Jordan's bid for Bobcats approved by NBA board
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:26:24 PDT)
Michael Jordan became the first former player to be a majority team owner in the NBA when his $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats was unanimously approved by the league's Board of Governors on Wednesday. Jordan will take over the money-losing team immediately from Bob Johnson after serving as a minority investor with the final say on basketball decisions since 2006.

Knicks' Harrington wants to be a Net
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:24:12 PDT)
The New Jersey Nets have only won eight games so far this season, but that's not stopping players from...

Wizards Team Report
(Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:45:25 PDT)

As dreary as things are for the Washington Wizards—they arrived in Denver for Tuesday's game against the Nuggets having lost a season-high eight games—there is at least one player on the roster who probably wouldn't want to be anywhere else but with this team.

That would be rookie forward Alonzo Gee.

Gee, a rookie out of Alabama, began the season with the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League. However, he caught the attention of coach Flip Saunders in the Wizards' blowout loss at Utah on Monday.

In just 15 minutes, Gee scored 10 points and pulled down three rebounds. It was enough to get Saunders excited in what has been an otherwise desultory stretch.

Nuggets win as ailing Karl returns
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:45 PDT)
Nuggets coach George Karl fought through intensifying cancer treatments to return to the bench after a weeklong absence, and his players rewarded him with what Karl had told them would be the best possible medicine: a win. Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points to go with 12 rebounds, J.R. Smith scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets pulled away for a 97-87 victory Tuesday...

Wizards F Josh Howard has knee ligament surgery
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:42:30 PDT)
Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard could miss the start of next season after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. Howard's operation was Tuesday in New York, and the Wizards said he is expected to make a full recovery in six to eight months. Howard was injured in a game against the Chicago Bulls on Feb.

Wizards' Arenas had 500 guns?
(Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:06:07 PDT)
The incident that got Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas into so much trouble involved a few unloaded guns...

Jazz rout Wizards to end 2-game losing streak
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:28:27 PDT)
Playing their fifth game in seven days, the Utah Jazz got a much-needed respite in the form of the struggling Washington Wizards. Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, and Deron Williams notched his 35th double-double of the season before both starters rested the entire fourth quarter of a 112-89 victory Monday night.

'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank, Wizards guard says in interview
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:07 PDT)
WASHINGTON - Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker-room.

Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished'
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:25:00 PDT)
Since he's suspended indefinitely, Gilbert Arenas has a lot of free time. He's been keeping busy though.

Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:48:20 PDT)
Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room. The suspended Washington Wizards guard told Esquire magazine that he wasn't using "longevity thinking" when he took out four guns in what he says was an attempt to play a prank on teammate Javaris Crittenton in December.

Magic win 8th straight 109-95; Wizards skid hits 7
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:26:33 PST)
After the game, J.J. Redick was dishing out geography trivia and talking about Duke's run in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Too bad his conversational versatility doesn't also include hockey -- because it was a stat usually associated with the sport on ice that stood out in the Orlando Magic's eighth straight win.

Bynum's 20 assists leads Pistons over Wizards
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:43:35 PST)
Will Bynum knew early on that Friday could be a big night for him. The Detroit Pistons point guard, playing in place of Rodney Stuckey, had eight assists in the first quarter against Washington and decided he was going for the record book. "At the end of the first quarter, I thought I had a chance to get Kevin Porter's (team) record of 25, but I don't think the coach and I had the same...

Crawford scores 29, Hawks beat Wizards 105-99
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:16:36 PST)
As he sits on the bench at the start of each game, Jamal Crawford analyzes the opposition, the defenses they are employing, and the flow of the game. The Atlanta Hawks are sure glad their sixth-man extraordinaire is a quick study. Crawford scored 29 points and the Hawks avoided a three-game losing streak by beating the Washington Wizards 105-99 Thursday night.

Gilbert Arenas changes uniform from No. 0 to No. 6
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:29 PST)
Goodbye, "Agent Zero." Gilbert Arenas is switching his uniform number. The suspended guard submitted paperwork to go from No. 0 to No. 6, and the NBA approved the change, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Thursday. Arenas has worn zero since college, saying he picked that number because that's how many minutes people expected him to play at...

Wizards sign G Livingston to 2nd 10-day contract
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:55:24 PST)
The Washington Wizards have signed guard Shaun Livingston to a second 10-day contract. Livingston initially signed with the Wizards on Feb. 26. He was averaging 3.0 points and 1.5 assists in 9.3 minutes in four games for Washington headed into Tuesday night's game against the Houston Rockets.

Suicide lines: Warriors wounded; Pacers protective; Olympic additions
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:15:30 PST)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your FrankenBerry.

Rockets planning to keep Lowry
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:42:53 PST)
Since guard Kyle Lowry has been out with a hurt ankle, his Houston Rockets have won four games and lost nine.

Collison makes strong impression on Paul
(Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:47:00 PST)
Rookie point guard Darren Collison hopes to keep the Hornets in the playoff hunt until Chris Paul returns.