The one once calledt he Birdman wants to come back, but there’s no telling whether there will be a clear or speedy flight path for his possible return to the NBA.

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett led all players in votes received in the NBA All-Star Balloting program.

Garnett edged last year’s top vote-getter and 2006 All-Star MVP LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who came in second overall with 2,108,831 votes. James will make his fourth career All-Star appearance, while Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard finished […]

James scored 39 points, including 24 in the fourth, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 93-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

Martell Webster had a career-high 26 points, 24 in the third quarter alone, and the Portland Trail Blazers got their revenge against Utah by beating the Jazz 103-89 on Saturday night.Earlier this week, the Jazz snapped a 13-game Portland winning streak with a 111-101 victory in Salt Lake City.

The Portland Trail Blazers had to settle for a near-perfect December. The Blazers’ 13-game winning streak ended Monday night with a 111-101 loss to the Utah Jazz, Portland’s first defeat since Dec. 2.

Seeking salary cap space, the Philadelphia 76ers traded Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for Gordan Giricek and a first-round pick.

Ben Wallace had 10 points and 13 rebounds and the Bulls improved to 5-1 in the regular season against Detroit since he joined the team last season.

The Utah Jazz announced today the decision by Jerry Sloan to return as head coach through the 2008-09 season which will mark his 21st season at the helm of the Jazz.

Gordan Giricek has decided to respond to his recent benching the best way he knows.
With humor.
“Just making fun out of it,” said Giricek, who after losing his backup shooting guard spot to Ronnie Price had not played at all in three games leading up to the Jazz’s late-starting meeting Friday with the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

There’s nothing like a circle of reporters in the media capital of the country to elicit some interesting answers from Andrei Kirilenko about his happiness in Utah.
Kirilenko talked before the Jazz’s loss to the Knicks about putting his family ahead of basketball at age 26 and the validation he received as a player from Russia’s […]