Tag: NBA
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is now the NBA’s highest-paid coach after signing a two-year, $35 million contract extension with the organization, agents Rick Smith and Dan Eveloff of Priority Sports announced Friday. His current deal was set to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season. Kerr’s new extension, worth $17.5 million per […]
Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton has been a revelation this year. Not only did he make his second All-Star Team, but he has developed into one of the best floor generals in the NBA. Haliburton is leading the league in assists per game (11.7), but he is also leading the NBA in offensive rating (124.5), a key […]
Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (return to competition conditioning) has been downgraded to out for Friday night’s home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the second night of a back-to-back. The Miami Heat traded Lowry and a protected 2027 first-round draft pick to the Charlotte Hornets for guard Terry Rozier on Jan. 23. Charlotte waived the […]
Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is owed $95.54 million over the next three seasons. This is part of the four-year, $128 million rookie-scale contract extension he signed with the Golden State Warriors in October 2022. In July 2023, the Warriors traded Poole, Ryan Rollins, Patrick Baldwin Jr., a 2030 first-round draft pick, and a 2027 […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder are waiving forward Aleksej Pokusevski, per sources. Pokusevski, 22, was selected 17th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA Draft. Of course, the 7-footer was traded to the Thunder a day later. The Serbian native began his professional playing career overseas with Olympiacos of the EuroLeague. In an 89-69 […]
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was walking out to the court on Thursday at the American Airlines Center for an early pregame shootaround for a post-All-Star break matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, when he overheard a female fan call him a “b—ch.” The 16-year veteran responded to her and the male fan nearby. “My thing […]
San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama is the third-fastest player in NBA history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 150 blocks in a career. NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal (43 games) leads the all-time list, followed by David Robinson (47 games), Wembanyama (50 games), Alonzo Mourning (53 games), and Dikembe Mutombo […]
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to shoot 10 of 10 from the field and record 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a triple-double game, in Thursday night’s 130-110 win over the Washington Wizards. The six-time All-Star center closed out his performance with 21 points, 19 rebounds, 15 assists, […]
On Thursday, the NBA issued Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart a three-game suspension for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at Footprint Center in Phoenix hours before the teams played on Feb. 14. Following the incident, Stewart was arrested by Phoenix police, issued a citation, and was then released. The misdemeanor assault charge against Stewart has been […]
It is no secret by now that the Dallas Mavericks should have kept Jalen Brunson. However, there seems to be more to the story than many originally knew. Brunson himself said that he tried to sign a contract extension a couple different occasions. “It’s funny, because my agent was like, “You can get more, you […]
