Category: Headlines
(Memphis Grizzlies Marc) Gasol has given his own coaches and bosses no hints. Unlike Aldridge, who, according to league sources, hasn’t been afraid to share the occasional whisper with a few well-placed folks about the prospect of leaving Portland, Gasol is saying pretty much nothing. vi Marc Stein of ESPN
The working expectation on Beale Street at the minute is that (Memphis Grizzlies Jeff) Green will decide to exercise his $9.2 million player option for next season after falling well short of the dream of being the final piece of the puzzle that Memphis had when it acquired him from Boston in January. via Marc […]
New Orleans Pelicans president Mickey Loomis and general manager Dell Demps are meeting with Golden State Warriors assistant coach Alvin Gentry on Monday night in San Francisco, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Golden State granted permission for Gentry, the associate head coach, to interview for the head-coaching vacancy between playoff series, sources said. via Adrian […]
Shakeup on Dwane Casey’s staff in Toronto has begun, as assistant Bill Bayno was let go Monday, league source tells @CBSSports. via Ken Berger of CBS Sports on Twitter
Warriors center Andrew Bogut says he’s got a case of hay fever but insists he’ll be fine in Game 1 “as long as there’s no pollen in Oracle” via Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
While its naming-rights deal in Washington, D.C., won’t expire until 2018, Verizon is not renewing as the title sponsor of the building that it and MCI have held rights to at the home of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and the Georgetown men’s basketball team since the building opened in 1997 with a Barry Manilow […]
Doc Rivers on son Austin’s (Rivers) fit as a (Los Angeles) Clipper: “I think he loved it here. I even think he liked the coach at times.” via Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter
The New Orleans Pelicans have been granted permission to interview Golden State Warriors assistant coach Alvin Gentry for their coaching vacancy, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Gentry has emerged as one of the leading candidates for the position alongside Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, who is widely expected to part company with […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins, the 2014-15 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, headlines the 2014-15 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Wiggins was the lone unanimous choice, receiving 130 First Team votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Wiggins is joined on the First Team […]
Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge underwent successful surgery today to repair the injured radial collateral ligament of his left thumb. Dr. Thomas J. Graham performed the procedure at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Aldridge is expected to be able to return basketball activity in approximately eight weeks. via Portland Trail Blazers press release
