Celtics sign free agent Delonte West, who faces 10-game suspension after weapons plea
BOSTON (AP) -- Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics....

Plea deal in the works for ex-NBA player and MSU star Jay Vincent in Internet fraud case
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam....

Michael Jordan, Bobcats to donate $250,000 to Charlotte, NC, middle school sports programs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city....

Former MU golden boy Quin Snyder takes minor-league detour on way to NBA job with 76ers

Nigerian native Masai Ujiri returns to Denver to lead Nuggets; top priority: keeping Melo
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that's in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar's signature missing from a contract extension....

NBA suspends Brandon Rush, Tyreke Evans, Kenny Hasbrouck for separate violations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the NBA on Friday for violating the league's drug agreement, while Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Miami Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses....

Police investigating reported altercation involving Denver Nuggets J.R. Smith
DENVER (AP) -- Police are investigating an alleged altercation between Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith and another person at the team's practice facility....