Report: Chris Bosh petitioning union to get Heat to allow him to play
Chris Bosh, who was sidelined due to blood clots for the second straight season, clearly wants to play. The Heat maintain the same stance: There’s no timetable for his return. Dan Le Batard of ESPN, as transcribed by Jason Lieser of The Palm Beach Post: This is complicated and it’s not great,” Le Batard said. […]
Stephen Curry wins Magic Johnson Award
Stephen Curry has won the Magic Johnson Award, given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an NBA player who combines excellence on the court with cooperation with the public and media.
NBA’s Basketball Without Borders to host first event in Australia
Andrew Bogut. Dante Exum. Matthew Dellavedova. Patty Mills. Joe Ingles. Technically Kyrie Irving (he was born there but plays internationally for the USA). Australia has brought a fair amount of talent — and scrappy players — to the NBA, and now the NBA is taking one of its outreach programs there. Yesterday the NBA, FIBA, […]
Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo given after-the-fact Flagrant 2 for elbow to Pacers’ Turner, no suspension
He’s lucky there was no suspension
Referees admit error at end of Thunder/Spurs, will add call to training in future
It’s hard to describe the final play of the Thunder Game 2 win over the Spurs and the officiating during it for a family-friendly publication such as this. The phrase I want to use starts with “cluster” but that’s as far as I can go. The officiating crew missed a host of calls during those […]
Dwyane Wade ‘honored’ to be Prince’s favorite player
Dwyane Wade says he’s feeling “all kinds of emotions” after hearing that he was Prince’s favorite basketball player.
NBA official report says refs blew five calls in final 13 seconds of Thunder win
This has to be a record. Hopefully, this is one never broken. The NBA’s official review found five missed calls in the final 13.5 seconds of Oklahoma City’s Game 2 win over the Spurs Monday night, and eight total in the final two minutes of play. Lead official Ken Mauer admitted to one after the […]
Chris Paul to be on Lip Sync Battle, perform New Edition’s “Candy Girl” (VIDEO)
You can never unsee this video.
Spurs fan grabbed Steven Adams arm during final, wild play of Game 2
Add this to the list of things the refs missed.
Kevin Love says he’s fine after leg, shoulder injuries in Game 1 vs. Hawks
He played good defense on Al Horford in this game.
Free agent Nicolas Batum sounds like a guy who wants to return to Charlotte
He could get a max deal this summer.
Kyrie Irving had sensational block on Dennis Schroder (VIDEO)
Irving also had 21 points on the night.
Portland’s coach Terry Stotts has no contract after this season, but that will change soon
Portland’s Terry Stotts came in second in the Coach of the Year voting after taking a Portland team expected to be in the bottom of the West to the second round of the playoffs (where they currently are facing Golden State). He’s earned a raise. Which he will get. But once the Trail Blazers’ season […]
Your daily Kings coaching search update: Add Jeff Hornacek, Corliss Williamson to the list
At some point they will get to the second round of interviews. Probably.
Playoff Preview: Five question to answer in Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
Prediction: Miami in six.
Thunder get off to fast start, survive wild ending to win 98-97, even series with Spurs
Can the Thunder sustain this level of effort on defense and play overall?
Watch LeBron James make plays when it matters in fourth quarter
He saved his best for the end of the game.
Referees miss Dion Waiters push off, multiple other calls in final seconds of Thunder’s win over San Antonio
Manu Ginobili said it perfectly after the game: This one play, this one sequence is not why the Spurs lost Game 2 of their series against the Thunder. However, I can’t remember a time the referees swallowed their whistles on so many calls in the final seconds of a game. Oklahoma City was up one […]
Doc Rivers says he doesn’t plan to break up Clippers’ core
Once again the Clippers had an impressive 53-win season where they were sixth in the NBA in offensive and defensive rating — something done without Blake Griffin for large stretches of it — but it ended early in the playoffs. This time the reason was a legitimate one — Chris Paul and Griffin were lost to […]
Hornets future unclear with 4 starters becoming free agents
The Charlotte Hornets have a major decision ahead of them this offseason – keep the core group from a team that tied for the third-best record in the Eastern Conference or revamp the roster by adding new pieces.
Larry Bird on Frank Vogel’s future with Pacers: “I don’t know what’s going to happen”
The Pacers do not have a great small ball roster yet.
Revived in crunch time, LeBron James pushes Cavaliers past Hawks in Game 1
LeBron James hadn’t scored in more than 10 minutes, and it was getting late in the fourth quarter. The Hawks had gone on 11-0 and 10-0 runs since his last points. And Paul Millsap forced LeBron to lose control of the ball as he went up for a left-handed layup. A moment of truth for […]
Byron Scott says he felt “a little” blindsided by Lakers’ firing
Everyone else saw it coming.
