Ainge: Rondo (ankle) to miss 'couple of weeks'

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will miss a couple of weeks with a sprained left ankle.

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MRI reveals stress fracture in Yao's left ankle

HOUSTON (AP) -- Yao Ming has a stress fracture in his left ankle and the Houston Rockets said there is no timetable for the return of the 7-foot-6 center whose NBA career may be in serious jeopardy after a series of injuries.

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Hawks' Crawford out for Celtics game with sore back

ATLANTA (AP) -- Hawks guard Jamal Crawford will miss Thursday night's game at Boston because of a sore back.

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Bulls' Noah has surgery, out 8-10 weeks with hand injury

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah will miss the next eight to 10 weeks after having surgery on his right hand to repair a torn ligament.

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Stern: Decertifying players union a 'nuclear option'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern says it would be risky for NBA players to decertify their union.

Speaking with reporters Wednesday before the Charlotte Bobcats-Memphis Grizzlies game, Stern said if the union decertifies it wouldn't just mean the end of the NBA players association, it would nullify the labor contract as well.


That would allow players to challenge antitrust laws, the commissioner said, an opportunity they don't have with the collective bargaining agreement in place. But, he said, decertification is risky because there are $4 billion in guaranteed player contracts in effect for next season.


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Stern says union's offer not much of a concession

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern says the union's offer to consider reducing players' share of revenue is "not really much of a concession" because other parts of its proposal will raise costs.

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Heat visit MSG, fans will bow no more to the King

The fans at Madison Square Garden probably won't let that stop them from telling James how they feel about the star bypassing the Knicks for the Miami Heat.

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Wade, James looking forward to showdown with Knicks


MIAMI (AP) -- It's the scene the Knicks tried to turn into their reality this summer: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade together at Madison Square Garden.

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