Howard apologizes for off-court antics

Howard apologizes for off-court antics
Mavericks forward Josh Howard has apologized for disrespecting the national anthem and “everything that’s happened in the last five months.” The team’s second-leading scorer behind Dirk Nowitzki focused Monday on expressing remorse for his comments about the anthem during a YouTube video.NBA/~4/406660715″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Bryant, Gasol might miss some preseason games
Olympians Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol might sit out some of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason games after a hectic offseason. Bryant helped lead the United States to a victory over Gasol and Spain in the gold medal game in the Beijing Olympics. Bryant and Gasol each took only a few weeks off before reporting for the first day of training camp on Tuesday. Bryant and Gasol played a carefree game of one-on-one near the end of the first of the Lakers‘ two practices.NBA/~4/407698564″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

The best two-way players in NBA history
Excelling on both ends of the court, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett rank among the best two-way players ever, Charley Rosen says.NBA/~4/407431742″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>