NEW NBA CHAMPION MEANS FIRST TITLE FOR ONE TEAM'S GM 3 hours ago · Phoenix general manager James Jones was the guy who would routinely hold court at his locker a half-hour before games and engage in all sorts of conversations in LEBRON JAMES AND ANTHONY DAVIS WON'T PLAY FOR USA AT TOKYO LeBron James said, “I think I’m gonna play for the Tune Squad this summer instead of the Olympics.” That wasn’t just about promoting his new “Space Jam” movie. He and injured Lakers JAY BLOOM REPORTEDLY LINED UP OWNERSHIP GROUP TO BRING NBA Jay Bloom reportedly lined up ownership group to bring NBA expansion to Las Vegas. While the league will have to officially approve this idea, likely in the summer of 2022, the wheels are in WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO
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That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president 2021 PBT AWARDS: COACH OF THE YEAR 2021 PBT Awards: Coach of the Year. 1. Tom Thibodeau (Knicks) 2. Monty Williams (Suns) 3. Quin Snyder (Jazz) The toughest decision on the ballot this year — all three of these guys are deserving DWYANE WADE BUYS OWNERSHIP SHARE OF UTAH JAZZAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dwyane Wade is a #HeatLifer.. Except the time he spent with the Bulls and Cavaliers. And now his ownership stake in the Jazz. Jazz release: The
LAKERS' VOGEL CALLS PAUL'S FOUL ON LEBRON 'DANGEROUS' AND After the game, Lakers’ coach Frank Vogel didn’t mince words on what he thought was a dirty play by CP3 on LeBron. “My view was an overly aggressive box MICHAEL JORDAN: KOBE BRYANT WAS 'MAYBE EVEN TOUGHER THAN I Michael Jordan was a highly skilled basketball player. But perhaps his best trait was his competitive resolve. No matter what challenge he faced, Jordan seemingly always rose to the challenge. DENNIS SCHRODER REJECTED FOUR-YEAR, $84M CONTRACTAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dennis Schroder and the Lakers are far apart on a contract extension. Schroder is eligible for a four-year extension with up to $83,328,000 in base salary.
NEW NBA CHAMPION MEANS FIRST TITLE FOR ONE TEAM'S GM 3 hours ago · Phoenix general manager James Jones was the guy who would routinely hold court at his locker a half-hour before games and engage in all sorts of conversations in LEBRON JAMES AND ANTHONY DAVIS WON'T PLAY FOR USA AT TOKYO LeBron James said, “I think I’m gonna play for the Tune Squad this summer instead of the Olympics.” That wasn’t just about promoting his new “Space Jam” movie. He and injured Lakers JAY BLOOM REPORTEDLY LINED UP OWNERSHIP GROUP TO BRING NBA Jay Bloom reportedly lined up ownership group to bring NBA expansion to Las Vegas. While the league will have to officially approve this idea, likely in the summer of 2022, the wheels are in WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call 2021 PBT AWARDS: COACH OF THE YEAR 2021 PBT Awards: Coach of the Year. 1. Tom Thibodeau (Knicks) 2. Monty Williams (Suns) 3. Quin Snyder (Jazz) The toughest decision on the ballot this year — all three of these guys are deserving KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president DWYANE WADE BUYS OWNERSHIP SHARE OF UTAH JAZZAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dwyane Wade is a #HeatLifer.. Except the time he spent with the Bulls and Cavaliers. And now his ownership stake in the Jazz. Jazz release: The
LAKERS' VOGEL CALLS PAUL'S FOUL ON LEBRON 'DANGEROUS' AND After the game, Lakers’ coach Frank Vogel didn’t mince words on what he thought was a dirty play by CP3 on LeBron. “My view was an overly aggressive box MICHAEL JORDAN: KOBE BRYANT WAS 'MAYBE EVEN TOUGHER THAN I Michael Jordan was a highly skilled basketball player. But perhaps his best trait was his competitive resolve. No matter what challenge he faced, Jordan seemingly always rose to the challenge. DENNIS SCHRODER REJECTED FOUR-YEAR, $84M CONTRACTAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dennis Schroder and the Lakers are far apart on a contract extension. Schroder is eligible for a four-year extension with up to $83,328,000 in base salary.
