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Source: @hornets are bringing back guard Elliot Williams for training camp. Williams expected to sign Tuesday. Story coming up shortly. Source: Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer on Twitter
(Cleveland Cavaliers) LeBron (James) on Kyrie (Irving) playing hurt: “The kid is a warrior … It’s not just about basketball what this kid is doing for our team right now.” via CBS Sports NBA on Twitter
Mike D’Antoni met with Denver Nuggets management to discuss the franchise’s head coaching opening, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Melvin Hunt, the interim coach in the wake of Brian Shaw’s firing, remains a strong contender to retain the full-time job, league sources said. Along with D’Antoni and Hunt, ex-Sacramento Kings coach Michael Malone has had conversations […]
“A guy (Stevie Wonder) who never saw me,” a beaming (Darryl) Dawkins said in a 2011 televised interview, “gave me the name `Chocolate Thunder.” ‘The name stuck, and the rim-wrecking, glass-shattering dunks remain unforgettable – as will the giant of a man who changed the game with them. Dawkins died Thursday at a hospital in […]
Basketball Insiders chats with Chris Walker at the 2015 NBA Draft Combine.
Drafting anywhere from 1 to 4, (Wolves Coach/President) Flip (Suanders) said they’ll have to take best player there regardless of position. You make mistakes drafting for need via Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune on Twitter
Doc Rivers said he would prefer to keep Lance Stephenson with second unit, so it will probably be Paul Pierce or Wes Johnson at starting SF. — Ben Bolch (@latbbolch) September 26, 2015 Source: Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter
But for him (Kevin Garnett), Minnesota will always be home. And in the end, that lure and the possibility of a much greater role down the road proved too great to resist. “It’s perfect,” Garnett said on Tuesday at a re-introductory news conference that came five days after he was acquired from Brooklyn in a […]
Emmanuel Mudiay's camp has, to date, been refusing a Kings workout – says several sources. That strategy is smart though – likely gone by 6 — Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) June 19, 2015 Source: Sean Cunningham of News10 Sacramento on Twitter
Basketball Insiders chats with Jarell Martin at the 2015 NBA Draft Combine.