Could Jazz bring Malone in to help teach defense?
Question: I used to love watching Karl Malone frustrate opposing teams‘ power forwards with his defense.

Kahn: 10 most likely to improve After meeting in the NBA Finals, Jordan Farmar and Rajon Rondo should be even better. Mike Kahn lists 10 players likely to improve.
Knicks acquire Ewing Jr. from Rockets The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday. New [...]

Grizzlies sign Iranian center Haddadi The Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent center Hamed Haddadi, who played for the Iranian national team in the Olympics. The 7-foot-2, 254-pound Haddadi averaged 16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in Beijing. The 23-year-old Haddadi spent the 2007-08 season playing for Saba Battery BC in the Iranian Super [...]

NBA to play two exhibition games in China The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said on Wednesday. The NBA China Games tips off with the Bucks and Warriors meeting on Oct. 15 in Guangzhou and [...]

Dare to dream about the ultimate Team USA matchup The Dream Team had more power. The Redeem Team has better speed. Charley Rosen can’t resist comparing and contrasting.
NBA to play two exhibition games in China The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition [...]

Celtics sign No. 30 pick, defensive whiz Giddens The Boston Celtics signed their first-round draft pick J.R. Giddens on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 point guard, the 30th pick in the draft, averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds for New Mexico during his senior season. The 23-year-old Giddens brings a reputation as a strong defender [...]

Woman in Jordan case out of jail A northwestern Pennsylvania woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her son is out of jail after agreeing not to bother Jordan. A Crawford County judge released 35-year-old Lisa Miceli, of Meadville, on Friday. She was jailed Aug. 13 for violating an order in civil suit Jordan filed [...]

Utah Jazz: Americans back atop hoops world
As members of the United States men’s basketball team bounced as giddily as schoolgirls in a half-court celebration of their 118-107 gold-medal victory Sunday over Spain, the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium loud …

D-Will is in a very good place; right now it’s Beijing
The comparisons to Chris Paul don’t seem so important anymore. The rookie growing pains a while back.
This Team USA is just that … a team Why is the current Team USA so superior to the ‘04 version? Because [...]

Utah Jazz: U.S. men cruise to quarterfinal basketball win
Don’t doubt this U.S. men’s basketball team - and sure don’t challenge them, either.