NEW NBA CHAMPION MEANS FIRST TITLE FOR ONE TEAM'S GM 3 hours ago · Phoenix general manager James Jones was the guy who would routinely hold court at his locker a half-hour before games and engage in all sorts of conversations in SUNS SPOIL NIKOLA JOKIC'S MVP CELEBRATION, TAKE 3-0 LEAD 13 hours ago · Nikola Jokic‘s Nuggets teammates showered him with hugs, pats on the back and cheers as the received the MVP trophy before Game 3 vs. the Suns. In JEREMY LIN ANNOUNCES RETURN TO BEIJING DUCKS FOR NEXT SEASON 7 hours ago · Jeremy Lin wasn’t just a marketing draw in China, he was an elite player. In his one season for the Beijing Ducks, Lin averaged 22.3 points and 5.6 assists per game, leading the Ducks to the
EMBIID SPARKS THIRD QUARTER RUN, LIFT 76ERS PAST HAWKS FOR 16 hours ago · ATLANTA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 27 points and the Philadelphia 76ers rode a dominant third quarter to a 127-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks DONOVAN MITCHELL, JAZZ SHAKE OFF CLIPPERS IN GAME 2 1 day ago · Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points to lead the Jazz to a 117-111 win over the Clippers in Game 2. The Clippers used a zone defense to make the game close. ANOTHER REPORT BUDENHOLZER TO BE FIRED IF BUCKS 18 hours ago · While this has been rumored all season, there is now another report that if the Bucks fall flat this postseason Mike Budenholzer will be fired. CLIPPERS' IBAKA UNDERGOES BACK SURGERY, WILL NOT RETURN 21 hours ago · Clippers big man Serge Ibaka, who has played just 18 minutes in the playoffs, has undergone back surgery and will not return this postseason. REPORT: KEVIN DURANT'S 'PERSONAL BODYGUARD' PUSHED P.J. TUCKER 1 day ago · Nets star Kevin Durant and Bucks forward P.J. Tucker got into a verbal confrontation during Milwaukee’s win over Brooklyn last night. Then, someone rushed in and pushed Tucker while ostensibly REPORT: CAVALIERS TARGETING ALEX CARUSO AND T.J. MCCONNELL 20 hours ago · The Cavaliers couldn’t stop LeBron James from leaving for the Lakers. But could Cleveland poach one of LeBron’s helpful teammates in Los Angeles – Alex Caruso – in free agency to RAPTORS' PASCAL SIAKAM TO MISS START OF NEXT SEASON DUE TO 23 hours ago · Kyle Lowry‘s impending unrestricted free agency allows the Raptors to choose their direction. Pascal Siakam (27), Fred VanVleet (27), OG Anunoby PAT RILEY FINED $25,000 BY LEAGUE FOR LEBRON JAMES COMMENT 5 hours ago · A misunderstood question on a streaming broadcast has cost Miami Heat president Pat Riley $25,000. Riley was on a 24-hour streaming event by Dan Le Batard, and was asked about his comment he would
HAWKS: DE'ANDRE HUNTER TO MISS REST OF PLAYOFFS WITH KNEE 3 hours ago · Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter was one of the NBA's most improved players. But he will have surgery and miss the rest of the playoffs due to a knee injury. SEVEN NAMES TO WATCH AS POTENTIAL NEXT CELTICS HEAD COACHCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-06-02 · JASON KIDD. KIDD’S NAME COMES UP IN SEEMINGLY EVERY COACHING SEARCH, AND CHRIS HAYNES OF YAHOO SPORTS THREW HIS NAME IN THIS MIX RIGHT OFF THE BAT. KIDD IS THE FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE NETS AND
Jason Kidd. Kidd’s name comes up in seemingly every coaching search, and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports threw his name in this mix right off the bat. Kidd is the former head coach of the Nets and LAKERS LOSE ANTHONY DAVIS TO INJURY, GAME 4 TO SUNS Lakers lose Anthony Davis to injury, Game 4 to Suns. Anthony Davis didn’t come out for the second half. The Suns sure did. With Davis sidelined by a left groin strain suffered late in the second WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Three Utah Jazz fans were ejected from Wednesday's Game 2 for comments to the family of Ja Morant that cross the line, the team announced. LEBRON JAMES VIOLATED NBA'S CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOLS When Nets star Kyrie Irving violated the coronavirus protocols earlier in the season, the NBA announced he’d face a five-day quarantine. James Harden violated the protocols Dec. 21 then made his REPORT: NBA WANTS TO RESTART TALKS ON MID-SEASON NBA Adam Silver and the NBA league office had pushed for the play-in tournament over the side-eye looks of some teams and the players’ union — both of whom eventually signed on. It turned out to 2021 PBT AWARDS: DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RUDY GOBERT 2021 PBT Awards: Defensive Player of the Year. 1. Rudy Gobert (Jazz) 2. Draymond Green (Warriors) 3. Ben Simmons (76ers) This was a runaway. While
NBA PLAY-IN RESULTS, SCHEDULE 2021: DATES, TIMES, ODDSCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-05-20 · IT'S THE FIRST NON-BUBBLE YEAR FOR THE TOURNAMENT, AND WE HAVE THE NBA PLAY-IN SCHEDULE 2021, PLUS ODDS ON THE GAME AND WHERE YOU CAN WATCH. It's the first non-bubble year for the tournament, and we have the NBA Play-in schedule 2021, plus odds on the game and where you can watch. JAZZ CENTER RUDY GOBERT WINS THIRD DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE Jazz center Rudy Gobert was named Defensive Player of the Year. A well-deserved honor, this is Gobert's third Defensive Player of the Year.
