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The thought around the NBA is that the 76ers hope to select D’Angelo Russell in the NBA draft, according to a league executive. “He’s the guy they want,” the executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Saturday. “That’s the word around the league. You know the Sixers. They won’t come out and say it, […]
(Spurs Kawhi) Leonard is a Southern California kid content with life in South Texas, with no desire to chase fame in a big market. He wants to chase championships and understands sooner than later he’ll need a supporting cast of his own. For now, there’s no scenario where Leonard plans to pursue offer sheets on […]
All in all, (Memphis Grizzlies Zach) Randolph remembered, they intended for this player to one day assume the mantle as the next dominant Trail Blazers power forward, a role Randolph then occupied, that had been handed down from (Rasheed) Wallace before him. LaMarcus Aldridge would extend a proud lineage. He was “up next.” “Um, I’m […]
(Memphis Grizzlies) Mike Conley is out and has been taken to a local medical facility for more tests. @thefishnation reports that Conley’s left eye is swollen via Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal on Twitter
More (Houston Rockets) Jason Terry’s attire for Sunday:”situation the great Mario Elie once told me prepare yourself 4 a funeral because you can bury them tomorrow” via Mark Berman of Fox26 on Twitter
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officials after Friday night’s Game 3 loss to the Houston Rockets. “I have strong feelings about how I feel about my team, and I’m going to fight for my team,” Carlisle said after the fine was announced Saturday. “That’s just […]
It was obvious on Thursday, though, that the 27-year-old Booker would like to stay in Utah next season. “Of course I want to be back. I got the sense that they want me back, so I feel it’s mutual,” he said. “But, you know, at the end of the day, it’s still always a business, […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN.com that he expects the league to have “full-throated conversations” this summer about potentially implementing rules to eliminate the Hack-a-Shaq strategy from the game. Silver acknowledged the strategy of intentionally fouling poor free throw shooters — which originally started against retired superstar center Shaquille O’Neal — is not enjoyable to […]
The Barcelona team started to negotiate a contract extension with Croatian center Ante Tomic. The problem is that the big man seems to have asked €2 million to sign a new deal with his club. Barcelona doesn’t want to pay that much, also because such an expensive contract extension should cost almost €4.6 million with […]
Mavs PG Raymond Felton (hamstring) is expected to play in Game 4. Status of SF Richard Jefferson (calf) is iffy. via Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas on Twitter
