Bryant now NBA's No. 5 all-time scorer
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:16:28 PST)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has passed former teammate Shaquille O'Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA's career scoring list. Bryant needed 24 points to pass O'Neal entering Monday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. O'Neal retired with 28,596 points. Bryant nailed a long jumper late in the first half to give him 24 points.

Wolves' Love suspended 2 games for stomp
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:27 PST)
Kevin Love's frustration with physical play and officiating have been apparent early and often this season. Emotion got the best of him on Saturday night against the Rockets, and now he and the Minnesota Timberwolves have to pay the price: Love, his team's leading scorer and rebounder, was suspended for two games by the NBA for "driving his foot into the upper body and face of the...

NBA suspends Lakers coach Brown 1 game
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:31 PST)
Los Angeles coach Mike Brown has been suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 for making contact with a game official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in Saturday's game. The NBA announced the suspension Monday. Brown will miss Monday's game in Philadelphia against the 76ers.

Nuggets' Nene, Afflalo, Mozgov out
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:52:28 PST)
The Denver Nuggets are short-handed for their game against the Houston Rockets on Monday night with three starters out with injuries. Nene has a sprained left heel, Arron Afflalo has a sprained left ankle and a sprained big toe on his right foot and Timofey Mozgov has a high left ankle sprain. Also, backup forward Corey Brewer is out following the death of his father.

Knicks PG Davis has elbow infection
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:16:29 PST)
Jeremy Lin was the starting point guard for the Knicks on Monday against Utah, while the player expected to inherit the position had a recent medical setback. Baron Davis revealed that he stopped his workouts because of an infection in his right elbow. Davis, who hasn't played this season because of herniated disk in his back, hasn't practiced since that happened on Jan.

Jack, Smith out for Hornets vs. Kings
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:02:24 PST)
Hornets coach Monty Williams says starting point guard Jarrett Jack and forward Jason Smith are sitting out Monday's night's home game against the Sacramento Kings. Jack is missing his third straight game with a sore left knee, while Smith is missing his first game since leaving Saturday night's contest at Detroit with a concussion.

Cavs' Gibson still has neck infection
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:16:29 PST)
Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson practiced and believed he was ready to play. He'll have to wait a little longer. Gibson did not travel with the team to Miami as originally planned after he complained about discomfort in his neck after practicing for the first time in 10 days. Gibson will miss his fifth straight game Tuesday with what the team has described as a "soft tissue infection"...