LAKERS LOSE ANTHONY DAVIS TO INJURY, GAME 4 TO SUNS Lakers lose Anthony Davis to injury, Game 4 to Suns. Anthony Davis didn’t come out for the second half. The Suns sure did. With Davis sidelined by a left groin strain suffered late in the second WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Three Utah Jazz fans were ejected from Wednesday's Game 2 for comments to the family of Ja Morant that cross the line, the team announced. REPORT: NBA WANTS TO RESTART TALKS ON MID-SEASON NBA Adam Silver and the NBA league office had pushed for the play-in tournament over the side-eye looks of some teams and the players’ union — both of whom eventually signed on. It turned out to NBA PLAY-IN RESULTS, SCHEDULE 2021: DATES, TIMES, ODDSCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-05-20 · IT'S THE FIRST NON-BUBBLE YEAR FOR THE TOURNAMENT, AND WE HAVE THE NBA PLAY-IN SCHEDULE 2021, PLUS ODDS ON THE GAME AND WHERE YOU CAN WATCH. It's the first non-bubble year for the tournament, and we have the NBA Play-in schedule 2021, plus odds on the game and where you can watch. LAKERS' VOGEL CALLS PAUL'S FOUL ON LEBRON 'DANGEROUS' AND After the game, Lakers’ coach Frank Vogel didn’t mince words on what he thought was a dirty play by CP3 on LeBron. “My view was an overly aggressive box KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president 2021 PBT AWARDS: DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RUDY GOBERT 2021 PBT Awards: Defensive Player of the Year. 1. Rudy Gobert (Jazz) 2. Draymond Green (Warriors) 3. Ben Simmons (76ers) This was a runaway. While
LEBRON JAMES VIOLATED NBA'S CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOLS When Nets star Kyrie Irving violated the coronavirus protocols earlier in the season, the NBA announced he’d face a five-day quarantine. James Harden violated the protocols Dec. 21 then made his LEBRON TO CHANGE LAKER NUMBER TO 6 8 hours ago · LeBron will change his Lakers number to 6 next season, which is the number he wore in Miami and the number he wears in the new Space Jam 2 movie. NATE BJORKGREN REPORTEDLY FIRED AS COACH OF INDIANA PACERS 9 hours ago · Nate Bjorkgren lasted only one season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers before being fired, with communication issues off the court being the issue. HAWKS: DE'ANDRE HUNTER TO MISS REST OF PLAYOFFS WITH KNEE 3 hours ago · Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter was one of the NBA's most improved players. But he will have surgery and miss the rest of the playoffs due to a knee injury. TRAIL BLAZERS PRESIDENT NEIL OLSHEY: FIRST-ROUND LOSS NOT 1 day ago · Trail Blazers finished 29th of 30 teams in points allowed per 100 possessions and disappointingly – at least internally – lost in the first-round of the playoffs. JAZZ CENTER RUDY GOBERT WINS THIRD DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE Jazz center Rudy Gobert was named Defensive Player of the Year. A well-deserved honor, this is Gobert's third Defensive Player of the Year.
