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JAN HUBBARD When life in the NBA seems to be bleak because the competition seems to be so superior, it’s not uncommon for team executives to seek intervention from higher authorities.'My dear basketball gods,' someone like Mark Cuban might say, 'please grant me the strength to be patient. 'AND DO IT RIGHT NOW!'Patience is an important component in competing for a title, and Mavericks fans perhaps understood that a little better after Monday.In defeating the Magic 105-95 in Orlando, the Mavericks registered their most significant victory since Jason Kidd was acquired at the trading deadline almost a year ago. No doubt the victory was a bit tainted. All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson had to leave the game with a shoulder injury in the third period, and Orlando played without him for the last 21 minutes.In the Mavericks’ most impressive victories this season, someone has been hurt. They beat the Rockets with Yao Ming sidelined and the Spurs with Manu Ginobili injured.But the

The Wake Forest women's basketball team defeated Georgia Tech 68-60 on Tuesday evening in Winston-Salem, marking the first WFU win over the Ramblin' Wreck since February 2004. The Deacons improved to 15-5 overall and 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with the win. The Yellow Jackets are now 16-6 and 4-4 in conference play.

WNBA All-Star 2009 will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this summer, league President Donna Orender announced today. The game will be nationally televised on ABC on Sat., July 25, at 3:30 p.m. ET.

On this week's show, check out a behind-the-scenes interview with Ronny Turiaf at his new house, a segment of Basketball 101 with Jim Barnett, a special community feature, plus much more!

The Continental Basketball Association ended its season early Tuesday, forced to shut down two months ahead of schedule because of financial difficulties.

The WNBA's All-Star Game is returning to Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena, the second visit to the resort casino in four years.

Attorneys for Jayson Williams implored New Jersey's Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow them access to information about a racial slur uttered by an investigator in the manslaughter case against the former basketball star.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2009 - WNBA All-Star 2009 will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this summer, league President Donna Orender ann... - WNBA