Mark Broussard, Senior Director of Basketball Communications, is refuting rapper Lil Wayne's claims that he was "banned" from attending Miami Heat games. Wayne said that he was barred from games and went on an expletive-filled tirade this past weekend at an All-Star event in Houston were blasted the Miami Heat ...

Who says you need to be an athlete to autograph jerseys? Jay-Z, who owns a small share in the Brooklyn Nets (and helped to christen the new Barclays Center with 8 shows) has autographed ten limited edition “Carter 4” jerseys that will be auctioned off for charity. The proceeds will ...

Publisher 2K Sports announced today that the latest installment in its NBA 2K basketball series has broken first-week sales records for the franchise. The game sold 49 percent more copies than its previous record-holder, NBA 2K11. Don't bother asking for specific sales figures, though. The only other stat 2K is providing ...

  Over the past few years, the NBA 2K franchise has solidified its reputation as one of the premier sports simulations. Packed with well-crafted game modes, best-in-class presentation, and entertaining-yet-deep gameplay, NBA 2K12 was the best sports game of last year. Instead of taking a post-release victory lap, developer Visual Concepts ...

The Brooklyn Nets' new arena, Barclay Center, opens tonight (September 21st.) The state-of-the-art facility won't be officially celebrating its grand opening until September 28th, when Brooklyn son and hip hop superstar Jay-Z hosts a hip hop concert. A crowd cheered as the lights were turned on during a ceremony. "This is going ...

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Today, 1:51 PM Derrick Rose couldn't hold it in. He had just seen a video clip of himself tearing the ACL in his left knee and then rehabilitating the injury. He was asked about his fans' support and the emotions came pouring out, a stream of ...

Nets general manager Billy King announced the signing Thursday. While terms were not disclosed, Childress got a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. The 29-year-old Childress averaged 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 34 games with Phoenix last season. The fourth pick overall in the 2004 draft out of Stanford has career averages of 9.5 ...

Stop the presses: a large, international governing body just had a great idea that would be really, really fun and really, really awesome. USA Today reports that the top executive for FIBA, the world's leading basketball organization, is proposing a three-on-three tournament be added to the Olympics. Secretary-general Patrick Baumann said Saturday ...

Hip hop mogul Jay-Z attended the final game of the New Jersey Nets before they make their much-anticipated move to Brooklyn. The rapper, who is a part owner of the team, attended the Nets' game against the Philadelphia 76ers and sat alongside Russian business Mikhail Prokhorov. Prokhorov is the team's majority ...

Superstar rapper Lil Wayne got to display his coaching abilities at a middle school charity game in Miami. Alongside a few other celebrities, Weezy joined the seventh and eight grade South Beach All Stars AAU team for Celebrity Court of Dreams, a charity game that was hosted by American Airlines ...