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The NBA and its players union are nearing an agreement that will allow testing of players' blood for human growth hormone (HGH), ESPN reports. If the league and the National Basketball Players Association can come to terms, testing could begin as soon as the 2013-14 season...

Currently in professional sports there are two pretty impressive streaks going on, one by the Miami Heat and one by the Chicago Blackhawks.

JaVale McGee doesn't have the greatest reputation in the NBA. He's kind of a screw up when it comes to basic things, but it's made him famous on YouTube. However in this instance, McGee lays the smackdown on Atlanta's Anthony Tolliver.

Every once in a while, an NBA team is constructed in such a way that it can bring multiple years of success to a franchise. Are the current Miami Heat one of those teams?

Magic Johnson wants to see 'The King' take the throne once occupied by 'His Airness,' and he's putting up $1 million to make it happen. During an NBA broadcast on Friday, Johnson offered a million dollars to entice Miami Heat star LeBron James to participate in the NBA dunk contest in 2014...

At the end of the day, the NBA trade deadline wasn't very interesting. The Celtics did gain a little offensive help be trading for Wizard's guard Jordan Crawford.

Jerry Buss, real estate magnate and longtime owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of an undisclosed form of cancer, his spokesman Bob Steiner said. Buss, 80, was a patient at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His health had declined rapidly in recent weeks.

Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers scored 20 points and dished out 15 assists, as the Western Conference beat the East, 143-138, in the NBA All-Star Game in Houston on Sunday night. The Thunder's Kevin Durant added 30 points, and Kobe Bryant of the Lakers blocked Miami's LeBron James twice in the final minutes to help seal the win...

NBA players unanimously voted to remove executive director Billy Hunter as head of their union on Saturday. Player support for Hunter waned after an independent report last month indicated that he could have misused NBPA funds, engaged in nepotism and had his contract renewed in 2010 without following proper union rules...

Unlike other all-star games in professional sports, a heavy dose of spectacle goes along with the NBA's All-Star weekend. So what is your favorite part?