Around The Rim

How puny are the Cavaliers' crowds? During a recent game against the Sonics a fan in Gund Arena's upper deck yelled "Hey, Gary!" while Gary Payton shot free throws. After shooting, Payton looked up and yelled, "What?"...

Only three months after a car crash that left him with four cracked vertebrae, DerMarr Johnson was firing jumpers on the Hawks' practice court last week. He even dunked once....

Though Hakeem Olajuwon retired in November, Raptors G.M. Glen Grunwald is shopping him. Olajuwon is due $12 million over the next two seasons; teams may try to acquire him for players with longer contracts to gain cap room....

The Nuggets, who traded leading scorer James Posey last week, were averaging 80.2 points through Sunday, which over a full season would be the lowest mark in history.