Ron Artest traded to Houston Rockets

NBA News - The Houston Rockets have made a big move to acquire the controversial forward Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Bobby Jackson, the No. 1 pick in next year's draft and a player to be named according to the Houston Chronicle. The third player could end up being Donte' Green who can't be officially traded until August 14th. Other NBA transactions include the Detroit Pis

United States Olympic Basketball Team Selected

The U.S. Olympic basketball team was officially announced Monday with little surprises. The U.S. will be represented by the NBA most valuable player Kobe Bryant who will be participating in his first ever Olympics. Jerry Colangelo is the managing director of USA Basketball and had the difficult choice of picking only 12 of the best NBA players. Joining Bryant will be Lebron James, Dwyane Wade,

NBA Draft Order

The Chicago Bulls lost out on Mike D'Antoni but they won big Tuesday night. Chicago won the right to draft either Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley in the upcoming NBA draft. Miami will pick second followed by Minnesota and Seattle. Here is a look at the 2008 NBA draft order 1 Chicago Bulls    2

Charles Barkley owes $400,000 to Las Vegas Casino

An Associated Press report released today alleges that Charles Barkley owes $400,000 to Wynn Las Vegas from loans or casino markers, he received in October of 2007. Charles Barkley has publicly made his gambling habits available to the public on several occasions. Barkley continues to be in the public light on television commercials and as a studio analyst for TNT and the NBA. Court docu

Mike D'Antoni is heading to New York.

The New York Knicks have a new basketball coach. The Phoenix Suns are now looking for a new basketball coach as Mike D'Antoni signed a $24 million contract to coach the New York Knicks for the next four years. D'Antoni will have his hands full in New York, coming off a 23-59 season. It was believed that D'Antoni was going to end up coaching the Chicago Bulls, but Chicago wavered and the Knic