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NBA: Players hail Collins' courage for coming out

NBA superstars Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash on Monday led a throng of players and celebrities offering support for Jason Collins, after the veteran center made the landmark revelation that he is gay. Collins, who played for Boston and Washington this past season but who is now a free agent, has become the first active American professional team sports player to publicly reveal his homosexuality. "Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support," Los Angeles Lakers star Bryant posted on Twitter.

China appoints Greek as national basketball coach

China has appointed Panagiotis Giannakis of Greece to coach its national men's basketball team, its basketball association said Monday, after the team had a disappointing Olympic performance. China's Basketball Association said on its website that former Greek national basketball coach Giannakis was named as head coach, adding that he would help the team "actively prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics".

NBA: Retired NBA legend Jordan marries Prieto

Retired NBA legend Michael Jordan married model Yvette Prieto at a ceremony in Florida on Saturday with a lavish reception at a luxury golf community, People magazine reported on Sunday. Jordan, 50, led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his playing days and his name remains one of the top brands in sports marketing. He now owns the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. Prieto, 35, met Jordan at a Miami club in 2008 and they have dated for five years. The couple became engaged in 2011 and applied for a marriage license last month at the county courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida.

NBA: Heat complete playoff sweep but Celtics stay in hunt

LeBron James scored 30 points to lead Miami over Milwaukee and complete a sweep into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday while Boston avoided being swept out by New York. Defending champion Miami rolled over the Bucks 88-77 to win their Eastern Conference best-of-seven series in four games and become the first team to advance despite guard Dwyane Wade being sidelined by a knee bruise. Wade will have time to heal. The Heat will not open the second round against Chicago or Brooklyn until Saturday at the earliest.

Heat roll to 104-91 win over Bucks, grab 3-0 series lead

U.S. Sports Desk, Apr 26 (EFE).- The Miami Heat cruised to a 104-91 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks behind 23 points from reserve guard Ray Allen to snag a 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. The 37-year-old Allen, who got his start in the NBA as a member of the Bucks in 1996, made five of his eight 3-point attempts Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee to lead five Heat players in double figures.

NBA: Heat push Bucks to brink, Bulls win

The 2012 NBA champion Miami Heat moved within one game of ousting the Milwaukee Bucks from the first round of the 2013 playoffs Thursday, closing strong in a 104-91 victory. LeBron James scored 22 points, Chris Bosh notched a double-double and Ray Allen added 23 points and set a record for three-pointers in the post-season as Miami took a 3-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven first-round series. No NBA team has come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series.

NBA: Heat push Bucks to brink of elimination

The NBA champion Miami Heat moved within one game of ousting the Milwaukee Bucks from the first round of the playoffs Thursday, closing strong in a 104-91 victory. LeBron James scored 22 points, Chris Bosh notched a double-double and Ray Allen added 23 points and set a record for three-pointers in the post-season as Miami took a 3-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven first-round series. No NBA team has come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series.

NBA: Warriors down Nuggets to level playoff series

Stephen Curry scored 30 points and added 13 assists on Tuesday to power the hot-shooting Golden State Warriors over the Denver Nuggets 131-117 to even their NBA opening-round playoff series. Jarrett Jack netted 26 points, Harrison Barnes added 24 points and Klay Thompson contributed 21 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range for the Warriors, now level at 1-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference matchup. "Just an outstanding performance by that entire group," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said.

NBA: Knicks, Heat seize 2-0 leads in playoff series

New York's Carmelo Anthony and Miami stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade sparked their teams to NBA playoff triumphs on Tuesday that gave the Knicks and Heat 2-0 Eastern Conference series leads. Anthony, who shot 3-for-11 in the first half, scored a game-high 34 points to power the host Knicks over Boston 87-71, giving New York a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven opening round playoff series.

NBA: Knicks guard Smith wins sixth-man award

New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith was named Monday as the winner of the Sixth Man of the Year award as the top reserve in the 2012-13 NBA season. Smith averaged 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds while coming off the bench for all 80 games he appeared in. He garnered 72 of a possible 121 first-place votes and tallied 484 points to easily beat Los Angeles Clippers guard and 2009-10 top reserve Jamal Crawford in voting by a panel of 121 sports writers and broadcasters.
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