Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn says he wants to meet with owner Glen Taylor before making a decision on coach Kurt Rambis.

Three current and former basketball players will be in Venezuela this week, part of a State Department “sports diplomacy” effort at a time of icy relations between the two countries.

Minnesota Timberwolves draft pick Ricky Rubio says he is talking with Spanish club Barcelona about his future.

Mark Cuban’s idea to celebrate an NBA championship with something other than a ring is being soundly rejected by his players, his coach and the top guy in the front office.

The Los Angeles Clippers have exercised their fourth-year contract option on rookie of the year Blake Griffin, keeping him with the club through 2012-13.

Five years after a parade drawn up to celebrate the Dallas Mavericks’ first NBA championship backfired, new plans are in place for a ride through the city’s streets.

The 17-year-old daughter of former NBA star Robert Horry has died after battling a rare genetic condition.

LeBron James ended his first Miami Heat season with a clarification.

Just over a week before one of the biggest drafts in the Charlotte Bobcats’ short history, owner Michael Jordan has shaken up the front office.

The NBA says it will review further the altercation between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks in the second quarter of Game 6 after some players from the bench were on the floor.

Dwight Howard reaffirmed his desire to stay with the Magic, but told NBA.com on Monday that he will definitely become a free agent rather than sign an extension in the next year and also left open the possibility he would reconsider his future in Orlando if the team does not win the title next season.

The Dallas Mavericks’ clinching victory in the NBA finals earned the highest preliminary television rating for a Game 6 in 11 years.

The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks are back in Texas.

John Kasich, governor in LeBron James’ home state of Ohio, has issued a resolution praising the Dallas Mavericks for their NBA title-clinching win Sunday over the Miami Heat.

The 2011 NBA Finals Game 6 on ABC — in which the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 105-95 to win the franchise’s first NBA championship — generated a 15.0 overnight rating, the highest-rated Game 6 ever on the network (ESPN reacquired rights to the league in 2002-03), and the highest in 11 years, according [...]

Dirk Nowitzki has been named MVP of the NBA finals for his huge role in leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first championship.

Mark Cuban zipped his lips and won a championship.

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t win the 2011 NBA championship.

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has congratulated Dallas on winning its first NBA title, denying LeBron James the one he left Cleveland to get.

Mario Chalmers has been moved into Miami’s starting lineup for Game 6 of the NBA finals.