PAT RILEY FINED $25,000 BY LEAGUE FOR LEBRON JAMES COMMENT 5 hours ago · A misunderstood question on a streaming broadcast has cost Miami Heat president Pat Riley $25,000. Riley was on a 24-hour streaming event by Dan Le Batard, and was asked about his comment he would
JOEL EMBIID SCORES 40, 76ERS TAKE CARE OF BALL ON WAY TO 23 hours ago · A lot of things went better for Philadelphia in Game 2 than they had just a couple of nights before. Tobias Harris started playing downhill and took 15 shots in the paint. Seth Curry was 5-of-6 JAY BLOOM REPORTEDLY LINED UP OWNERSHIP GROUP TO BRING NBA Jay Bloom reportedly lined up ownership group to bring NBA expansion to Las Vegas. While the league will have to officially approve this idea, likely in the summer of 2022, the wheels are in KEVIN DURANT CALLS OUT JAY WILLIAMS FOR KD-GIANNIS 1 day ago · Kevin Durant, in perhaps the lasting moment of the Nets’ Game 2 blowout of the Bucks, crossed over Giannis Antetokounmpo and scored on the former Defensive Player of EXPLAINING KNICKS GUARD DERRICK ROSE'S FIRST-PLACE MVP VOTE 13 hours ago · Nikola Jokic won MVP. As expected and deserved.. Derrick Rose got a first-place vote.What?! Marc Stein of The New York Times: The first-place REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 5 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped IT'S OFFICIAL: JOKIC WINS MVP, EMBIID SECOND, CURRY THIRD 3 hours ago · As expected, Nikola Jokic ran away with the NBA MVP award, with Joel Embiid second and Stephen Curry third in the voting. SEVEN NAMES TO WATCH AS POTENTIAL NEXT CELTICS HEAD COACHCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-06-02 · JASON KIDD. KIDD’S NAME COMES UP IN SEEMINGLY EVERY COACHING SEARCH, AND CHRIS HAYNES OF YAHOO SPORTS THREW HIS NAME IN THIS MIX RIGHT OFF THE BAT. KIDD IS THE FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE NETS AND
Jason Kidd. Kidd’s name comes up in seemingly every coaching search, and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports threw his name in this mix right off the bat. Kidd is the former head coach of the Nets and RUMOR: ALEX RODRIGUEZ WANTS TO MOVE TIMBERWOLVES TO SEATTLE Rumor: Alex Rodriguez wants to move Timberwolves to Seattle. Glen Taylor’s official agreement to sell the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore – contrary to Taylor’s public REPORT: CHRIS PAUL INTENDS TO DECLINE $44,211,146 PLAYER Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: Paul has a $44.4 million player option, which according to several sources, he intends to decline with hopes of inking a new multiyear deal (perhaps in the $100 WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call FAN RUNS ON TO COURT DURING 76ERS, WIZARDS GAME, ISCLICK TO VIEW1:15 Apparently we are not capable of going a day without an NBA fan doing something mind-bendingly idiotic to an NBA player or during a game. In the third quarter of the 76ers game against the Wizards JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Here is the official statement from the Jazz. “The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior. An incident occurred last
DID KNICKS FAN SPIT ON HAWKS STAR TRAE YOUNG? (VIDEO) A Philadelphia fan dumped popcorn on an injured Russell Westbrook in the 76ers’ Game 2 win over the Wizards on Wednesday. And that might not have been the
KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 5 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped IT'S OFFICIAL: JOKIC WINS MVP, EMBIID SECOND, CURRY THIRD 3 hours ago · As expected, Nikola Jokic ran away with the NBA MVP award, with Joel Embiid second and Stephen Curry third in the voting. SEVEN NAMES TO WATCH AS POTENTIAL NEXT CELTICS HEAD COACHCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-06-02 · JASON KIDD. KIDD’S NAME COMES UP IN SEEMINGLY EVERY COACHING SEARCH, AND CHRIS HAYNES OF YAHOO SPORTS THREW HIS NAME IN THIS MIX RIGHT OFF THE BAT. KIDD IS THE FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE NETS AND
