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It’ll take all 82 games to decide which team gets the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, as both the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans won on Monday night to keep their postseason hopes alive. Due to that head-to-head tiebreaker, if the Pelicans and Thunder finish with the same record, […]
Marreese Speights scored six straight fourth-quarter points to give the Warriors a glimmer of hope Saturday night. Then, he limped into the locker room with a strained right calf. via Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle
The Knicks invited undrafted Harvard swingman Wesley Saunders to training camp, but The Post has learned Saunders will get no more than a $75,000 guarantee. It also has been reported Virginia power forward Darion Atkins has been invited to camp. Neither likely will make the 15-man roster, but could agree to hang with the D-League […]
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) today that confirmed he has a strained left hamstring that he sustained during the second quarter of last night’s 125-101 victory at Washington, the team announced today. Durant will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days at which time a further update will be provided. Source: […]
Amar’e Stoudemire reaches deal with Heat, the team announced. I’ve been told it’s a one-year contract worth $1.5M…. Stoudemire wants to win, play with All-Stars and on the same team with Goran Dragic, who he loves from their days together in Phoenix. Source: Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports
In light of @ESPNSteinLine report about Peja/Kings, was also told Vlade Divac is trying to convince Bobby Jackson to join the staff. — Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 25, 2015 Source: Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports on Twitter
ESPN sources say Mavs are also in advanced to sign Tunisian center Salah Mejiri and have not ruled out JaVale McGee if JaVale proves healthy — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 25, 2015 Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
“He’s certainly in the mold of Jason Kidd,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said of Carter-Williams. “You can see why they tried to acquire him. He has great size at that position, terrific vision, he makes other players better, you can play him in different areas in the court, he can play in the post, he […]
The Golden State Warriors have signed forward Kevon Looney (keh-VON LOO-nee) to a contract, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Looney, 19, was selected 30th overall by the Warriors in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft. Source: NBA.com/Warriors
“I’ve had some great players and I’ve never had one player that I have said is untradeable,” (George) Karl added. “You always got to be ready for the possibility of a great trade that could come your way. “I know I respect him (DeMarcus Cousins) a tremendous amount . . . I think our give […]