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• Lakers' Gasol wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
  Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers has been voted the 2011-12 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association and given annually to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community.
  
  
• Lakers' Blake, wife receive threatening messages via Twitter
  Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal.
  
  
• Celtics have new life in those old legs vs. 76ers
  Kevin Garnett turns 36 on Saturday, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor.
  
  
• Texas boy suspended over shaved head scores tickets
  A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.
  
  
• Heat make dramatic lineup changes for Game 3
  The Miami Heat have dramatically juggled their lineup for Game 3 against Indiana.
  
  
• Lakers prepare for back-to-back blitz vs. Thunder
  If the Los Angeles Lakers can just shake the memory of the disastrous final two minutes of Game 2, they'll find plenty of reasons in the first 46 minutes to be encouraged about their chances this weekend against Oklahoma City.
  
  
• Nuggets GM says guard Miller wants to stay in Denver
  The Nuggets' three-pronged plan for the summer is to redo Ty Lawson's deal, sign restricted free agent JaVale McGee and keep veteran point guard Andre Miller in Denver.
  
  
• NBA TV to celebrate 20th anniversary of Dream Team
  NBA TV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball's iconic team, which captured the attention of fans around the globe, when the network premieres NBA TV's "The Dream Team" presented by Right Guard® on Wednesday, June 13, at 9 p.m. ET.
  
  
• Celts' Rivers, Kupchak part of new Competition Committee
  NBA appoints new Competition Committee
  
  
• Report: Bobcats to interview Ewing for head coach position
  Two people familiar with the situation say the Bobcats will interview Orlando assistant Patrick Ewing on Thursday in Charlotte for their vacant head coaching position.