Jason Kidd. Kidd’s name comes up in seemingly every coaching search, and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports threw his name in this mix right off the bat. Kidd is the former head coach of the Nets and RUMOR: ALEX RODRIGUEZ WANTS TO MOVE TIMBERWOLVES TO SEATTLE Rumor: Alex Rodriguez wants to move Timberwolves to Seattle. Glen Taylor’s official agreement to sell the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore – contrary to Taylor’s public REPORT: CHRIS PAUL INTENDS TO DECLINE $44,211,146 PLAYER Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: Paul has a $44.4 million player option, which according to several sources, he intends to decline with hopes of inking a new multiyear deal (perhaps in the $100 WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call FAN RUNS ON TO COURT DURING 76ERS, WIZARDS GAME, ISCLICK TO VIEW1:15 Apparently we are not capable of going a day without an NBA fan doing something mind-bendingly idiotic to an NBA player or during a game. In the third quarter of the 76ers game against the Wizards JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Here is the official statement from the Jazz. “The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior. An incident occurred last
DID KNICKS FAN SPIT ON HAWKS STAR TRAE YOUNG? (VIDEO) A Philadelphia fan dumped popcorn on an injured Russell Westbrook in the 76ers’ Game 2 win over the Wizards on Wednesday. And that might not have been the
KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president IT'S OFFICIAL: JOKIC WINS MVP, EMBIID SECOND, CURRY THIRD 3 hours ago · As expected, Nikola Jokic ran away with the NBA MVP award, with Joel Embiid second and Stephen Curry third in the voting. NBA FINES MOREY, 76ERS EACH $75,000 FOR TWEET ABOUT 15 hours ago · Daryl Morey does get in trouble for his Tweets. This time it wasn’t an international incident, but when Stephen Curry shouted out his brother Seth Curry for a REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 5 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped MIKE CONLEY OUT FOR JAZZ-CLIPPERS GAME 1 WITH HAMSTRING INJURY 9 hours ago · The Jazz's break wasn't long enough for Mike Conley to recover from his hamstring injury. He'll miss Game 1 of the second-round series vs. the Clippers. CHRIS PAUL CARVED UP NUGGETS DEFENSE, SUNS PULL AWAY IN 20 hours ago · In the end, Chris Paul was picking apart every move the Nuggets defense made. Switch the pick-and-roll or just leave a single defender on him and TRAIL BLAZERS PRESIDENT NEIL OLSHEY: FIRST-ROUND LOSS NOT 7 hours ago · Trail Blazers finished 29th of 30 teams in points allowed per 100 possessions and disappointingly – at least internally – lost in the first-round of the playoffs. NETS DEMOLISH BUCKS IN GAME 2 WITH DEFENSE (AND OFFENSE 1 day ago · Without James Harden, Kevin Durant scored 32 points and led a spirited defensive effort in the Nets' 125-86 Game 2 win over the Bucks.
KEVIN DURANT CALLS OUT JAY WILLIAMS FOR KD-GIANNIS 11 hours ago · Kevin Durant, in perhaps the lasting moment of the Nets’ Game 2 blowout of the Bucks, crossed over Giannis Antetokounmpo and scored on the former Defensive Player of THREE THINGS TO WATCH: LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS VS. UTAH JAZZCLICK TO VIEW4:28
14 hours ago · The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the best teams in the league on paper entering the season. The Utah Jazz were the best team in the NBA this season. Now they clash in the second round of the
REPORT: CHRIS PAUL INTENDS TO DECLINE $44,211,146 PLAYER Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: Paul has a $44.4 million player option, which according to several sources, he intends to decline with hopes of inking a new multiyear deal (perhaps in the $100 REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 4 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped REPORT: CHRIS PAUL INTENDS TO DECLINE $44,211,146 PLAYER Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: Paul has a $44.4 million player option, which according to several sources, he intends to decline with hopes of inking a new multiyear deal (perhaps in the $100 RUMOR: ALEX RODRIGUEZ WANTS TO MOVE TIMBERWOLVES TO SEATTLE Rumor: Alex Rodriguez wants to move Timberwolves to Seattle. Glen Taylor’s official agreement to sell the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore – contrary to Taylor’s public WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Here is the official statement from the Jazz. “The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior. An incident occurred last
KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president DENNIS SCHRODER REJECTED FOUR-YEAR, $84M CONTRACTAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dennis Schroder and the Lakers are far apart on a contract extension. Schroder is eligible for a four-year extension with up to $83,328,000 in base salary.
