 General Basketball WiretapBarkley Arrested On Suspicion Of DUICharles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday morning in Arizona. An officer saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler. After Barkley was processed, he was cited and released. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Report: Player Charities Hindered By Costs
A report by The Salt Lake Tribune, which studied tax records filed by NBA player charities, analyzed 89 stand-alone NBA player charities and published the results on Sunday. The charities reported combined revenue of at least $31 million between 2005 and 2007. But only about 44 cents of every dollar raised -- or just $14 million -- actually reached needy causes, far below the 65 cents most philanthropic groups view as acceptable. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Most NBA Games On Christmas Since 1979
This is the NBA's busiest day ever for televised regular season games. Last year, there were only three games televised on Christmas, but with the holiday landing on a Thursday, when TNT has exclusive rights to show its weekly doubleheader, the league and its television partners decided to take advantage of the day, which accounts for one-fourth of its regular season national television audience. "The NBA has historically owned Christmas, and we felt this really gives the fans what they like to see -- and that's basketball," said Danny Meiseles, the NBA's senior vice president for production, programming and broadcasting, and executive producer of NBA Entertainment. "We wanted to maximize as much as we could." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Dec 2008 Archive
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NBA players who set up charitable foundations reportedly don't always contribute as much as expected because of poor management and the high cost of fundraisers. 
Highlighted by the Celtics visiting the Lakers, the NBA is featuring five games on Christmas Day, the most since 1979, when there also were five games.