Category: NBA News Wire
Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young believes Danny Ferry should keep his job as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Ferry has been away from the team after he took a leave of absence in September when his recorded comments about Luol Deng, an African-American player who was a free agent at the time, were made […]
New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will remain out for at least three more weeks after he aggravated a stress reaction in his right leg, the team said Wednesday. The leg has been an issue for Holiday since last year, when he had surgery and missed 48 games. This season, he has missed 16 […]
The Toronto Raptors reassigned forward Bruno Caboclo to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League on Wednesday. Caboclo will continue to be included on the Raptors’ roster and will remain on the team’s inactive list. He is expected to be in uniform for the Mad Ants on Thursday when they face the […]
The Phoenix Suns continue to discuss moving Goran Dragic before Thursday’s trade deadline after his agent informed the team that the All-Star point guard does not plan to re-sign this summer. Sources told ESPN.com that the Suns are exploring all options to try to strike a deal before the 3 p.m. ET deadline to avoid […]
The New York Knicks officially shut down forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season and he could be out for four to six months, team president Phil Jackson said Wednesday. Anthony will undergo surgery on his ailing left knee. The procedure is a patellar tendon debridement and repair, which will remove dead, damaged, […]
The Dallas Mavericks waived swingman Ricky Ledo on Wednesday to clear a roster spot for forward/center Amar’e Stoudemire. Stoudemire, whose contract was bought out by the New York Knicks on Monday, officially signed with Dallas after clearing waivers for a prorated veteran minimum of approximately $460,000. Ledo was selected by the Mavericks in the second […]
The New York Knicks officially shut down forward Carmelo Anthony for the rest of the season and he could be out for four to six months, team president Phil Jackson said Wednesday. Anthony will undergo surgery on his ailing left knee. The procedure is a patellar tendon debridement and repair, which will remove dead, damaged, […]
NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver is a self-professed basketball junkie, who often flips through NBA league pass every night and finds compelling games to tune into. “I love where our game is right now,” Silver said at his second state of the league address Saturday night. “I don’t think it’s ever been more […]
Western Conference coach Steve Kerr has reportedly decided to make Portland Trail Blazers power forward LaMarcus Aldridge his fifth starter, replacing the injured Anthony Davis, in Sunday’s All-Star game. ESPN.com earlier reported on Saturday that Kerr initially planned to start Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant in place of Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans star […]
NEW YORK — A year ago, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was recovering from a third knee surgery in six months. On Sunday, he placed himself in the conversation with immortals Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan thanks to a brilliant All-Star Game showing. Westbrook came within one point of Chamberlain’s 1962 record by […]