DWYANE WADE BUYS OWNERSHIP SHARE OF UTAH JAZZAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN Dwyane Wade is a #HeatLifer.. Except the time he spent with the Bulls and Cavaliers. And now his ownership stake in the Jazz. Jazz release: The
NBA CONCLUDES INVESTIGATION INTO JAZZ-DENNIS LINDSEYAUTHOR: DAN FELDMAN
Former Jazz player Elijah Millsap accused Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey of telling him, “If you say one more word, I’ll cut your Black ass and send you back to Louisiana.”. Lindsey denied it MOCK NBA EXPANSION DRAFT: PICKING SEATTLE SUPERSONICS AND Key rules for the expansion draft: A coin flip determines who picks first. The winner’s choice is: Nos. 5 and 36 picks in the 2020 NBA draft/second choice in expansion draft or Nos. 6 and 35 REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 4 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped IT'S OFFICIAL: JOKIC WINS MVP, EMBIID SECOND, CURRY THIRD 2 hours ago · As expected, Nikola Jokic ran away with the NBA MVP award, with Joel Embiid second and Stephen Curry third in the voting. SEVEN NAMES TO WATCH AS POTENTIAL NEXT CELTICS HEAD COACHCLICK TO VIEW ON BING2021-06-02 · JASON KIDD. KIDD’S NAME COMES UP IN SEEMINGLY EVERY COACHING SEARCH, AND CHRIS HAYNES OF YAHOO SPORTS THREW HIS NAME IN THIS MIX RIGHT OFF THE BAT. KIDD IS THE FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE NETS AND
Jason Kidd. Kidd’s name comes up in seemingly every coaching search, and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports threw his name in this mix right off the bat. Kidd is the former head coach of the Nets and RUMOR: ALEX RODRIGUEZ WANTS TO MOVE TIMBERWOLVES TO SEATTLE Rumor: Alex Rodriguez wants to move Timberwolves to Seattle. Glen Taylor’s official agreement to sell the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore – contrary to Taylor’s public REPORT: CHRIS PAUL INTENDS TO DECLINE $44,211,146 PLAYER Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: Paul has a $44.4 million player option, which according to several sources, he intends to decline with hopes of inking a new multiyear deal (perhaps in the $100 WATCH DEVIN BOOKER GET EJECTED FOR MID-AIR SHOVE OF DENNISCLICK TO VIEW4:29
That’s when Devin Booker shoved Lakers’ guard Dennis Schroder while Schroder was in the air and defenseless. Booker was given a Flagrant II and ejected for the play, which was the right call FAN RUNS ON TO COURT DURING 76ERS, WIZARDS GAME, ISCLICK TO VIEW1:15 Apparently we are not capable of going a day without an NBA fan doing something mind-bendingly idiotic to an NBA player or during a game. In the third quarter of the 76ers game against the Wizards JAZZ EJECTED, INDEFINITELY BANNED THREE FANS FOR Here is the official statement from the Jazz. “The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for offensive or disruptive behavior. An incident occurred last
DID KNICKS FAN SPIT ON HAWKS STAR TRAE YOUNG? (VIDEO) A Philadelphia fan dumped popcorn on an injured Russell Westbrook in the 76ers’ Game 2 win over the Wizards on Wednesday. And that might not have been the
KEVIN PRITCHARD ON NATE BJORKGREN'S FUTURE AS PACERS COACH First-year Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren came under fire for his management style. His job was clearly in jeopardy, even before Indiana finished 34-38 and outside the playoffs. Pacers president KNICKS' TOM THIBODEAU WINS NBA COACH OF THE YEAR 1 day ago · Knicks' coach Tom Thibodeau changed the culture in New York and lifted the team back into the playoffs, and that earned him the Coach of the Year award. REPORT: NIKOLA JOKIC WINS NBA MVP 4 hours ago · Nikola Jokic was a second-round pick. He’s not a great athlete. He was slow to assert himself. Now, he’s NBA MVP. The Nuggets center topped NBA FINES MOREY, 76ERS EACH $75,000 FOR TWEET ABOUT 14 hours ago · Daryl Morey does get in trouble for his Tweets. This time it wasn’t an international incident, but when Stephen Curry shouted out his brother Seth Curry for a CHRIS PAUL CARVED UP NUGGETS DEFENSE, SUNS PULL AWAY IN 19 hours ago · In the end, Chris Paul was picking apart every move the Nuggets defense made. Switch the pick-and-roll or just leave a single defender on him and NETS DEMOLISH BUCKS IN GAME 2 WITH DEFENSE (AND OFFENSE 1 day ago · Without James Harden, Kevin Durant scored 32 points and led a spirited defensive effort in the Nets' 125-86 Game 2 win over the Bucks.
TRAIL BLAZERS PRESIDENT NEIL OLSHEY: FIRST-ROUND LOSS NOT 6 hours ago · Trail Blazers finished 29th of 30 teams in points allowed per 100 possessions and disappointingly – at least internally – lost in the first-round of the playoffs. MIKE CONLEY OUT FOR JAZZ-CLIPPERS GAME 1 WITH HAMSTRING INJURY 8 hours ago · The Jazz's break wasn't long enough for Mike Conley to recover from his hamstring injury. He'll miss Game 1 of the second-round series vs. the Clippers. KEVIN DURANT CALLS OUT JAY WILLIAMS FOR KD-GIANNIS 10 hours ago · Kevin Durant, in perhaps the lasting moment of the Nets’ Game 2 blowout of the Bucks, crossed over Giannis Antetokounmpo and scored on the former Defensive Player of THREE THINGS TO WATCH: LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS VS. UTAH JAZZCLICK TO VIEW4:28
13 hours ago · The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the best teams in the league on paper entering the season. The Utah Jazz were the best team in the NBA this season. Now they clash in the second round of the
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Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images IN WAKE OF KOBE BRYANT’S DEATH, KENDRICK PERKINS SEEKS FORGIVENESS FROM KEVIN DURANT
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Kevin Durant
once called Kendrick Perkins his favorite teammate of all-time .
