Warmer Manny Harris back with Cavaliers

Former Michigan star Manny Harris was hoping to get a call back to “The Show” and when the Cavaliers were depleted at guard, his phone rang once again.

Tuesday's NBA notebook: Dwyane Wade, Heat cruise to seventh win in row

Dwyane Wade had 30 points and 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 and the Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Kings on Tuesday night.

Game-worn Jeremy Lin jersey fetches over $40,000 at auction

The jersey that New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin wore while outdueling National Basketball Association scoring leader Kobe Bryant was auctioned for charity at $42,388.

Cavaliers sign ex-Wolverine Manny Harris to 10-day contract

Harris, a guard, has been playing with Canton of the NBA Development League. He averaged 21.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Charge.

Monday's NBA notebook: Deron Williams, Nets beat Jeremy Lin, Knicks

Linsanity started against the Nets. This time, All-Star guard Deron Williams was determined not to be embarrassed by the Harvard guy again.

Tracy McGrady is dissatisfied with his role in Atlanta

Tracy McGrady only played about four-and-a-half minutes on Saturday against Portland and after the game he vented to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Lawrence Frank incredulous at suggestion that Pistons should tank

"One, this is what we love to do, period," Frank said. "Everyone on our team is a competitor. It's incomprehensible to ever think you'd take the floor not wanting to win the game," the Pistons' coach said Monday.

• Photos: Pistons 96, Celtics 81

Soccer team offers bankrupt ex-Piston Allen Iverson roster spot

The Lancers have two regular-season home games remaining, and they are offering Iverson, who is bankrupt, $20,000 per game to play. The Lancers said they would add $5,000 for every goal Iverson scores.

Pistons sink Celtics for second time in 5 days

The Pistons outexecuted, outhustled and outplayed the older Boston Celtics, winning, 96-81, Sunday night at the Palace. It was their second win over the Celtics in the last five days, and seventh win in their last nine games.

• Photos: Pistons 96, Celtics 81

Ex-Piston Chris Wilcox getting his chance to contribute, help Celtics succeed

Former Pistons forward Chris Wilcox has fond memories of his two years in Detroit, although he didn’t make the impact that he hoped for.

Sunday's NBA notebook: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook score 91 in Thunder's OT win

Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets, 124-118, Sunday night.

Pistons make it two wins in a row over Celtics

The Pistons outexecuted, outhustled and outplayed the older Boston Celtics, winning 96-81 Sunday night at the Palace. It was their second win over the Celtics in the last five days, and seventh win in their last nine games.

Pistons rookie Brandon Knight having positive effect on veteran Rodney Stuckey

Rookie guard Brandon Knight seems to have lit something inside Rodney Stuckey — in a positive way. It’s not just his improving numbers or their growing chemistry. Stuckey and Knight complement one another very well when both are on the floor.

Transcendent Jeremy Lin represents all of us

Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin represents Everyman — people of all heritages and all descents. He has become the symbol for all of us who have ever suffered ...

Saturday’s NBA notebook: ESPN sorry for offensive headline on Jeremy Lin story

ESPN has apologized for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN ran the headline “Chink in the Armor” after Lin had ...

Rodney Stuckey scores 36 points as Pistons hold off Kings

Stuckey scored 36 points, his first 30-point game since the 2009-10 season, and Brandon Knight had arguably his most complete game as a pro, with 23 points, 10 ...

Charlie Villanueva set to return to Pistons soon

Villanueva strolled into the locker room before Friday’s game against the Kings, smiling as he prepared to change from street clothes into basketball gear. Why ...

Friday's NBA notebook: First 'L' for Knicks during the Lin era

Jeremy Lin committed nine turnovers, tied for the most in the NBA this season, and New York had its seven-game winning streak stopped with an 89-85 loss to the ...

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank enjoys 3-guard option

Necessity is often the mother of experimentation for an NBA coach, so Frank wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he used a three-guard lineup in the ...

U-M basketball facility to be named for late Pistons owner Davidson

Davidson had been a significant donor to the university over the years. The William Davidson Foundation recently provided a gift of $7.5 million in support of ...

Ben Gordon heats up as Pistons top Celtics

Gordon had done this before, in more than his share of visiting arenas. Hitting a back-breaking three, followed by a mass exodus of disgruntled and ...

Pistons' Ben Wallace relishes chances at line

The San Antonio Spurs decided to foul Wallace, a notoriously bad foul shooter, down the stretch of the Pistons’ 99-95 loss Tuesday night. Wallace knows the rap ...

Lin-sanity might end up being brief phenomenon

Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin has shocked the NBA world with his out-of-nowhere performances, averaging 26.8 points and eight assists in his last five games. But, ...

Obama, oddsmakers, Asia rush to embrace rising Knicks star Jeremy Lin

Bigger than Shaq? Larger than LeBron? The Knicks as NBA champions? (Don’t laugh too hard at that last one. The odds are getting better, according to one online ...

Tuesday's roundup: Jeremy Lin's magic works again

Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points and New York ...

Ben Wallace sets record but Pistons' rally falls short

Despite some late-game heroics from veteran center Ben Wallace, the Pistons sunk Tuesday night to 8-22 after a 99-95 loss to the Spurs. Wallace finished with ...

Pistons' Ben Wallace sets NBA record for games played by undrafted player

If Pistons coach Lawrence Frank had a vote, he wouldn't hesitate to select veteran center Ben Wallace for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Frank's endorsement ...

Pistons’ Greg Monroe surprised to be at No. 7 spot on ESPN’s top 25 under 25

"I didn't even see that," Monroe said. "I was No. 7, really?" Modesty aside, Monroe, a second-year player who starred at Georgetown for two seasons, is making ...