Category: NBA Headlines
Kentucky (Wildcats) coach John Calipari is on the verge of receiving a contract extension that will pay him $8 million for the 2021-22 season, a source close to the program told Sporting News. Calipari received a contract extension one year that pushed his total package to seven seasons at a total payout of $52.5. Under […]
Speculation among rival teams and coaching industry sources immediately turned to a head coach who is still employed: the Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau, who was a candidate for the New Orleans (Pelicans) job when the team hired (Monty) Williams. Long-simmering tension between Thibodeau and the Bulls’ front office is now common knowledge throughout the league, and […]
Pau Gasol ran at 40 percent exertion Tuesday for the first time since leaving Game 3 early with a strained left hamstring. He has yet to change direction or jump with explosion. And yet, Gasol, who missed his second straight game, refused to rule out playing in Thursday’s Game 6. “(Game 5) is critical, but […]
The MRI on (Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie) Irving’s knee Monday eased his nerves, according to one person who would know. The growing discomfort in his knee left him concerned perhaps there was something significant, something structurally wrong. When the MRI came back clean, showing nothing more than tendinitis, Irving exhaled. And then he began to believe […]
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Alan Anderson underwent successful arthroscopic surgery today, May 12, to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, General Manager Billy King announced. The procedure was performed by Nets’ foot and ankle specialist Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Anderson is expected to resume basketball-related activities in July. […]
THE (Philadelphia) SIXERS came out with some new logos yesterday. One of them, with stars and the word Philadelphia around the outside, kind of looks like the Philadelphia Union logo. via Philadelphia Inquirer
(Cleveland Cavaliers) James Jones dislocated index finger on right hand in first quarter. Said he’s fine. via Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal on Twitter
(Cleveland Cavaliers) LeBron James: (Matthew Dellavedova) Delly’s probably the toughest guy on the team.” via CBS Sports NBA on Twitter
R.J. Hunter has a plan for the ongoing NBA combine in Chicago to try to erase the checks against him. It may sound counter-intuitive, but to try and ensure that he will be a first-round pick in June’s NBA draft, Hunter said he will do everything but scrimmage at the combine. “My agent and I […]
After delivering the New Orleans Pelicans to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, coach Monty Williams was fired on Tuesday morning, league sources told Yahoo Sports. General manager Dell Demps had been wrestling for greater control of the franchise and pushed out Williams. Around Williams’ staff this season, there was a sense […]
