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Shaquille O'Neal's curious about one aspect of LeBron James' impending return to face angry Cavaliers fans – the pregame ritual."I'm a silly fan," O'Neal said. "I'm anxious to see if he's going to do that powder thing."

Caron Butler scored seven of his 23 points in Dallas' key run to start the second half and the Mavericks went on to their fifth straight win, 106-95 over the struggling Miami Heat on Saturday night

Shannon Brown scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Chicago Bulls 98-91 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Lamar Odom had 21 points and eight rebounds, but the Lakers trailed early in the fourth quarter before Derrick Rose finally slowed down.

The L.A. County coroner has determined that the death of a toddler who fell from a luxury box at Staples Center after a Lakers game Sunday was an accident.

A young boy fell to his death from a luxury suite at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday night, according to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria filed divorce papers in Los Angeles Wednesday to end her three-year marriage to husband Tony Parker in the wake of allegations that the San Antonio Spurs player had a relationship with the wife of former teammate Brent Barry.

All Chris Bosh needed to get his scoring touch back was a matchup with the Phoenix Suns.

Eva Longoria filed court papers Wednesday to divorce basketball star Tony Parker, citing irreconcilable differences. They had been married since July 7, 2007.

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Shannon Brown added 16 of his 21 in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-107 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game losing streak.

Former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson has scored 15 points in his debut for Besiktas Cola Turka but failed to carry his team to victory against Hemofarm Stada.