Fans may not see this kind of action for a long while: Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat as he drove to the basket in last season's finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Larry W. Smith/pool/Getty Images hide caption
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Steve Inskeep talks with Mike Pesca
Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is defended by Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the AmericanAirlines Center in Dallas on Thursday (June 9, 2011). Mark Ralston /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Steve Inskeep and Tom Goldman on the NBA finals
Red Cross volunteer Shana Holman helps a woman search for a missing loved one in Joplin. MIRA OBERMAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Sacramento Kings' Power Balance Pavilion Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images hide caption
Pau Gasol, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers, and LeBron James, of the Miami Heat, fight for a rebound during the NBA All-Star Game Sunday. TV ratings for the game were the highest since 2003. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, right of Jindal, show their support for keeping the Hornets in New Orleans at a news conference Monday. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
LeBron at the NBA All-Star Game in February. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images North America hide caption
Former NBA star Manute Bol, shown speaking at a March 2006 Sudan Freedom Walk rally in Philadelphia, played 10 seasons in the NBA and later founded a humanitarian group that promotes reconciliation in Sudan. He died Saturday at a Virginia hospital at age 47. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption