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Bulls center Joakim Noah admits to playing with knee injury
Joakim Noah averaged a career-high 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the regular season. (Toni L. Sandys/Getty Images) The Bulls were knocked out
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive expects unanimous vote to remove Donald Sterling
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive expects a unanimous vote to force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) Kings owner Vivek
Photos: Donald Sterling controversy leads to signs and shirts at Staples Center
Clippers fans expressed their feelings about the Donald Sterling controversy with the help of a number of signs. (John W. McDonough/SI) NBA commissioner Adam
Clippers show strength, unity, emotion in Game 5 win over Warriors
The Clippers' 138th straight sellout crowd -- termed by Rivers "as good as I've ever seen" -- saw the home team capture a game they controlled from the moment
Three-Pointers: Grizzlies escape Game 5 with win over Thunder by narrowest of margins
Game 5 between the Thunder and Grizzlies was a battle for every possession. (Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images) Although a 100-99 win for the Grizzlies
NBA releases 'We Are One' spot following Donald Sterling controversy
The NBA released a new video spot that reaffirmed the league's commitment to unity just hours after commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that disgraced
Video: Referee Joey Crawford interrupts Thunder's Kevin Durant at free throw line
Veteran NBA referee Joey Crawford interrupted Kevin Durant while the Thunder All-Star forward prepared to shoot a free throw during overtime so that he could
Three-Pointers: Nene, Wall help Wiz eliminate Bulls, win first-round series
Nene and Wall combined for 44 points in the Wizards' Game 5 victory. (Gary Dineen/National Basketball Association) After rolling to a comfortable win in Game
Video: Thunder's Russell Westbrook gets steal, breakaway dunk to force OT in Game 5
Russell Westbrook helped the Thunder force OT in Game 5. (Layne Murdoch Jr/Getty Images) Thunder guard Russell Westbrook picked the pocket of Grizzlies guard
Floyd Mayweather Jr. expresses interest in buying Clippers
Welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends a Clippers game in February. (Noel Vasquez/GC Images) WBCwelterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Warriors planned Game 5 walkout if Clippers' Donald Sterling wasn't banned
Draymond Green (left) and Stephen Curry (right) were among the Warriors players planning a walkout. (Rocky Widner/Getty Images) NBA commissioner Adam Silver
Floyd Mayweather says he would like to buy Clippers
Mayweather could have a few issues if he decides to pursue a purchase. He served a jail term in 2012 after pleading guilty to domestic violence and harassment
Warriors had dramatic boycott set for Game 5 against Clippers
The Warriors said they had a boycott planned for after the opening jump ball of Game 5. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) The Golden State Warriors had a boycott
Silver did what absolutely needed to be done with ban of Sterling
There is a long road ahead but for now, the league will bask in one of its finer moments. Crisis averted, respect restored and all across the country the
Woman at center of Donald Sterling scandal is 'very saddened' by ban
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sits with V. Stiviano during a 2010 game. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File) The woman at the center of the scandal
Mavericks' DeJuan Blair suspended 1 game for kicking Tiago Splitter
Mavericks' DeJuan Blair is knocked to the ground by Spurs' Tiago Splitter during Game 4. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) The NBA suspended Dallas Mavericks reserve
NBA suspends Mavericks' DeJuan Blair for kicking Spurs' Tiago Splitter in the head
The NBA has suspended DeJuan Blair for Game 5 of a first-round playoff series between the Mavericks and Spurs after he kicked Tiago Splitter in the head during
Oneida Nation: NFL should discipline Daniel Snyder for Redskins nickname
Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has maintained he will not changes the team's name. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images) The Oneida Indian Nation called for the