Josh Smith is heading back to the Hawks’ bench, again (Getty Images) Thursday’s trade deadline came and went, Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith did not come to anything but a delicious conch salad, and he never went anywhere. There were talks, to be sure, but the Atlanta Hawks decided to hang onto their all-around forward [...]
Updated: February 25, 2012, 12:08 am ET Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving had 34 points to lead Team Chuck to a 146-133 victory over Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday in Orlando, Florida.Irving made eight 3-pointers to earn MVP honors.Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson scored 20 points to lead team Shaq.This was the first year [...]
The Mavericks, Knicks, Clippers, Pacers, yada yada yada. Nearly every team is spending the early weeks of the condensed 2011-2012 NBA season simply getting to know itself. Tyson Chandler has had a few awkward moments in New York; Lamar Odom and Vince Carter are still learning Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry; and Chris Paul and [...]