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Mike Brown was fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after the team started the NBA season by losing four of its first five games, according to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

Mike Brown was fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after the team started the NBA season by losing four of its first five games, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Friday.

Mike Brown was fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after the team started the NBA season by losing four of its first five games, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Friday.

Mike Brown was fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday after the team started the NBA season by losing four of its first five games, according to reports.

The Golden State Warriors will rest Andrew Bogut for seven to 10 days as the Aussie big man's surgically repaired left ankle continues to heal.

Randy Foye came off the bench and scored 17 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 95-86 NBA victory over the star-studded but struggling Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake was fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing inappropriate language at a spectator, the league announced on Tuesday.

LeBron James scored 23 points and Dwyane Wade added 22 to spark the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat over Phoenix 124-99, stretching their win streak to three games.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash of the Los Angeles Lakers has been diagnosed with a small fracture in his left leg and will be sidelined at least another week, the club said.

Golden State Warriors reserve swingman Brandon Rush will miss the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a left knee injury, according to the team.

Due to the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, the Brooklyn Nets will have to wait almost a month to entertain their uptown NBA rivals, the New York Knicks.

Hours before their NBA season opener against the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors announced on Wednesday they have signed guard Stephen Curry to a four-year contract extension.

LeBron James received his long-awaited NBA championship ring, then he and the Miami Heat launched their bid for another with a season-opening 120-107 victory over the Boston Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers and superstar Kobe Bryant are chasing twin milestone titles as the 67th NBA season opens Tuesday, counting on two key additions to help them regain Western Conference supremacy.

David Stern says he will retire as commissioner of the NBA on February 1, 2014, exactly 30 years after taking the job and guiding the league and its superstar players to worldwide fame.

David Stern said Thursday that he will retire as commissioner of the NBA on February 1, 2014, exactly 30 years after taking the job and guiding the league and its superstar players to worldwide fame.

Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be sidelined some six weeks, the NBA team said Friday.

The Los Angeles Clippers used a dominant inside attack to dispatch reigning NBA champion Miami Heat 99-89 in an exhibition match Sunday in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,000 in Shanghai.

Reigning NBA champions Miami Heat dispatched the Los Angeles Clippers 94-80 Thursday thanks to 20 points from superstar LeBron James in a pre-season exhibition before a raucous Beijing crowd.

Reigning NBA champions Miami Heat dispatched the Los Angeles Clippers 94-80 Thursday thanks to 20 points from superstar LeBron James in a pre-season exhibition before a raucous Beijing crowd.