The power of maybe: LeBron selling Knicks tickets (Yahoo! Sports)

In just a couple of weeks, the New York Knicks have taken deposits on 1,800 new season tickets.

Danny Granger, Channing Frye suspended for fight

The Indiana Pacers’ Danny Granger and the Phoenix Suns’ Channing Frye have each been suspended one game without pay for their participation in an altercation on March 6. Frye was suspended for throwing a punch at Granger, and Granger was suspended for fighting with Frye

Knicks planning for Hawks’ Joe Johnson

The New York Knicks are obviously going to do everything it can to convince LeBron James (notes) to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and make his way to the city that never sleeps. But the general consensus is that there is no way James will end up with the Knicks unless he’s got some sort of martyr complex. The word from the paper of record, the New York Times, is that it is far more likely that the Knicks will have Atlanta Hawks forward Joe Johnson (notes) on its roster next year

Rockets planning to keep Lowry

Since guard Kyle Lowry (notes) has been out with a hurt ankle, his Houston Rockets have won four games and lost nine. So GM Daryl Morey is apparently saying that he’ll take care of the man who will be a restricted free agent this summer, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Bobcats hiring James Worthy?

James Worthy and Michael Jordan were teammates at the University of North Carolina and now it’s looking like they may be working together on a different basketball team in a totally different capacity.

Knicks edge Hawks as Horford’s shot ruled too late (AP)

Upon further review, the Atlanta Hawks still can't beat the New York Knicks. The Knicks beat the Hawks for the third time this season, holding on for a 99-98 victory Monday night when video replay showed Al Horford's basket came after the buzzer.

Grizzlies recall Hasheem Thabeet from D-League

The Memphis Grizzlies recalled center Hasheem Thabeet from the Dakota Wizards, the team’s NBA Development League’s affiliate, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today. The second overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Thabeet averaged a double-double with 13.8 points and 11.2 rebounds along with 3.17 blocks on 50.0 percent

Young, Holiday shine for 76ers

The AP reports: Even the return of All-Star Chris Bosh couldn’t help the Toronto Raptors. Thaddeus Young scored a career-high 32 points, Jrue Holiday had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Raptors 114-101 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Kevin Love wanted to be a quarterback

Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: Kevin Love flashed back Saturday to his UCLA days. Or maybe even earlier. “My parents never let me play football,” the Wolves forward said, “and I always wanted to be a quarterback.” It shows.

Bosh, out of sync after seven-game absence, can’t save Raptors from 114-101 loss (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO – Chris Bosh sauntered into the dressing room from the showers and turned his back on the reporters clustered around his stall.

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