Category: NBA Headlines
Sources say that Durant, with signs increasingly pointing to Donovan as the Thunder’s inevitable top choice from the moment Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie withdrew from consideration last week, has been sending optimistic signals about playing for Donovan — despite his lack of NBA experience — after doing his own research on the Florida coach. via […]
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating, it was announced today by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations. via NBA.com
Nicolas Batum knows what kind of season he had for the Trail Blazers. “Bad,” he said. “My worst year.” And he knows when the smoke clears from the Blazers’ disappointing 4-1 series loss to Memphis that he will take the brunt of the criticism. via Jason Quick of The Oregonian
For the third time in less than a year, Brett Brown is losing one of his assistant coaches. According to multiple sources, Chad Iske is leaving the 76ers to become the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings. There, Iske will be reunited with George Karl, whom he was an assistant under for six years […]
The Dallas Mavericks opted not to give departed point guard Rajon Rondo a playoff share, sources said. Rondo, who was acquired by the Mavericks in a blockbuster trade in December, left the team after the first two games of their first-round playoff series against Houston. The Mavs announced that Rondo had suffered a back injury, […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder are preparing an offer for Florida coach Billy Donovan and pushing for him to accept the job as head coach, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Donovan is the only serious candidate in general manager Sam Presti’s search, and the two-time national championship coach is enthusiastic about the possibility of the job […]
The Raptors never played the long game with their offense. They took shortcuts, and that’s on everyone. Now, no one is safe. Dwane Casey has done wonderful things in Toronto, but this was not a good series for him, and it’s unclear if he’ll be back next season, per league sources, even though he’s under […]
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing an agreement with Philadelphia 76ers assistant Chad Iske to become associate head coach under George Karl, league sources told Yahoo Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
A few days removed from his 39th birthday, flecks of grey now in his hair and beard, Tim Duncan sat on the Staples Center scorer’s table late Tuesday, watching the chaotic scene unfold in front of him in the final seconds of the 239th playoff game of his storied NBA career. The game hung in […]
Marko Todorovic: “I follow the Rockets a lot (the team owns his NBA rights after a trade with the Blazers) and Nikola [Mirotic]. To play with Harden and Howard would be great, but it would be difficult to score, they do it already (laughs). I’m excited about it, but I still haven’t thought about the […]
