Category: NBA Headlines
After a win in court, Thabo Sefolosha was back on the court for the Atlanta Hawks. Sefolosha played his first game since an April encounter with New York City police left him with a broken right leg. He scored five points in eight minutes of a 100-86 preseason victory over the San Antonio Spurs on […]
Whenever a star player leaves a good team, there will be whispers of discontent that follow in his wake. There are those who felt that LaMarcus Aldridge was bothered by Lillard’s popularity and those who feel that any rift was overblown. Yet, both players have downplayed any issues between them and they clearly thrived together […]
The Warriors have waived guard Ben Gordon. Source: Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
After 12 seasons, the 35-year-old who had earned two All-Star berths and $87 million in combined salary but had zero championships to his name faced a tough choice: pick up the $12 million player option to play for an Indiana Pacers team that many considered in decline, or take his title pursuit elsewhere while enduring […]
Pelicans announce signing of 7-foot-1 center Mirza Begic. Source: Brett Dawson of The New Orleans Advocate on Twitter
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich maintains the decision to move Tiago Splitter over the summer was tough in nature due to the relationship involved with the veteran. “It was very difficult,” Popovich said. “When someone is with you for a while, you get close to them and their family. That’s the business part of the […]
Now, even though he has signed to a partially guaranteed deal, (Thanasis) Antetokounmpo still has not gotten a chance to show the havoc he can create on defense through the first three preseason games. The 6-foot-7 defensive specialist and brother of the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has not played in two of the games and […]
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant left Tuesday’s 107-100 preseason loss to the Sacramento Kings after suffering a lower leg contusion in the third quarter. He did not return to the game. Coach Byron Scott said the injury wasn’t serious and Bryant would likely play in the Lakers’ next preseason game against the Golden State […]
While he’s (Randy Foye) competing against (Gary) Harris for the starting shooting guard spot, staying healthy enough to contribute is his top priority. Foye would also like to keep the position battle a friendly one. Last year’s competition against Arron Afflalo was a grind on everyone, he said. “That wasn’t good for the team,” Foye […]
In the wake of (LaMarcus) Aldridge’s departure, (Neil) Olshey asked his new franchise player if he was comfortable with the direction they were going to take. “This was not done without Dame’s (Damian Lillard) participation,” Olshey says. “If he was at all reticent, if he said it would be great if you could get me […]