A couple weeks ago, they were beefing on Twitter ,exchanging
barbs that didn’t look as friendly as previously .
Kobe Bryant’s tragic death has Perkins
reflecting.
Perkins:
Good for Perkins. Amid all the sorrow, Bryant’s death creates an opportunity for people to re-assess their priorities. Grudges almost always aren’t worth it. Tags: Kevin Durant
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REPORT: NBA NOT CHANGING LOGO TO KOBE BRYANT Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images By Dan Feldman Jan 29, 2020, 1:01 PM EST
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Kobe Bryant’s death is unique tragedy .
No NBA player anywhere near that great has ever died anywhere near that young. So, people are struggling to find the proper reaction. Every tribute seems too small, not grand enough to honor Bryant’s monumental legacy.
An idea gaining traction among fans: Change the NBA logo to Kobe Bryant.
Currently, Jerry West’s silhouette graces the logo. I know that. You know that. The logo’s designer, Alan Sigel, has explained that .
But the NBA doesn’t formally recognize – and, importantly, doesn’t pay
–
West to be that symbol. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports :
> Sources familiar with the league’s thinking said there is no > interest in having an individual player as its logo because there > are so many who have been instrumental in the growth of the game and > the NBA. Generic is better. Again, follow the money. West, who has said he prefers no longer to be on the logo
,
hasn’t pressed for compensation. Keeping the current logo is safe financially.
But for any of us not earning an income from the NBA, who cares how much it costs the league to put the “right” person on the logo? That’s the NBA’s issue, not ours. We can base our logo preference on how it makes us feel. That said, I don’t think putting Bryant on the logo is the appropriate response. At the _very minimum_, let the emotion of this moment subside before making decisions that could last decades. If putting Bryant on the logo is fitting, that’ll still be the case next year.
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JERRY WEST: KOBE BRYANT COMMITTED TO CLIPPERS UNTIL I TOLD HIM HE COULDN’T PLAY FOR DONALD STERLING By Dan Feldman Jan 29, 2020, 11:46 AM EST
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Jerry West recognized Kobe Bryant’s potential before anyone else did. In 1996, West – then Lakers general manager – traded for Bryant, whom the Hornets drafted No. 13 for Los Angeles .
By 2004, West had left to run the Grizzlies. Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal had won three championships together but were feuding .
Bryant was a free agent and even said , “I could see
myself playing for the Clippers.” Of course, Bryant re-signed with the Lakers and spent the rest of his 20-year career with them. But only after talking to West, with whom he shared a special relationship
.
West on TNT:
> I remember when he was going to leave the Lakers, and I’ve never > really mentioned this to anyone. He was going to come and sign with > the Clippers, who I’m now involved with as a consultant. And I > told him, “Kobe, under no circumstances can you do this.” And he > was mad at everyone at the Lakers, the owner, everyone else. I said, > “Kobe you can’t go play with the Clippers. You can’t play for > that owner. Period.” We had two conversations about. And he > supposedly made a commitment to the Clippers. And after the last > one, we talked the last time. But there’s so many things that we > talked about as he was just seeking information. His parents were > with him for a while. And, honestly, I felt like his father for two > years. I don’t know if I can get over this. I really don’t. Amid the Donald Sterling scandal ,
Bryant declared
,
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LAMELO BALL LEAVES AUSTRALIA, SUPPOSEDLY WITHOUT TELLING HIS TEAM Brent Lewin/Getty Images By Dan Feldman Jan 29, 2020, 10:39 AM EST
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LaMelo Ball
suffered as season-ending foot injury while playing Australia last month. Now, he’s returning to the United States – and leaving behind some hurt feelings.
Timothy Fernandez of ABC News :
> American basketball sensation LaMelo Ball has unceremoniously ended > his Australian stint, leaving the country without telling his > teammates.
>
> His club, the Illawarra Hawks confirmed the 18-year-old guard had > taken a flight home and will continue his rehabilitation from a foot > injury, which kept him sidelined since November, in the United > States.
> Meanwhile, the owner of the Illawarra Hawks has criticised the > star’s unannounced departure from the club. >
> “I’m really disappointed that he didn’t say goodbye to his > teammates and his coach,” Simon Stratford told NewsCorp. >
> “We had some indication via his minder Jermaine Jackson that he > wouldn’t stay for the rest of the season. Ball was in Australia because the NBA still hasn’t lowered its age minimum
.