Report: D-League All-Star, Magic call-up Keith Appling arrested with loaded AK-47 in strip club
If you’re on the fringe of the NBA, trying to get teams to take a chance on you, this is the opposite of what you should do. Former Michigan State star Keith Appling, who last season was a D-League All-Star for the Erie Bay Hawks and got a couple of 10-day contracts with the Orlando […]
NBA report admits referees missed Raptors’ DeRozan’s foul on Pacers’ Mahinmi
The league said other key calls in the final two minutes were right.
Back to the drawing board for Thunder against Spurs
There was a possession where LaMarcus Aldridge grabbed a defense rebound, outlet-passed to Manu Ginobili, who then turned and fired a 70-foot strike to Kawhi Leonard for a dunk.
Raptors gaining ground on Cavaliers when adjusting for playoff rotations
The Warriors and Cavaliers were clearly the best teams in their conferences during the regular season. Adjusting for playoff rotations only furthered those teams’ advantages. But Golden State fell back into the Western Conference pack when reevaluating for the second round, because of Stephen Curry‘s injury. Does Cleveland maintain its big lead in the East? […]
Report: LeBron James to star in Space Jam 2
LeBron James said in 2012 he wanted to star in Space Jam 2. After years of conflicting reports, renewed interests and small steps, it might actually be happening. Rebecca Ford of The Hollywood Reporter: Justin Lin and Andrew Dodge are ready to shoot some intergalactic hoops with LeBron James. The Fast & Furious 6 and […]
Dirk Nowitzki says he plans to re-sign with Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki will opt out of the final year of a contract that would’ve paid him $8,692,184. The big question: Why? Does Nowitzki want a higher salary? More years? A lower salary that enables the Mavericks to upgrade their supporting cast? He could command whichever of those he desires. Tim MacMahon of ESPN, transcribing Nowitzki’s […]
Barack Obama calls Wizards about coaching job in White House correspondents’ dinner video
From practically the moment they fired Randy Wittman (and probably before that), the Wizards appeared locked in on Scott Brooks as their next coach. They pursued him hard and convinced him to accept the job. But did they miss out on a better known candidate in the process? President Barack Obama sure sounded interested.
Kristaps Porzingis won’t play for Latvia in Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The Knicks got their wish with Kristaps Porzingis. Andrejs Silins of Sportacentrs.com: Official: Kristaps Porzingis WILL NOT play for Latvian NT this summer #Rio2016 #FIBA #OQT — Andrejs Silins (@AndrejsSilins) May 2, 2016 Latvia is set to compete in an Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but reaching Rio will be much more difficult now. I’m not sure […]
Report: Dirk Nowitzki to opt out of Mavericks contract
Dirk Nowitzki has said and re-said and re-said he’d opt into the final year of his contract. But maybe not? Dwain Price of the Star-Telegram: Nowitzki plans to opt out of the last year of his current contract I’d be absolutely shocked if this about leaving the Mavericks. If Nowitzki is opting out, it’s probably […]
Magic Johnson says Lakers should pursue LeBron James, Kevin Durant and DeMar DeRozan, probably tampers
Magic Johnson is terrible on Twitter. His tweets are simplistic nonsense. He obviously knows a lot about basketball, but instead of sharing that expertise, he sounds like a cross between a lowest-common-denominator fan and low-rent news service. He spouts ideas like the Lakers trying to sign DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Durant or LeBron James: Laker Nation: […]
David Blatt expected to interview with Rockets, still in Knicks mix
Are the Knicks actually interested in David Blatt? Though Kurt Rambis remains the apparent frontrunner, Phil Jackson seems to keep pushing the idea that there’s another candidate. Marc Berman of the New York Post: David Blatt “still is in the mix” for the Knicks head job, according to an NBA source. Blatt is expected to […]
Report: Latest Kings’ coaching interview? David Blatt.
Could Blatt win Cousins over?
Playoff Preview: Four questions to answer about Hawks vs. Cavaliers
Atlanta has had a hard time slowing LeBron James this season.
Report: Nets hiring Jacque Vaughn as lead assistant coach
Kenny Atkinson’s head-coaching experience is limited to guiding the Dominican Republic to sixth place at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship. So, the new Nets coach is getting an assistant who was a head coach in the NBA. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports: Former Orlando Magic coach Jacque Vaughn is joining the Brooklyn Nets as the […]
Report: Chandler Parsons to opt out of Mavericks contract
Chandler Parsons has a player option on what was nearly a max contract when he signed it in 2014. He’s coming off his worst season since his rookie year. And he missed the end of the season with troubling knee issues. Would he really opt out? Welcome to 2016 NBA free agency. Eddie Sefko of […]
Raptors hang on through rough finish to beat Pacers 89-84, advance to second round
Raptors fans don’t care about style points, they got the win they wanted.
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