Good Thing Anderson Varejao Held Out
waitingfornextyear.com 5/29/2008 — …Because it looks like he may need all of the money he can get his hands on. ESPN’s Marc Stein reports that the NBA will look to dish out fines to players that are determined to be guilty of the ever-popular “flopping.”

NBA to Fine Floppers - Protests Coming Next?
sportsbybrooks.com 5/29/2008 — Marc Stein of the 50,000-watt flamethrower known as ESPN has received word from the NBA’s dominatrix, Stu Jackson , that he will be charged with punishing players with a penchant to exaggerate possible foul situations. In other words: death to ...

Manu's Man-Purse Is About to Take a Big Hit
sportingnews.com 5/29/2008 — Thing just keep getting worse and worse for the Spurs. First, their latest revitalization plan goes the way of the gold toilet (though eagle-eyed Tom Ziller thinks there's yet hope in the NBDL). Now, according to the Leader, the league has announced ...

Suns look at Lakers asst. Shaw
azcentral.com 5/29/2008 — Brian Shaw draws rave reviews for his potential as a NBA head coach. One big endorsement from inside the Suns' walls can't hurt now as he stands as a candidate to be the next Suns head coach. "I think he would be a great head coach," Shaquille O'Neal ...

The Greatest Flopper of All-Time
ballerblogger.com 5/29/2008 — Youtube of Vlade Divac at his best (worst).

Lakers Are on Verge Of Dethroning Spurs — Wash Post NBA 5/28/2008
Kobe Bryant has 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers hold on for a 93-91 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

It'll take Ginobili's best to spur a San Antonio comeback — dallasnews.com: Basketball: Mavericks 5/29/2008

Lakers-Spurs Blog: Kobe has reason to smile — NBA.com: News 5/30/2008
As the Lakers congregated at halfcourt after beating the Spurs 4-1 to advance to The Finals for the first time since Shaq was still a 20 and 10 guy, there was a look of unbridled joy on Kobe Bryant's face.

Ginobili expects to be OK for Beijing (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/31/2008
San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili said he expects his injured ankle to be healed by the time he and Argentina's national team begin the defense of their 2004 gold medal in the Summer Olympics in Beijing. "It's something that I am looking forward to ...

Ginobili expects to be healthy for Olympics — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 5/31/2008
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili said he expects his injured ankle to be hea...