<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - NBA</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/nba?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><description>NBA</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Triggering a Heat Wave]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10540-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10540-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shaquille O'Neal has carried the Heat and the entire Miami community with as much finesse as raw power.]]></description><author> Amy 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difficult task, as LeBron James is learning.]]></description><author> Ivan Carter</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clippers Lose Maggette]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47509-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47509-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A family emergency forces Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy to miss Tuesday's game against the Jazz while Corey Maggette will miss the rest of the season.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA Gives Punishments]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44504-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44504-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dallas' Jerry Stackhouse and Utah's Kirk Snyder each receive one-game suspensions Monday for a postgame scuffle last weekend.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Suspended Late]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42553-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42553-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sacramento's Corliss Williamson is suspended for one game by the NBA on Sunday for hitting Portland's Joel Przybilla in the head.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shin Ends Hill's Season]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38409-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38409-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Grant Hill's comeback season is over, cut short by a sore left shin, the result of a kick suffered almost six weeks ago.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stomach Sidelines Shaq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32664-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32664-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heat center Shaquille O'Neal will miss his second straight game Friday because of a stomach infection.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulls Lose Deng]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26417-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26417-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bulls will do without rookie forward Luol Deng for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his right wrist.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fan Pleads No Contest To Charge In Brawl]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11391-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11391-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   A fan charged with throwing a chair during one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history pleaded no contest yesterday to a felony assault count.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkoglu Out for Season]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58169-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58169-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A fractured wrist will sideline Magic swingman Hedo Turkoglu for the rest of the season, further boggling a sliding Orlando club.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duncan Out 2 to 4 Weeks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55047-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55047-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A sprained right ankle with sideline Spurs center Tim Duncan for two to four weeks.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavaliers Fire Silas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53759-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53759-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Silas is fired Monday as coach of the Cavaliers with his team fighting for a playoff spot after being in first place earlier in the year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[O'Neal Tops Bryant]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45422-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45422-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/nba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 6:01:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shaquille O'Neal has 25 points and 12 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Lakers, 102-89. 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