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2008 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE TO BE PRESENTED BY EA SPORTS
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and EA SPORTS today announced that EA SPORTS will be the presenting partner of the 2008 NBA Summer League, the league’s summer showcase in Las Vegas for top free agents and members of the 2008 Draft class. 2008 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The National Basketball Association today announced the 53-game schedule for the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS. Games will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas... MVP? More like MIA Kobe Bryant made just seven of 22 mostly wild shots. He had just one assist. He had four turnovers. The league MVP was unable to carry a team that needed carrying... Visit Los Angeles Times Website Lakers are buried in the Garden The Lakers came to their final resting place in the frenzied home of their most hated historical rival, drifting far from victory in a 131-92 Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics that was every bit as uneven as the score indicated. Visit Los Angeles Times Website Boston Cheers as Celtics Rout Lakers BOSTON – The sights, smells and happy chaos were familiar, as if borrowed from another era and another arena: Stale cigar smoke filled the air. Champagne soaked the locker-room carpets. Green and white confetti was everywhere. Visit New York Times Website ADIDAS NBA 5IVE 2008 RETURNS TO TOUR SIX EUROPEAN CITIES The National Basketball Association and adidas today announced the six European host cities for the adidas NBA 5IVE Tour 2008, a grassroots event combining outdoor 5-on-5 tournaments with pick-up games and interactive basketball elements... Lakers Say It Isn’t Over; Last Word to Be in Boston LOS ANGELES — Nine bright gold banners are stretched in three neat rows high above the south end of Staples Center, a reminder of past glory and present goals. On Sunday night, that loose quilt of championship dreams looked like one big security blanket to the Los Angeles Lakers Visit New York Times Website Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins uncertain for Game 5 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Boston Celtics aren't sure if center Kendrick Perkins will be able to play in Sunday night's Game 5 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.... Visit Associated Press Website Celtics’ Rally Puts Title Within Reach LOS ANGELES — It took the Boston Celtics 21 years to get back to the N.B.A. finals. On Thursday night, they waited 44 minutes just to take a lead. Once they got it, they refused to let go, and now they stand one victory away from claiming the 17th championship in franchise history. Visit New York Times Website Lakers are back from the dread against Celtics Somewhere in the mess of an NBA Finals game, after the fouls finished stacking up alongside the airballs and missed free throws, a clear, indelible image finally emerged. The Lakers weren't dead yet. Visit Los Angeles Times Website L.A. needs a Boston-style Big Dig BOSTON -- The season drifted a little further from the Lakers amid a frenzy of green and white, a solitary sign held up by a fan -- "Green for 17" -- acting as a strong reminder that the Boston Celtics were two victories from a 17th NBA championship... Visit Los Angeles Times Website For Lakers, green means stop - NBA FINALS: CELTICS 98, LAKERS 88 The Lakers were outrebounded, outhustled and outdone on the plot lines, Paul Pierce's return from what looked like a serious knee injury carrying the night Thursday at TD Banknorth Garden. Visit Los Angeles Times Website Lakers, Celtics ready to renew rivalry BOSTON - Nearing Super Bowl-like proportions, the buildup has included black-and-white footage from the 1960s - images of Red Auerbach puffing a victory cigar, Bill Russell swatting away a shot and Jerry West rising for a jumper.... Visit Associated Press Website UConn's Calhoun treated for skin cancer STORRS, Conn. - Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is being treated for a second bout of skin cancer but expects to be on the bench this fall for his 22nd season with the Huskies.... Visit Associated Press Website Bryant leads Lakers past Spurs and into NBA finals LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and now they're headed to the NBA finals for the first time in four years.... Visit Associated Press Website Lakers take command SAN ANTONIO -- The events of Tuesday night weren't as indelible as the renowned "0.4" shot, but Derek Fisher was in the thick of another improbable victory against San Antonio. Visit Los Angeles Times Website 
Big 3 A Big Disappointment In Game 4
(Boston, MA) The Big 3 shot horribly in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, as Detroit evened the series with the Celtics at 2 games apiece. Dan Roche reports.
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