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NBA's Marko Jaric is definitely one lucky guy to have a smokin' hot Brazilian supermodel as his wife.

Dwayne Wade Continues Support for Trayvon and posed for Ebony's September cover with his sons. This is just one of the four covers set to grace the magazine's issue for September.

Kobe Bryant posed a picture of wife on Instagram to express longing for wife, but has to remove it to protect wife from lewd comments.

The pitch video made by Dallas Mavericks for Dwight Howard went viral. It was not successful, but it was certainly entertaining for netizens to watch.

The Houston Rockets might be the winner of this summer's free agency bonanza after acquiring Rockets center Dwight Howard, but that doesn't mean winning a championship is already a slam-dunk.

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Jimmy Butler said his team would not allow the Miami Heat to win their third straight championships, claiming they are going to give the defending champs a tough battle when the two Eastern Conference powerhouses opened their regular-season on Oct 29.

The New York Knicks are reportedly interested to sign Iranian center Hamed Haddadi, a source close to situation disclosed on Wednesday.

The Washington Wizards locked in their point guard of the future in John Wall after signing him to a five-year, $80 million deal on Wednesday.

The Detroit Pistons acquired Brandon Jennings via sign-and-trade deal with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Bucks acquired third-year guard Brandon Knight and two other players while the Pistons got a border-line All-Star guard in Jennings.

Daniel 'Boobie' Gibson, Cleveland Cavalier's Guard and Keyshia Cole's husband, has been released from police custody late Monday morning [PDT Time].

Former first overall pick Greg Oden has reportedly narrowed down his choices to two teams, saying he was most intrigued by the Western Conference rising power New Orleans Pelicans and the defending NBA champ Miami Heat.

Miami Heat star LeBron James is now the most popular player in the NBA after edging Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant by a close margin, according to a poll by ESPN.

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Steve Nash is reportedly looking to make a career shift by scheduling a try-out with Italian football powerhouse Inter Milan.

Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George believes leaving his current team for the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next summer would not be a smartest basketball move, the All-Star told Marc J. Spears of Yahoo.com.

LeBron James' visit in Manila has been nothing but S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R. For the first time since sweeping through the NBA with his tomahawks dunks and eventually transforming into a full-fledged Champion, James has finally made his touchdown in a country where hoops is not just a past-time, it's a religion.t

Jason Terry believes the Brooklyn Nets are already title contenders, saying the acquisition of him, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce make the ball club even more formidable, the veteran point guard said during last week's press conference in Brooklyn.

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut is pushing the Australian National Team to get the service of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, who is apparently born in the 'Land Down Under'.

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly signed Byron Mullens to a two-year deal, a source close to situation reported on Sunday.

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said he's willing to pay millions of dollars in players' salaries to make sure his team has great shot at winning a championship. After acquiring Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry via trade with the Boston Celtics, the Russian business mogul is setting himself to pay $80 million in luxury tax.

Manny Pacquiao is headed into a make or break match with Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios this coming November. Another devastating loss could certainly end the career of the greatest Filipino boxer of all-time, while a victory, especially if it is knockout, will catapult Pacquiao back to the upper echelon of big-time boxers.

Metta World Peace is now a member of the New York Knicks after both parties agreed to a two-year deal, multiple sources reported on Tuesday.

The Houston Rockets are planning to keep Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik despite the arrival of All-Star center Dwight Howard, team general manager Daryl Morey said on Saturday.

Former Butler Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens is named as the 17th head coach in Boston Celtics history.

The Houston Rockets have already made their pitch to sign top free-agent center Dwight Howard and they are confident they did enough to convince the All-Star bigman to join them next season.

U.S. basketball legend Scottie Pippen has been named a suspect in a felony assault investigation. The retired NBA player allegedly knocked out a man in California on Sunday night.

Former Boston Celtics forward Antoine Walker said he's ready to be the next coach of the Boston Celtics after bench tactician Doc Rivers was traded away to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

Upton, arguable the hottest super model on the face of the Earth, was spotted cuddling and holding hands with Los Angeles Clippers star forward Blake Griffin at a New York City Bar last week.

Patrick Mills' tenure with the San Antonio Spurs didn't end well. The Spurs, despite fighting to the limit with the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, bowed out in a heartbreaking fashion on Friday at American Airlines Arena, Florida.

The Miami Heat successfully defended his NBA title after overcoming a resilient effort from the San Antonio Spurs in a classic seven-game Finals series.