BASKETBALL

The former Bulls star has listed his home for $29 million.

Chicago has a pair of star players on their radar.

Kobe Bryant is the star of a new Nike Italy ad campaign, featuring a host of soccer stars, as the man brought in to help put an end to vigilantes overtaking the city of Milan.

Most have anointed the Nets as the favorite to land Dwight Howard, but the Magic might not be interested in Brook Lopez.

Brandon Roy intimated in a recent interview that he may play again in the NBA.

The Nets reportedly remain Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard's favored destination to play elsewhere, especially after what Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant recently said about him, on top of the Magic's rejection of a trade for Howard involving Lakers center Andrew Bynum.

Jeremy Lin has tied Newsday record for most consecutive appearances on the cover as the newest NBA star continues to receive media attention. He has appeared on 20 covers, tying Tiger Woods' streak in 2009, after he admitted to cheating on his wife.

Kobe Bryant's broken nose is the talk of the town in Los Angeles, as fans plot revenge againt Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat after Wade left Bryant with a nasal fracture during Sunday's NBA All-Star Game.

Could Ray Allen be traded before the NBA trade deadline?

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has included the Los Angeles Lakers on the list of his preferred destinations in the event of a trade, but won't reportedly be going there anytime soon as the Magic have rejected the Lakers' recent offer for Howard that included center Andrew Bynum.

Wade have Bryant a hard foul in the third quarter.

The 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando lived up to its hype, showcasing the best talents in basketball while being equally dramatic and entertaining for the fans. In the end, however, the Western Conference All-Stars held off a furious rally by the East to notch a 152-149 win.

The latest Dwight Howard trade rumor involves Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash--not the Orlando Magic trading Howard for Nash, but trading other assets for Nash in order to entice Howard to stay on board.

In the third quarter of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, East guard Dwyane Wade broke the nose of Kobe Bryant as he delivered a hard foul against the 14-time All Star guard. Later that night, Bryant passed Michael Jordan as the All-Star Game's greatest scorer.

In the final seconds of the All-Star Game, LeBron James chose to pass up the game-winning shot.

NBA All-Star Game 2012 was the real slam dunk contest, and LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin and Kobe Bryant didn't fail to disappoint Sunday night.

The Eastern Conference has dominated the Western Conference in NBA All-Star Game history, and with Dwight Howard starting for the East and playing for Orlando, that dominance will continue.

Head coach Mike Brown gets a much needed big man.

The competition will not feature Blake Griffin, but rather a quartet of new names.

Exhibition games versus Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Great Britain and Spain, and training camps in four cities highlight the Team USA men's basketball 2012 schedule that was announced on Friday.

Jeremy Lin's 2010-2011 National Treasures Prime Patch Auto Jersey rookie card has become one of the most coveted rookie cards in basketball history. Lin's rookie card sold for $21,580 on the online auction eBay Thursday after a linsane eBay bidding war. Take a look at the photo here.