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James, Durant headline All-NBA team (The SportsXchange)

Superstars LeBron James of the Miami Heat and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder headline the All-NBA team that was announced Thursday.

 

Finally, Shelvin Mack and Robert Pack have a dance dedicated to them (VIDEO) (Ball Don't Lie)

Hey, are you in need of something that is the greatest to get you through the remainder of your Thursday afternoon as you wait for a Miami Heat-Indiana Pacers game that will all but certainly kill your soul? WORRY NOT, FELLOW TRAVELER! I have just the thing for you: Dancing! And not mere "tomato-soup-awaiting, Siri-spurred" dancing — real dancing. From the mean streets of Springfield, Va., where it seems there ain't ish to do but cook or create dances dedicated to Washington Wizards rookie guard Shelvin Mack and venerable multi-team guard of the '90s Robert Pack. Behold: This unbridled brilliance comes to us from Springfield's Ryan Kopf, 23, who has apparently been doing this sort of thing since he was knee-high to a shoefly, and does it pretty often. From the fantastic  Sarah Kogod of the Washington Post's venerable D.C. Sports Bog :

 

James and Durant headline All-NBA selections (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and top scorer Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA team, the league said on Thursday.

 

For Philadelphia 76ers, Game 7 a Whole New World: Fan Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It goes without saying that the Eastern Conference semi-final series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics won't conjure up any nostalgic feelings of Bird vs. Erving or Russell vs. Chamberlain. It simply hasn't had that allure that comes with legends meeting legends. It's felt more like the 13 seed in the NCAA tournament battling a senior-laden 3 seed that looks annoyed that they're being forced to go through the exercise.

 

Heat's Haslem suspended for 1 game, Pittman for 3 (The SportsXchange)

The NBA has suspended Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem for one game and Heat forward Dexter Pittman for three games for their retaliatory flagrant fouls in Tuesday's Game 5 of their series against the Indiana Pacers.

 

Miami Heat players suspended (AFP)

The NBA has slapped Miami forward Udonis Haslem with a one-game suspension and center Dexter Pittman with a three-game ban over incidents in game five of their playoff series against Indiana.

 

Heat-Pacers Preview (The Associated Press)

MIAMI (AP) Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

 

Haslem suspended for Game 6 of Heat-Pacers (The Associated Press)

MIAMI (AP) Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

 

Heat's Haslem suspended for Game 6 of East semi-final (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem has been banned for Game Six of the Eastern Conference semi-final after a review of his flagrant foul against the Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday.

 

Heat's Udonis Haslem, Dexter Pittman suspended for flagrant fouls against Pacers (Yahoo! Sports)

The league has suspended Udonis Haslem and Dexter Pittman for their flagrant fouls.