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Despite calls from fans, media and former players, the Lakers aren't planning any major off-season moves.

Some fans think that the Miami Heat have gotten their 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals thanks to calls made or not made by the officials.

LeBron James doesn't buy into Serge Ibaka's criticism.

Both receive a lot of criticism, but Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook are invaluable components to their respective teams.

The Twitterverse is mocking Serge Ibaka after the Oklahoma City Thunder power forward said Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is not a good defender.

Phil Jackson told HBO that Jim Buss wanted to expand Andrew Bynum's role, and doing so may have hurt the team.

LeBron James is considered to be one of the best defensive players in the NBA. Serge Ibaka doesn't agree.

No brain all beard, says Metta World Peace.

The NBA Finals are far from over, but the Knicks are already looking to get ready for the 2012-2013 Season.

If LeBron James doesn't win a title this season, he won't be compared to Elgin Baylor more often than Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson.

The Lakers are committed to trading Pau Gasol.

Phil Jackson told HBO's Real Sports that he didn't want to coach the Knicks because they are clumsy. The former Knicks forward and Lakers head coach said Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire don't fit well together.

The 2012 NBA Finals ratings have surged as the showdown between LeBron James' Miami Heat and Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder gets underway.

Whenever the Heat have needed to win a game, LeBron James has played his best.

The Heat combated a late Thunder rally to get the road win.

The Thunder have all of the momentum heading into Game 2.

A campaign to root out corruption in China's soccer leagues and administrative institutions appears to be effective -- but for how long?

Kevin Durant is the NBA's newest superstar, and he is making a name for himself as the anti-LeBron James, the yin to his yang, the polar opposite of the man with Jordan skills who was supposed to save the league.

Students from a Japanese middle school who lost their basketball when it was swept away in the 2011 tsunami are miraculously playing with the ball again after it was returned since washing up on an Alaskan shoreline back in March.

The Thunder and the Heat tip off game two at 9 p.m. ET. The Thunder lead the series 1-0.

Assembled with the sole intention of winning NBA titles, the Miami Heat will return to the NBA Finals on Tuesday night when they face the Thunder in Oklahoma City.