While nothing is done until the players actually change teams, the Nets and Mavericks have agreed again on a trade that will send Jason Kidd to Dallas. After Devean George sabotaged the first deal with his refusal to waive his no-trade clause and Jerry Stackhouse incurred the wrath of the NBA with his comments, it took some creativity on both sides to complete the deal. The big winner is Keith Van Horn who got $4.3......

Last month, Jason Kidd filed for divorce from his wife, Joumana, citing extreme cruelty. The Nets point guard claimed his wife kicked and punched him, as well as put tracking devices on his cars and computers, not to mention taunted him during games. The Kidds' relationship had its patches and other allegations of spousal abuse - back in 2001, Joumana Kidd had some called 911 while Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns (she said......

The Brooklyn teen who was found with a fatal stab wound in a Crown Heights elevator turns out to have been stabbed by his best friend. And it was all over the NBA All Star Game. Naquan Butts turned himself into the police yesterday, saying that he and Michael Bethune had argued over their All Star Game bets (they were watching the game with friends at Butts's apartment) when, somehow, the "trash talk turned physical"......

The Knicks finally won something this season; unfortunately it was only the slam-dunk contest. Nate Robinson, only 5’9” provided a spectacular slam, soaring over the similarly vertically challenged (for the NBA) Spud Webb to force the first ever dunk off. It took him 13 tries, but Robinson executed a nifty pass between the legs/throw off the backboard slam to win the contest. New York can only hope that Robinson does not follow the career path......

Rebecca Lobo, WNBA Commentator...