NBA Southeast

Boston Celtics guard Leandro Barbosa has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will be out for the rest of the National Basketball Association season, his club said.

Guard Dwyane Wade scored 16 of his 30 points in the final quarter as the Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 107-97 in a National Basketball Association matchup at American Airlines Arena.

Kobe Bryant scored all 20 of his points in the second half -- 14 in the fourth quarter -- to lead the Los Angeles Lakers' comeback to a 100-93 NBA win over the Charlotte Bobcats.

LeBron James made sure the flu-hit Miami Heat had more than enough to get past a Los Angeles Clippers team finally playing at full strength.

Eric Bledsoe had 27 points, six rebounds and six steals as the short-manned Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Orlando Magic 86-76.

The Miami Heat continued their domination over Houston by beating the Rockets 114-108 behind 32 points from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade's 31 points and eight assists.

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong, who confessed last month to doping after being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles last year, tops the new Forbes magazine list of most disliked US athletes.

Jeremy Lin drained five of Houston's record-equalling 23 three-pointers as the Rockets romped to a 140-109 NBA victory over the Golden State Warriors.

The Los Angeles Clippers, playing without their NBA All-Star forward Blake Griffin, lost their third game in a row, falling 98-90 to the Washington Wizards.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will guide the Eastern Conference squad in the 62nd NBA All-Star Game thanks to the reigning NBA champions' 100-85 victory on Sunday at Toronto.

LeBron James scored 30 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed out seven assists to spark reigning NBA champion Miami over the Toronto Raptors 100-85 on Sunday.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was stretchered off the court with a concussion after a scary collision with a teammate during an NBA game against the Houston Rockets.

Tim Duncan's return to NBA action didn't last long as the San Antonio Spurs star departed in the second quarter of a 96-86 victory over the Washington Wizards.

Britain's Luol Deng scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help power the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls to a 93-76 rout of the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA game.

The NBA fined Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey $25,000 for criticizing the officials in his team's 93-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

LeBron James and the NBA champion Miami Heat ended the Brooklyn Nets' home winning streak in emphatic style with a 105-85 triumph at the Barclays Center.

Basketball-loving President Barack Obama joined LeBron James and the Miami Heat in putting on a gushing show of mutual admiration Monday as the reigning NBA champions were lauded at the White House.

The National Basketball Association announced plans on Monday to stage its biggest international tribute ever when it honors the Chinese New Year celebration next month.

Kevin Garnett scored 24 points to lead Boston over Miami 100-98 in two overtimes Sunday but the joy of ending a six-game losing skid was dimmed by the loss of Rajon Rondo for the season.

NBA fan Michael Drysch drained a basket from midcourt to win a $75,000 prize and an enthusiastic hug from Miami Heat superstar LeBron James.