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Denver (Nuggets) coach Michael Malone has hired well-regarded Ed Pinckney as his top assistant, league sources tell Yahoo. He had been with (Chicago) Bulls. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has known to be adventrous in his offeason conditioning. He has bulked up. He has slimmed down. He has worked with all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This offseason, he’s training at a jiu-jitsu academy. Though he’s not likely to hit the court and put anyone in an arm bar next season, […]
It was obvious on Thursday, though, that the 27-year-old Booker would like to stay in Utah next season. “Of course I want to be back. I got the sense that they want me back, so I feel it’s mutual,” he said. “But, you know, at the end of the day, it’s still always a business, […]
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officials after Friday night’s Game 3 loss to the Houston Rockets. “I have strong feelings about how I feel about my team, and I’m going to fight for my team,” Carlisle said after the fine was announced Saturday. “That’s just […]
(Bulls Coach Tom) Thibodeau reiterated there are no restrictions on players for playoffs. via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Twitter
(Timberwolves Coach/President) Flip (Suanders) said again today they won’t keep both 2nd rd picks. Asked if he could package those two to move into 1st rd, “We’ll look at everything” via Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune on Twitter
But after three surgeries to repair a fracture in his (Kevin Durant’s) right foot that caused him to miss 55 games this past season, the 2014 MVP understands why his name has slipped from a lot of minds as fans marvel at James’ and Stephen Curry’s electrifying performances in the NBA Finals. “It used to […]
The Orlando Magic have waived guards Keith Appling and Jordan Sibert, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Orlando’s roster now stands at 17. Source: NBA.com/Magic
ESPN sources say Nick Van Exel is scheduled to be introduced as head coach of the D-League’s @TexasLegends this week … as early as Tuesday Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
Multiple NBA teams have interviewed and liked Partizan center Nikola Milutinov – a Serbian 7 footer – I’m told. via David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter