http://worldbestsports.com News, Articles and Updates.... Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://worldbestsports.com/nba-set-to-cancel-more-games/4238/ http://worldbestsports.com/nba-set-to-cancel-more-games/4238/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:42:24 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=4238 Last Thursday, as the NBA negotiations seemed to be making progress, owners submarined any possible deal. Now, the owners are preparing to hit the players, and fans, again. According to multiple reports, the NBA will officially cancel two more weeks of the season at some point Tuesday. That means all games through the weekend after [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/the-lasting-damage-of-the-nba-lockout/4120/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-optimistic-on-nba-season/3821/ http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-optimistic-on-nba-season/3821/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:54:38 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3821 The visiting National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James yesterday said he is still “optimistic” that the NBA will have a 2011-12 season, despite the ongoing lockout. “I believe there will be a season this year, and I am optimistic players and owners will work toward having a season,” said James yesterday when asked whether [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-optimistic-on-nba-season/3821/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/tnt-announces-2011-12-nba-schedule-with-shaq-in-the-studio/3677/ http://worldbestsports.com/tnt-announces-2011-12-nba-schedule-with-shaq-in-the-studio/3677/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:48:41 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3677 TNT announced plans Tuesday to open its 2011-12 NBA regular-season broadcast schedule November 1 with a double-header featuring the defending champion Dallas Mavericks playing the Chicago Bulls, and the L.A. Lakers playing the Oklahoma City Thunder. The network also pointed out that freshly-retired star Shaquille O’Neal will be joining Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/tnt-announces-2011-12-nba-schedule-with-shaq-in-the-studio/3677/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/pat-riley-doesnt-think-lebron-james-needs-to-reinvent-himself/3596/ http://worldbestsports.com/pat-riley-doesnt-think-lebron-james-needs-to-reinvent-himself/3596/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:13:31 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3596 Before the media lets go of the never-ending saga surrounding LeBron James and the Miami Heat for the summer (and maybe longer if the NBA doesn’t get their shit together!), they took the opportunity recently to ask Pat Riley about all the criticism Bron-Bron received after the NBA Finals—specifically about how they feel he needs [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/pat-riley-doesnt-think-lebron-james-needs-to-reinvent-himself/3596/feed/ 1 http://worldbestsports.com/sources-mike-brown-to-be-named-lakers-head-coach/3461/ http://worldbestsports.com/sources-mike-brown-to-be-named-lakers-head-coach/3461/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:26:43 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3461 According to Matt Steinmetz, who is an NBA reporter for CSN Bay Area, two NBA sources have confirmed that Mike Brown will be the Lakers Head Coach. Here is what Steinmetz had to say in his report: Brown, the former coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is expected to be named the new coach of the [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/sources-mike-brown-to-be-named-lakers-head-coach/3461/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-james-helps-miami-heat-to-123%e2%80%93107-win-over-the-washington-wizards/3148/ http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-james-helps-miami-heat-to-123%e2%80%93107-win-over-the-washington-wizards/3148/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:47:47 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3148 Miami’s Big Three combined for 94 points on the night and LeBron James scored a game-high 35 points, as the Miami Heat thrashed the Washington Wizards 123-107 at the Verizon Centre in Washington on Wednesday night. Miami kept their composure to register a hard-fought win despite the ejection of John Wall, Juwan Howard and Zydrunas [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/lebron-james-helps-miami-heat-to-123%e2%80%93107-win-over-the-washington-wizards/3148/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/kevin-love-gets-nba-record-52nd-straight-double-double/2926/ http://worldbestsports.com/kevin-love-gets-nba-record-52nd-straight-double-double/2926/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:28:48 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2926 An injured Kevin Love got all historical Wednesday night as he recorded his 52nd straight double-double. The streak is now the longest since the ABA and NBA merged in 1976. The previous record was held by Moses Malone, whose records are having a rough week. Love scored 16 points and grabbed 21 rebounds despite having [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/kevin-love-gets-nba-record-52nd-straight-double-double/2926/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/carmelo-anthony-finally-traded-to-the-knicks/2664/ http://worldbestsports.com/carmelo-anthony-finally-traded-to-the-knicks/2664/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:30:23 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2664 Carmelo Anthony has finally gotten his wish. The saga that has both interested and tortured NBA fans for the better part of this season appears to finally be over, as multiple reports are now confirming that Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks. The Denver Post first reported the deal, a blockbuster which [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/carmelo-anthony-finally-traded-to-the-knicks/2664/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/kobe-bryant-wins-nba-all-star-mvp/2651/ http://worldbestsports.com/kobe-bryant-wins-nba-all-star-mvp/2651/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:18:06 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2651 It was clear early in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game that Kobe Bryant was looking to make sure that no one else would come into his home building and steal the show. Not only was it clear to the fans, but the players noticed, too. “You could tell he started out from the start — [...]

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