Category: NBA Headlines
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard has been fined $15,000 for making contact above the shoulders with Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes, it was announced Monday by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations. via NBA.com
The Hawks have officially notified the NBA and the Nets of their intention to swap first-round picks in the 2015 Draft. The Hawks had the right to swap first-round selections as one of several parts of the Joe Johnson trade in 2012. The Hawks will now have the No. 15 overall pick and the Nets […]
Yahoo! Sports reported last week that that injury at the hands of Kelly Olynyk may have cooled (Kevin) Love’s interest in playing for the Celtics next season. My experience has consistently been that anger subsides as dollars increase, and I’m told authoritatively that Love holds no long-lasting ill will toward either the Celtics or Olynyk. […]
(David) Blatt fell into the cross hairs again for decisions he made toward the end of Sunday’s 86-84 Game 4 victory over the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals “A near-mistake was made and I owned up to it and I own it,” Blatt said. “A basketball coach makes 150 to 200 critical decisions […]
(Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron) James made it clear that he deserved credit for the final play’s execution and its design. “Coach drew up a great play,” is a reliable go-to cliché for superstars when they sink game-winners, but here James said exactly the opposite. (Coach David) Blatt hadn’t drawn up a great play at all. In fact, […]
The all-star point guard (John Wall) still hadn’t tried dribbling a basketball as of Sunday afternoon because the swelling in his left hand, one week after suffering five non-displaced fractures in the Wizards’ Game 1 win, had not yet subsided, according to Coach Randy Wittman. “It’s headed in the right direction,” Wittman said. “Again, we’re […]
His (Bojan Bogdanovic) fears are unfounded said a league source familiar with the Nets off-season thinking. “He is not going anywhere,” the source told NetsDaily. Although Bogdanovic has not been mentioned as a trade piece, the Nets may very well have to give up something of value in packages that would send players like Deron Williams, […]
“I think his (Rajon Rondo) future is bright, I think someone will be getting a hungry veteran who’s still in the prime of his career,” (Ex-teammate Keyon) Dooling said. “We’re talking about one of the most unselfish players in the league in his selfish ways. It’s like an anomaly. He’s the most unselfish player in […]
(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
“We won’t have another effort like that, rest assured,” (Atlanta Hawks DeMarre) Carroll said. “I don’t think we had a sense of urgency as a starting group. We came out and the first five possessions, we chucked up 3s instead of attacking them and putting them on their heels. We watched film today and we […]
