Basketball News

BOSTON - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics. Full Story »

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam. Full Story »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. Full Story »

PHILADELPHIA - Quin Snyder was in a basketball nowhere land. He rode the bus on those three-movie road trips on the NBDL circuit where everyone in a uniform believed they were one big break away from a look at the big time. Full Story »

DENVER - The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that's in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar's signature missing from a contract extension. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the NBA on Friday for violating the league's drug agreement, while Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Miami Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA suspended three of its players without pay, including rookie of the year Tyreke Evans, a combined eight games for separate incidents that involve the league's drug policy and driving infractions. Full Story »

DENVER - Police are investigating an alleged altercation between Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith and another person at the team's practice facility. Full Story »

CLEVELAND - A deal to sell a Chinese investment group a minority share of the Cleveland Cavaliers has collapsed. Full Story »

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - LeBron James went back to school Thursday, working out against the Miami Hurricanes. Full Story »

SAN ANTONIO - Danny Ferry is returning to the San Antonio Spurs. Full Story »

ATHENS (AFP) - Eric Gordon scored 18 points, Kevin Durant added 15 and Derrick Rose chipped in with 11 to spark the United States to a 87-59 romp over Greece Wednesday in an exhibition game ahead of the World Basketball Championships. Full Story »

HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) - China's Yao Ming, who missed last season with injuries, returned to the court Tuesday after doctors gave him the green light to play basketball again. Full Story »

HOUSTON - Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is confident that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season after a team doctor declared his surgically repaired foot fully healed. Full Story »

CHARLOTTE (Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats have signed center Kwame Brown, reuniting the former first overall draft pick with team owner and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, the Bobcats said on Tuesday. Full Story »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The draft decision helped define both men in harsh terms: Michael Jordan was a failed executive, Kwame Brown a bust as a player. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Free agent guard Delonte West was suspended without pay for 10 games Friday after pleading guilty last month to weapons charges. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - NBA player Delonte West has been slapped with a 10 game suspension after pleading guilty last month to carrying a cache of weapons as he raced down a freeway on his motorcycle. Full Story »