Category: NBA Headlines
Sources: Private equity billionaire Antony Ressler, who leads group that includes Grant Hill, is progressing on deal to buy Atlanta Hawks. Ressler is finalizing an agreement to purchase the Hawks from Bruce Levenson for a price less than $1 billion, sources tell Yahoo Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
Al Horford said his dislocated right pinkie finger is uncomfortable but the Hawks center does not expect to miss any time with the injury. Horford was suffered the injured fighting for a rebound with 10:50 remaining in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Game 1 playoff victory over the Nets. He left the game, had an […]
Sunday night, fittingly, it was (Chris) Paul and (Blake) Griffin dragging the Clippers to a 107-92 Game 1 win over the San Antonio Spurs. “The game was their defense was better than our offense,” San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. “That’s the bottom line.” via Dan Woike of The Orange County Register
Let’s start with the bad news for the Portland Trail Blazers first. They got beat on 100-86 and Memphis didn’t really let them get comfortable. LaMarcus Aldridge looked like Zach Randolph got in his head at times, though Aldridge’s physicality was more life than most of the Blazers showed. He got an early technical and […]
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker tweaked his left ankle in the first quarter of Sunday’s 107-92 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and also bruised the thigh on the same leg, but the injuries won’t keep him out of Wednesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference playoffs. via Michael C. Wright of ESPN
Anthony Davis: “There’s no doubt in my mind that we can beat (the Warriors).” via Diamond Leung of the San Jose Mercury News on Twitter
Toronto Raptors General Manager Masai Ujiri has been fined $35,000 for using obscene language in a public setting on Saturday, April 18 prior to the Raptors’ playoff game against the Washington Wizards, it was announced Sunday by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. In addition, the Toronto Raptors organization has been fined $25,000. via NBA.com/Raptors.com
Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson said he is sure about one thing for Game 2 of the Chicago-Milwaukee playoff series on Monday night. “Intensity is going to pick up a whole bunch,” Gibson said after the Bulls’ practice at the Advocate Center on Sunday. “Every game is more and more intense. “The biggest adjustment is […]
It will be a game-time decision whether Pelicans starting point guard Tyreke Evans plays Monday night for Game 2 in their opening-round series against Golden State after an MRI test revealed he has a bone bruise in his left knee. via John Reid of The Times Picayune
To Kevin (Love): Talk about how the gam(e) went for you from start to finish. Love: Obvoiusly, coming into my first playoff game, I was anxious and there were nerves. The fans were great. They were waving shirts and red batons. That played into it. More than anything I wanted to stay aggressive. I really […]
