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US college star Anthony Davis has been named to the Olympic men's basketball team, replacing Los Angeles Clippers centre Blake Griffin who is out with a knee injury.

Kevin Durant scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the US Olympic basketball team beat the Dominican Republic 113-59 in their first tune-up for the London Games.

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has been diagnosed with a torn medial meniscus in his left knee and will be unable to compete on the U.S. basketball team at the London Olympics, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Griffin, who signed a five-year contract extension with the Clippers worth nearly …

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin suffered a left knee injury in an US Olympic practice scrimmage and has been flown to Los Angeles for evaluation, USA Basketball announced on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his knee during a scrimmage at the U.S. Olympic training camp in Las Vegas and is returning to Los Angeles for a medical examination, USA Basketball said on Thursday. Griffin, who signed a five-year contract extension with the Clippers worth nearly $100 million …

Jeremy Lin will be returning to the New York Knicks, according to coach Mike Woodson, the San Antonio Spurs will be hanging onto Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson is leaving Atlanta for the Brooklyn Nets.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The worlds of sports and entertainment came together on Wednesday night at the ESPY Awards, where the Miami Heat scored the top honor of best team for its National Basketball Association championship. The Heat's top player, LeBron James, won the ESPY for best male athlete at the televised awards …

Dwight Howard will not be leaving the Orlando Magic for the Brooklyn Nets but Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis joined the NBA champion Miami Heat on Wednesday as a signing moratorium ended.

(Reuters) - Tim Duncan re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs in a deal that likely ensures the 6-foot-11 stalwart will end his glittering National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the team, the club said on Wednesday. The 36-year-old power forward has led San Antonio to the playoffs every season, including nine division …

MIAMI (Reuters) - The NBA champion Miami Heat strengthened their already imposing roster on Wednesday by completing the signings of free agents Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, hugely boosting their threat from long distance. Allen is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) all-time leading three-point scorer and a 10-time …

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain thumped fellow Olympic medal hopefuls France 81-65 in a Games warmup friendly at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid point guard Sergio Llull sparkled with 15 points for the 2008 silver medalists, who beat the French to win the European Championship in Lithuania last year. …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was being treated for dehydration at a local hospital, a team spokesman said on Tuesday. "In response to media inquiries and to dispel rumors and inaccurate reports, we'd like to state that Dr. Buss is in a local hospital where he is being treated for dehydration," …

Nigeria seized the last men's basketball berth at the London Olympics with an 88-73 victory over the Dominican Republic in a last-chance game at the FIBA qualifying tournament.

(Reuters) - U.S. Olympic basketball team guard Chris Paul is likely to sit out the next few scrimmages after suffering a sprained right thumb, ESPN reported. The U.S. team named its 12-member squad on Saturday, after a string of injuries to some of the star players seen as likely to be part of the squad, including Dwight …

(Reuters) - Men have a greater number of knee ligament injuries than women, despite research suggesting that women's knees are more prone to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and surgeries to fix them, according to a Swedish study. The report, published in the American Journal of Sports medicine, counted the injuries …

CARACAS (Reuters) - Former European champions Russia and Lithuania have claimed two of the last three remaining berths in the men's basketball tournament at the 2012 London Games following their victories in the semi-finals of the ongoing Olympic qualifying tournament. The Russians overcame a stiff challenge from Nigeria …

(Reuters) - Five members of the gold medal winning lineup at the 2008 Bejing Games were included in the 12-man U.S. Olympic basketball team announced by USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo on Saturday. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Deron Williams return for another bid for Olympic glory …

The injury-hit United States named its 12-man team basketball squad for the London Olympics Saturday, with Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden nabbing the final three roster spots.

MADRID (Reuters) - The United States will need to have an off day and prospective vanquishers will have to play out of their skins if they are to be denied another Olympic basketball gold, Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said on Saturday. Since the sport was first included at the 1936 Berlin Games, the U.S. have won 13 of the …

CARACAS (Reuters) - Double European champions Greece made a shock exit from the Olympic basketball qualifiers on Friday following a narrow 80-79 defeat against Nigeria. Macedonia, who were also fancied to make the semi-finals of the 12-team tournament in Venezuela, were sent packing after an 86-76 defeat by the Dominican …

(Reuters) - The NBA champion Miami Heat are set to bolster their blockbuster roster with the signing of three-point king Ray Allen from the Boston Celtics. "Its 2:30am in London and I was just woken up with great news. Welcome to the family #20!!," Heat owner Micky Arison tweeted on Saturday. Three-times NBA Most Valuable …

NBA free agent Jeremy Lin, the Asian-American star who sparked "Lin-sanity" in February for the Knicks, has reportedly agreed to sign a rich offer sheet with the Houston Rockets.

MIAMI (Reuters) - Freshly crowned NBA champion LeBron James heads to the London Games as one of the top U.S. athletes and one of the greatest basketball players of all-time but, strangely, as a man many fervently hope will fail. James's performances have been at such a level that he is comparable in status to soccer's Lionel …

France basketball star Tony Parker was on Friday cleared to take part in the London Olympics after suffering an eye injury in an altercation in a nightclub in New York last month.