCollum, the third-year guard has exploded out of the gates with averages of 20.1 points, 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals to entrench himself in the early discussion for Most Improved Player.

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Irving sparked by Marshall's challenge: 'It was more or less a test'

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It took a while for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving to get going Sunday night. After all, it was the first time he'd been in a full-fledged NBA game in 200 days.

So, after missing his first handful of shots against the Philadelphia 76ers, an unexpected source was responsible for initiating Irving's transformation into "Uncle Drew."

Related: Teammates mess with Kyrie Irving after triumphant comeback

In the third quarter, Sixers floor general Kendall Marshall awoke the sleeping 6-foot-3 "giant" by calling for an isolation play, aiming to take advantage of the seemingly rusty Irving.

Bad move, according to the three-time All-Star.

"That kind of got me going," Irving said. "He tried to iso me on the right wing. That was pretty funny."

While Irving is undoubtedly one of the Association's finest ball-handlers and an elite talent in a league full of prime-time guards, Marshall's bold challenge fueled the Duke alumnus in his second-half outburst.

The pair of point guards are hardly strangers - the two faced each other long before their arrival to the NBA, and played college ball in close proximity with Marshall starring at UNC.

"That was going back to our high school days. I've known Kendall for a while now. Him trying to go at me, it was more or less a test."

Irving passed Mashall's "test" with flying colors, as he helped his Cavs earn the 108-86 victory with his 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals.

The Cavs will play the Sixers once more this season - in Philly on Jan. 10 - and it will be interesting to see how brazen Marshall will be, with Irving presumably having shaken off all the rust by then.
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Clippers' Paul: 'We're not a team that anybody needs to be worried about'

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The morale of the Los Angeles Clippers is slowly sinking as the team continues to come up small against contenders.

Saturday's 107-97 loss to the Houston Rockets - who are coming off an appearance in the Western Conference finals last season - was just another example of the Clippers playing uninspired, lethargic basketball. Los Angeles trailed by as many as 26 points in the first half, and conceded an 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter after cutting Houston's lead to 12.

"We're not a team that anybody needs to be worried about, I'll tell you that," point guard Chris Paul said postgame, according to the Los Angeles Times' Ben Bolch. "Not right now."

It was during the second round of last year's playoffs when the Rockets eked out a 113-100 Game 7 victory at the Toyota Center to send the Clippers packing. Back at the scene of the crime, head coach Doc Rivers' squad failed to put the hammer down on a Rockets team that's widely considered the biggest disappointment in the West after finishing second in the conference a year ago.

"We came out with no energy, no intensity on both ends of the floor,” Paul's teammate DeAndre Jordan added. "This loss was on the starters. We came out and we didn't establish anything, really."

This is the second time in a matter of days a Clippers player has openly questioned the team's standing in the NBA's upper echelon. J.J. Redick said the Clippers are "not as good as San Antonio or Golden State" after losing to the Spurs on Friday.

Los Angeles dropped all three of its meetings against the Spurs and Golden State Warriors this season, and 10 of its 16 wins have come versus teams not currently in the playoff picture.

The Clippers played seven of their last eight games away from the Staples Center, and return home to host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday before hitting the road again for a five-game trip.

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VIDEO: Harden's suspect defense on full display once again

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Basketball coaches at every level loathe an apathetic approach on the defensive end.

For the 2015-16 iteration of the Houston Rockets, coordinated and fully-engaged defensive efforts have been about as frequent an occurrence as a lunar eclipse.

During Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden reminded us why his team ranks in the bottom third of the league across most defensive statistical categories.

I know we say it all the time but James Harden is the worst defender ever pic.twitter.com/e5mMkKiVtk

— YannickYounique (@Yannick_DYB) December 20, 2015

On this play, DeAndre Jordan loses his man on a screen, putting the onus on Harden to step into the lane to prevent the Clippers big man from getting to the rim unimpeded.

Yes James, it is you that didn't get to ball side and contest DJ's dive once Blake caught the ball. Peeking isn't D. pic.twitter.com/7Yq2dDcMeb

— david b. thorpe (@coachthorpe) December 20, 2015

Apparently, defense has been outlawed in southeast Texas.

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Kyrie Irving to make season debut Sunday vs. 76ers

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Kyrie Irving will make his 2015-16 season debut Sunday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard revealed Saturday on Twitter:

I'm back.

— Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) December 19, 2015

Irving, who will work under a minutes restriction his first couple of games back, has been out of action since Game 1 of last year's NBA Finals following surgery to repair a fractured left kneecap. His initial recovery time was set at three-to-four months.

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Welcome back, Kyrie. pic.twitter.com/OUOhn1bEIo

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 19, 2015

A recent report by ESPN's Dave McMenamin had Irving pegged to return this past Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, although the three-time NBA All-Star eventually refuted the story, letting fans know that he would tell everyone directly when he was set to come back.

"I'm glad that I'm at this point," Irving said following practice on Saturday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Chris Haynes. "I'll probably go home and let all of my emotions out, but I'm pretty F-ing excited to be out there with my brothers."

Related: Kyrie Irving's return should give LeBron some much-needed rest

The Cavaliers have held their own without Irving's services through the first 24 games of the season, compiling a 17-7 record for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The team's success eliminated any need to rush Irving back, even though the Duke product reportedly grew anxious to play.

"I've been ready to play, but bio-mechanically, we just wanted to make sure everything was good so I'm not putting myself at higher risk to go out there and get hurt again," Irving said.

The lowly 76ers (1-27) present a fairly easy challenge for Irving's first minutes back. However, head coach David Blatt previously insisted the quality of opponent wouldn't factor into when Irving would finally hit the hardwood.

"Not at all," Blatt said following Thursday's 104-100 win over the Thunder. "We have also have been pretty consistent about wanting to put Kyrie on the floor when he's ready, and we still have some steps to go through before we're confident that he's ready. So, when we get to that point, then we'll put him out there regardless of what team we're playing."

In 75 appearances last season, Irving averaged 21.7 points and 5.2 assists on 46.8 percent shooting, earning a spot on the All-NBA third team.

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