Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose issued a statement about the photo circulating of him allegedly making gang signs.
“Recently, a photo has been circulating on the Internet which appears to depict me flashing a gang sign. This photo of me was taken at a party I attended in Memphis while I was in school there, and [...]

Carmelo Anthony has fired agent Calvin Andrews and will sign with Creative Artists Agency, according to an industry source.
Bill Duffy, Andrews’ boss at Bill Duffy Associates, and Leon Rose, CAA’s renowned basketball agent, were not immediately available for comment.
Rose is a close friend and business associate of William Wesley, aka “Worldwide Wes,” the basketball power [...]

Memphis freshman Tyreke Evans will test the NBA waters.
He hasn’t signed with an agent, meaning he can return for his sophomore season.
But don’t bet on it.
DraftExpress.com has Evans going at No. 7 to the Golden State Warriors.
“I am pursuing what has been a dream of mine for a long time, and that is to play [...]

If you haven’t seen Nate Robinson’s dunk over Dwight Howard in last night’s NBA Slam Dunk contest, you should check it out.

You’ve got to love this quote from LeBron James about whether or not he and his teammates are distracted by all the LeBron-to-New York talk.
“It’s a distraction for the Knicks,” he said, according to the AP. “It’s not a distraction for us — we’re good.”

Charles Barkley and LeBron James are involved in a war of words.
On TNT’s “Inside the NBA” show Thursday, Barkley criticized King James for taking questions about his plans in 2010 earlier this week in New York. The Knicks and Nets are both clearing cap room in order to sign James that year.
“The outside forces should [...]

DETROIT (AP) — A basketball official says the Detroit Pistons have traded former NBA finals MVP Chauncey Billups and top reserve Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for former league MVP Allen Iverson.
The official spoke Monday to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced.
Detroit was [...]

Everyone knows that Coney Island, N.Y. has produced Stephon Marbury, Sebastian Telfair and, now Lance “Born Ready” Stephenson, but the neighborhood is also home to former Rutgers and current Sacramento Kings guard Quincy Douby. Check out this great documentary film on Douby. Part 2 is below.

I spent the day at the Sports Museum of America in lower Manhattan working on a few stories. Giants DE Justin Tuck was there for an event promoting literacy and my SNY story on him touches on everything from DeSean Jackson’s blown TD last night to Leon Lett to Charlie Weis’ unfortunate weekend sideline accident.
After [...]

Brevin Knight, a former standout at Seton Hall Prep and Stanford, was traded Wednesday from the L.A. Clippers to the Utah Jazz. In return, the Clippers got fellow point guard Jason Hart.
Knight, 32, averaged 4.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists and 22.6 minutes in 74 games last season. He finished second in the NBA with [...]