According to the NBA, the league's merchandising business in Europe has doubled in the last five years to include more than 60 partners distributing NBA products to more than 16,000 retail locations. International sales account for more than 25 percent of the league's overall global merchandise business. Here are the top 10 most popular NBA jerseys in Europe. ...more

June 10, 2009

The Eastern Conference finals have delivered strong ratings for TNT. Through four games of the Cleveland-Orlando series, the network was averaging a 5.2 national rating, up 27 percent from last year, when it carried the Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. ...more

May 29, 2009

landing former MVP Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets. ...more

November 4, 2008

There's little Plant High's Sheldon Cooley can't accomplish on the basketball court. ...more

July 3, 2008

Shawn Marion scored a season-high 27 points, had six blocked shots, and hit five of Phoenix's 20 3-pointers to lead the Suns to a 137-115 romp against the Denver Nuggets in a matchup of division leaders Monday night. ...more

January 8, 2008

Scott Skiles was fired Monday as coach of the Chicago Bulls, who have one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference. ...more

December 24, 2007

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, and Kenyon Martin added a season-high 20 to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Miami Heat 115-89. Allen Iverson also scored 20 points, and Marcus Camby had 21 rebounds - his fifth 20-rebound game of the season - for the Nuggets, who led by 33 in the second half. Dwyane Wade had 13 points for Miami, and Ricky Davis and Daequan Cook had 11 each. Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were saddled with early foul trouble. O'Neal picked up two fouls in the first 5:33, and Wade was whistled for two quick ones late in the first and sat the entire second quarter with three fouls. CELTICS 80, CAVALIERS 70: With LeBron James sidelined for his second straight game with a sprained finger, Boston beat Cleveland despite limited contributions from two of their stars but with more outstanding defense. Boston improved to an NBA best 14-2 and was led by Ray Allen with 20 points and Rajon Rondo with 12. Kevin Garnett had only nine points in 26 minutes and Paul Pierce scored 7 in 30 minutes. PACERS 101, CLIPPERS 95: Jamaal Tinsley made three consecutive 3-pointers down the stretch to cap a 29-point effort and Jermaine O'Neal added 20 points and 19 rebounds despite a sore shoulder, leading Indiana to victory over Los Angeles. SPURS 100, TRAIL BLAZERS 79: Tony Parker scored 27 points and San Antonio beat Portland despite losing Tim Duncan in the second quarter with an injured knee and ankle. Duncan bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle in the first half and did not return to the game. The team said all of Duncan's ligaments appeared stable but that he would undergo an MRI exam on Monday. PISTONS 118, NETS 95: Jason Maxiell had 18 points and 11 rebounds to help Detroit rout New Jersey. Richard Hamilton added 19 points, Jarvis Hayes had 14, and Antonio McDyess 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Detroit won for the sixth time in seven games, and beat the Nets for the fifth straight time. SUNS 115, KNICKS 104: Grant Hill scored a season-high 28 points, nine during a fourth-quarter flurry that broke open a close game, and Phoenix pulled away to beat the New York Knicks. Don Marbury, the father of Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, died during the game. Knicks team spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz said no other information was immediately available, other than Don Marbury wasn't at Madison Square Garden when he died. Stephon Marbury was escorted out of the arena by security shortly after the game. WARRIORS 109, SONICS 96: Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington led Golden State with 20 points apiece, and the highest-scoring team in the NBA jumped to a 19-point first-quarter lead and coasted past Seattle for its sixth straight win. The Associated Press ...more

December 3, 2007

Five years after he enrolled for his memorable year at Syracuse University, Carmelo Anthony helped break ground Wednesday on a new basketball practice facility that will bear his name. 'I just can't thank the Syracuse community enough for bringing me here,' said Anthony, who as a freshman led the Orange to the 2003 NCAA national championship and then left school to play for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. 'I don't think anybody realizes how much this is going to do for the men's and women's teams.' Flanked by Coach Jim Boeheim and Athletic Director Daryl Gross, Anthony, shovel in hand and orange hard hat atop his head, posed for photos next to the architect's rendering of the new $19 million complex, which will be called the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. Anthony donated $3 million to get the fundraising under way. The 23-year-old Anthony, who grew up in a tough neighborhood in Baltimore that he called 'The Pharmacy' because of rampant drug abuse, was beaming with pride. 'I don't think there is an active athlete in the world today who has their own building, especially at my age,' Anthony said. 'My plan when I came to Syracuse was to stay at least two to three years. I didn't think I was going to do what I did in that one year. But playing in front of 30,000 people, we was like the Beatles, walking around and getting that love around the city. It felt good. I always told Coach Boeheim, 'Whatever you need me to do, I'm going to do.'' Gross said the university has accumulated $13.5 million to date and hopes to have the entire amount necessary before construction is completed. The Associated Press ...more

September 30, 2007