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NBA Finals give ABC best summer ratings in decade

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The NBA's championship-winning game for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday was seen by nearly 24 million people, leading ABC to its most-watched week during the slow summer season in nearly 10 years.

NBA title game caps network's most-watched week in years

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT

The NBA's championship-winning game for the Dallas Mavericks was seen by nearly 24 million people. The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's game led ABC to its most-watched week during the slow summer season in nearly 10 years.

NBA AM: No Changes For The Magic?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT

Both Magic president Otis Smith and now head coach Stan Van Gundy hint, there may not be much change coming to Orlando... Where's the ring?... We have a draft class... NBA...

NBA Mock Draft Updates From Chad Ford, Draft Express, Others

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

The 2011 NBA Draft is just over a week away and the various mock drafts are stating to hone on on their picks. Chad Ford, Draft Express and SB Nation's Tom Ziller all have all (still) have Kyrie Irving going first to the Cleveland Cavalier and Arizona's Derrick Williams going second to the Minnesota Timberwolves . From there, the various 2011 NBA Mock Draft boards start diverging. This year's ...

Rotoworld: NBA mock draft | Team needs

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Steve Alexander takes his latest look at the first round of the NBA draft and analyzes each pick.

NBA Draft 2011: Draft Rumors, News, Updates and More

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT

The NBA draft is a mere eight days away.  It'll be broadcast live on ESPN next Thursday at 7:00PM and there will be no shortage of news and rumors leading up to the big day. The gap between Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams is as close as it has been since both players declared for the draft, and while Irving still looks to be the man in Cleveland, Williams isn't going down without a fight. The ...

NBA Draft 2011 Questions Of Consequence: How Old Is Bismack Biyombo?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT

Bismack Biyombo is a stunning 2011 NBA Draft prospect, both in his special attributes -- outrageous athleticism and length -- and his story. ESPN's Chad Ford did yeoman's work filling out the entire Biyombo narrative , how the Congolese big man left his family alone at 16 to play pro ball in Yemen (where he knew no one), how he rose from Spain's third division to the top league in just months ...

NBA escapes a scuffle

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Marc Serota/Getty Images Sport NBA rules say any player who runs from the bench area to a fight must be suspended. We're a few hours from the 2011 NBA Finals' Game 7, if there were going to be one. The Mavericks prevented all that, of course, which may come with a touch of disappointment at the league office, where a Finals Game 7 does extravagant things to television ratings. However, ending in ...

NBA Mock Draft 2011: Rockets Back On Chris Singleton In SB Nation's Latest

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT

The NBA Draft is a little over a week away, and we're counting down the hours by studying many mock drafts, looking at who the Rockets will take at No. 14 overall, and then watching that all go to waste once they trade up or down. Sound great? Yeah! I thought so. SB Nation's latest mock  has the Rockets taking Florida State forward Chris Singleton , who has been a popular target for them on the ...

NBA Draft 2011: 5 International Prospects and Their NBA Comparison

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 03:42 PM PDT

NBA general managers search high and low for talent that will help improve their teams. Today, more than ever before, organizations are searching across the world for international prospects. Each GM hopes they can find the next Dirk Nowiztki and become the genius that found a NBA superstar from across the ocean. Here is a list of five international prospects in the upcoming NBA draft and who ...