Category: NBA Headlines
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that there is little likelihood the league will move to reform some of the widely discussed issues such as intentional fouling and conference imbalance that have materialized this postseason. Calls to ban the Hack-a-Shaq tactic, in which a team deliberately sends an opponent’s poor foul shooter to the free […]
(The Plain Dealer:) Thoughts on how your teammates played tonight? (LeBron) James: We all have to play better, including myself. I don’t think I was great. I’ve got to do better things out on the floor to help us be more precise offensively. I’ve got to communicate a little bit more defensively to help our […]
When it was over, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (Stephen Curry) lamented that the Warriors stumbled out of the gate. Golden State hit only 6 of 21 shots in the first quarter. Curry didn’t sink his first 3-pointer until there was 4:20 to go before halftime. He celebrated the shot by staring into the crowd, […]
Longtime NBA power broker Arn Tellem has agreed to join Palace Sports & Entertainment as the organization’s vice chairman — leaving behind the powerful Wasserman Media Group, which represents many prominent athletes. Source: Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press
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 […]
“The goal is to try to be under the tax,” Nets general manager Billy King said Wedneday. “That’s just the goal. How realistic is it? It may not be. But that’s the goal.” One thing the Nets won’t be doing, according to King, is buying out (Deron) Williams or using the “stretch” provision on him to […]
Who will the Bucks pick at No. 17, if they keep the pick? Some NBA personnel quip it’ll either be Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, a small forward from Arizona, or shooting guard Rashad Vaughn of UNLV. That’s because both of those players are considered to be mid-to-late first-round picks and, more importantly, both are represented by Jeff Schwartz. […]
The Suns are hiring Earl Watson as a player development coach. He planned a coaching career for all of his 13-year NBA point guard career. Source: Paul Coro of AZCentral Sports on Twitter
The “overwhelming consensus” is that Justise Winslow ends up with the (Denver) Nuggets in the draft. Source: Chad Ford of ESPN
Asked (Warriors Andre) Iguodala about how his jump shot is feeling these days. He said it’s broken right now. Source: Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News on Twitter