So, that’s where could go to earn money and improve his draft stock. Mission accomplished .
Did Ball handle his departure appropriately tactfully and respectfully? Maybe not. Do I completely trust messaging from a spurned team? Nope. As long as LaVar Ball remains in the picture, there will be concern about controversy
surrounding LaMelo. Teams should look into how LaMelo handles this situation. Perhaps, his exit from Australia shows something about his dependability.
But LaMelo’s time in Australia absolutely showed his talent. That will get him picked high in the 2020 NBA draft. Tags: LaMelo Ball
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW: SOME PLAYERS SWITCHING NUMBERS AWAY FROM 8, 24 TO HONOR KOBE
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_Every day in the NBA there is a lot to unpack, so every weekday morning throughout the season we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA._ 1) SOME PLAYERS ARE SWITCHING NUMBERS AWAY FROM 8, 24 TO HONOR KOBE. Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban made the first move ,
saying on Sunday that no Dallas player would again wear No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant. It was a decision made to honor Kobe in the wake of his death (along with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash).
Now some players who have been wearing No. 8 or No. 24 are switching numbers for the same reason, a sort of unofficial number retirement. The first was Brooklyn guard Spencer Dinwiddie , who wore
No. 8 but asked the league (and got rare in-season permission) to change to No. 26.
The next name we heard was Orlando’s Terrence Ross , who wore No.
8 but is switching to No. 31. New Orleans center Jahlil Okafor and
Philadelphia guard Zhaire Smith are making changes. Is that the best way to honor Kobe’s legacy? Or, would it be to continue to wear his number but play with the passion, dedication, and pride that made Kobe special? There is not a one size fits all answer to that question. Kemba Walker , who wears No.
8 for the Celtics, is grappling with that. (Walker wore No. 15 in Charlotte, but in Boston that number is retired in honor of Tommy Heinsohn.)
There were 30 NBA players this season wearing numbers 8 or 24, and they have a personal decision to make. Personally, I like how Joel Embiid handled it.
2) 76ERS JOEL EMBIID RETURNS AFTER A NINE-GAME ABSENCE, WEARS NO. 24 TO HONOR KOBE, SCORES 24 POINTS, LEADS SIXERS TO WIN. Joel Embiid was one of many NBA players hit hard by Kobe’s sudden and tragic death. Embiid returned to action Tuesday after a nine-game absence and donned No. 24 for the night (getting permission from Bobby Jones, the number was retired in his honor), then went out and scored 24 points to spark the 76ers win against Golden State — yelling “Kobe” as he hit his final shot.
Philadelphia needed Embiid back in the lineup. The Sixers did go 6-3 while Embiid was out — and Ben Simmons stepped up, he
averaged 24 points a game on better than 70 percent shooting in the final five without Embiid. However, Philly’s offensive rating in the nine Embiid-less games was 104.9, 29th in the NBA in that stretch. Even in the last five it was 103.2, still 29th in the league. Ben Simmons may have been playing better but the offense was not, and on the road the team really struggled. If the Sixers are going to make any run the second half of this season and into the playoffs — if they are going to prove the best of a crowded second tier in the East — they will need a lot more from Embiid.
3) KHRIS MIDDLETON
MAKES HIS
ALL-STAR CASE, DROPS 51 ON WIZARDS WITH GREEK FREAK OUT. Giannis Antetokounmpo
has a
sore shoulder and the Milwaukee Bucks — with their comfortable eight-game cushion on top of the East — gave him Tuesday night off to get healthy.
Khris Middleton said, “I got this,” stepped up and dropped a career-high 51 on the hapless Wizards’ defense (worst in the league).
Middleton was an All-Star last year and wants to get back to the game this season, but he is in the mix with players such as Jimmy Butler and Bam
Adebayo from
Miami, Jayson Tatum
from Boston,
Domantas Sabonis
of
Indiana, and a lot of quality guards in the East who are deserving. There will be “snubs” when the All-Star reserves are announced Thursday night on TNT. I would have Middleton on the roster, but its the coaches who cast that ballot. Tags: Bam Adebayo ,
Ben Simmons , Domantas Sabonis , Giannis
Antetokounmpo
, Jahlil
Okafor , Jayson
Tatum , Jimmy Butler , Joel Embiid
, Kemba Walker
, Khris Middleton
, Spencer
Dinwiddie ,
Terrence Ross
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