http://www.nba.com/news NBA.com delivers the latest news, video, and scores from around the NBA league. en-us Copyright (c) 2012NBA Media Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved. webmaster@nba.com Wed, 23 May 2012 19:42:18 EDT Wed, 23 May 2012 19:42:18 EDT http://www.nba.com/news http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/media/nba_rss.jpg 144 38 http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/point-guard-battle.ap/index.html?rss=true It's the main event of the Western Conference finals: Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook, All-Star point guards having their best seasons yet. One going for a fourth NBA championship, the other still chasing his first. Wed, 23 May 2012 19:36:35 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/heat-suspensions.ap/index.html?rss=true Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Wed, 23 May 2012 19:41:58 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/pittman-haslem-suspensions/index.html?rss=true Miami Heat center Dexter Pittman has been suspended three games without pay for striking the neck and shoulders of Indiana guard Lance Stephenson, and Miami forward Udonis Haslem has been suspended one game without pay for striking the head and shoulders of Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough, it was announced Wednesday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Wed, 23 May 2012 18:57:01 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/lakers-future.ap/index.html?rss=true Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:15:30 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/heat-pacers.ap/index.html?rss=true Larry Bird called the Indiana Pacers soft. His team agreed. LeBron James thought otherwise. Wed, 23 May 2012 15:55:23 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/nba-all-defensive-team-2011-2012/index.html?rss=true Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2011-12 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headlines the NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. James totaled 53 points overall, including 24 First Team votes. He was the lone player to top 50 points. Wed, 23 May 2012 13:52:46 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/23/thunder-shooting-arrest.ap/index.html?rss=true Oklahoma City police have arrested a second suspect after at least eight people were shot following an NBA playoff game. Wed, 23 May 2012 10:23:57 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/granger-ankle.ap/index.html?rss=true Indiana forward Danny Granger left the Pacers' Eastern Conference semifinal game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night early in the second half with a sprained left ankle. Wed, 23 May 2012 06:32:51 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/okc-shooting-arrest.ap/index.html?rss=true Oklahoma City police made an arrest Tuesday in the late-night fight that escalated into gunfire and left eight people injured shortly after the Thunder-Lakers NBA playoff game ended a few blocks away. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:39:01 EDT http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/sixers-celtics.ap/index.html?rss=true Before coach Doug Collins had his Philadelphia 76ers look ahead to Game 6, he had them rewind the tape to a dusty Game 7. Wed, 23 May 2012 06:35:20 EDT