All about Al. Understated Al. Entrenched Al. Either description would nicely fit Al Thornton. As expected, the Clippers on Tuesday exercised their third-year contract option on Thornton, who is in his second season with the team.

The night began with hundreds of Chinese fans lined up in the rain outside Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, four hours before tip-off. It began with volunteers distributing plastic ponchos to the damp throng, presumably to keep …

What happens in Vegas always doesn’t stay in Vegas.

The Celtics yesterday said that NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Paul Pierce would not comment on the early Sunday morning incident during which he was stopped in Las Vegas for “erratic driving.”

Ron Artest to the Rockets? All I can do is imagine Houston general manager Daryl Morey listening to Seal on his iPod: “But we’re never gonna survive unless … We get a little crazy.”
Yep, the …

Mike Krzyzewski wanted Dwyane Wade on the U.S. team, just in case something ever happened to Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. With James out Friday night, Wade proved he is definitely back.

The Seattle SuperSonics will move to Oklahoma City next season.  This concludes a protracted legal battle between the owner of the Sonics (Clay Bennet) and the city of Seattle - and on this one, Seattle …

What has been widely described as a shallow pool of NBA free agents got surprisingly deeper Monday night when Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis joined Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand in opting out …

Well, Chicago went with the hometown kid over the beast - now they have an overload of guards to deal with. Pat Reilly played a psyche on some of the more gullible sports journalists …

Well, given that the draft is on tomorrow, its only appropriate that I give you my take on what I anticipate will happen. Most of the intrigue has obviously been swirling around whether Chicago …

Well, just like we predicted, Jermaine O’Neal has been traded to the Toronto Raptors ahead of the NBA Draft tomorrow.
The Pacers and the Raptors have agreed to a deal that, pending physicals, would send Jermaine …