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He said, he said: D'Antoni, Reinsdorf tell their sides (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:26:30 PDT

In separate inteviews with Sporting News, Bulls managing partner Jerry Reinsdorf and new Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni offer their takes on the two sides' failed courtship.

Kings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:56:28 PDT

Success stories don't usually apply to teams that aren't in the playoffs, but the Kings may indeed qualify.

Despite missing out on the postseason for the second straight year, they wrapped up their regular season with a record of 38-44 that was at or above the predictions of most pundits back in October. More notably, they finished by winning 11 of their last 20 games and reversing the tragic finish of 2006-07 when they were 5-17 at the end. Yet what those soothsayers didn't see coming was the never-ending string of distractions and hurdles the Kings would have to overcome to still manage a level of respectability.

Days before the regular season began, they lost point guard Mike Bibby to a thumb injury that kept him out for half the season.

Kenny Smith may be in Walsh's front-office plans (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:13:32 PDT

Kenny Smith is looking to make the move from the TNT studio to the highly volatile world of the New York Knicks...

Kings F Artest undergoes surgery (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:32:25 PDT

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest underwent surgery on Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, according to a report on The Sacramento Bee web site.

Kings F Ron Artest has thumb surgery (AP)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:15:17 PDT

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest had surgery Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Artest, who had the surgery in his native New York, will wear a splint for six weeks. He could return to playing basketball in eight to 10 weeks, giving him plenty of time to recover before training camp with the Kings or another team if he decides to opt out of his contract.

Rondo has given Celtics stability at point (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PDT

Rajon Rondo has quieted skeptics who doubted whether he was mature enough to help guide a championship-caliber team.

Just put Hawks, A.I. & T-Mac out of our misery (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:06:52 PDT

No athlete wants to lose, especially in the playoffs. But from a fan's perspective, it's a little more...

Too soon to bury Duncan just yet (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:36:00 PDT

Shaq has called Amare Stoudemire the best big man in the game. Tim Duncan just gave him reason to reconsider.

Lakers beat Kings, win conference title (AP)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:12:03 PDT

The Los Angeles Lakers began the season in chaos 5 1/2 months ago. They finished it as the Western Conference champions. Pau Gasol had 22 points, leading MVP candidate Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Lakers beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 124-101 Tuesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs.

Game to pay attention to: Kings at Lakers (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:55:12 PDT

The baby T-Wolves look to even the score against the Pistons' second unit. The mighty, mighty Bobcats travel...

Tony Parker has 32 points, 11 assists as Spurs edge Kings 101-98 (AP)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:06:45 PDT

Heading into the playoffs hoping to defend their title, the San Antonio Spurs will clearly need to step up their game if they want to repeat. Tony Parker tied his season high with 32 points and added 11 assists as the struggling Spurs managed to pull out a 101-98 victory Monday night against the depleted Sacramento Kings.

Kings' Martin sits out vs. Hornets (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:12:11 PDT

After much speculation, Kevin Martin did not play as the Sacramento Kings posted a surprising 94-91 victory over the Western Conference-leading New Orleans on Saturday.

Short-handed Kings deal blow to Hornets hopes for top seed, winning 94-91 (AP)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:46:46 PDT

David West and the New Orleans Hornets have bigger worries right now than playoff positioning in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. West knows if the Hornets don't start playing better immediately, it won't matter what seed they get. New Orleans fell out of sole possession of the top spot in the conference Saturday night, falling 94-91 to a lottery-bound Sacramento Kings team missing leading...

Martin sidelined with knee injury for Kings, Artest returns (AP)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:06:01 PDT

Leading scorer Kevin Martin missed Sacramento's game against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night with an injured right knee. Martin, who is averaging 23.7 points, hurt himself in the third quarter Friday night against Portland. He did not return to the game and was unavailable against the Hornets.

John Salmons scores 18 points in rare start and Kings beat Trail Blazers 103-86 (AP)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:25:41 PDT

Kings coach Reggie Theus let John Salmons know how unimpressed he was with his performance in the first half. After the break, the sub-turned-starter took over the game. Salmons scored all of his 18 points in the second half, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 103-86 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.