Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily source for the previous day’s best NBA content from around the internet, plus an original column. Catch The Whiteboard here on The Step Back, and subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Karl-Anthony Towns had a quiet start to the 2018-19 NBA season, which
Month: March 2019
1:38 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Down nine at halftime to the Indiana Pacers and with their season sliding over the past few weeks, Paul George knew something had to change for the Oklahoma City Thunder. It did. The biggest run without an opposing point in the NBA this season — a 24-0 burst early
The NBA is rapidly changing before our eyes. The knock-em-down, drag-em-out days of the 1980s and 1990s look like fossils compared to the action we see on the floor now. We’ve heard ad nauseam about the 3-point revolution that the league is currently undergoing. In the blink of an eye, Brook Lopez has gone from
In a season that’s been absolutely dismal for the Cavaliers, they may have stumbled upon a player who can help them — the “pop-a-shot” guy. Wracked with injuries and dealing with the aftermath of a less-talented roster, the Cavaliers have been dragged to a 19-56 record, which could possibly be a record for most losses sustained
The NBA season has been full of surprises so far, from the Kings competing for a playoff spot to the Pacers staying strong even without Victor Oladipo, but few analysts and fans appear to expect the season to end any differently than they imagined it would at the start. The Golden State Warriors, despite only
The Rockets’ Chris Paul may be getting up there in age, but he hasn’t lost a step, as evidenced by how he crossed the Bucks’ DJ Wilson off the Earth. Chris Paul is getting up there in the age department. He’s now 33-years young, and normally, basketball players who are reaching the halfway mark of
3:11 PM ET Tim Hardaway was part of one of the original Big Threes, and the other two are in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He thinks he knows why he hasn’t joined them: his well-publicized rant from over a decade ago, in which he said he hated gay people. Hardaway, 52, was a five-time
3:44 PM ET LeBron James is out for Wednesday night’s game at Utah, the Lakers announced. James played Tuesday against the Washington Wizards at Staples Center and had 23 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds in a 124-106 win. Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, he recorded his eighth triple-double of the season (and 81st of
The opening week of the March Madness tournament yielded some entertaining games, but in the end, the “chalk” won out, setting the stage for all “Blue Blood” sweet sixteen. There were a few notable performances – Temetrius “Ja” Morant put on a show, showing why he may be the second player drafted overall in 2019.
4:52 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic underwent surgery on Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery from a season-ending injury to his left leg, the team announced in a release. There is no timetable for his return to basketball activity. Nurkic, 24, fractured his left tibia and fibula with 2
The fast-paced basketball takeover that is the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament is behind us. After four consecutive days of 12-hour basketball, we get a few days of a break before the Sweet 16 kicks off on Thursday. Through the first four days, we saw players either help or hurt their draft stock for
After two catastrophic seasons with the New York Knicks, Joakim Noah is experiencing an unexpected resurgence with the Memphis Grizzlies. There is a stench that emanates from the New York Knicks. It’s the decay of former lottery picks on their last legs in the league. It’s the has-been stars failing even to post empty numbers.
3:52 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered compound fractures to the tibia and fibula of his lower left leg in a double-overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night and will be out indefinitely. Nurkic was jumping for a rebound and came down awkwardly in a tangle of
Last year, this writer started his tenure with Basketball Insiders writing about who had the best case for Coach of the Year. One year later, we’re revisiting the same discussion. This time, with an entirely new slate of candidates. The Coach of the Year Award produces one of the most fascinating races in the NBA
In the midst of a discouraging season, LeBron James found a bright spot, passing Michael Jordan for fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Michael Jordan has always cast a shadow over LeBron James’ career. Jordan redefined what greatness looked like for an individual athlete, reshaped our conception of a basketball star and threw up
Jason Kidd is one of the best point guards in NBA history, but that doesn’t qualify him to fix the Lakers offense for LeBron James. If the Lakers fire coach Luke Walton after this season, the team could turn to Jason Kidd, but would that solve the problems that ail them? ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports
1:30 AM ET Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had to be stretchered off the court Monday night after suffering a serious left leg injury in double overtime of the Blazers’ 148-144 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Nurkic finished with 32 points and 16 rebounds. The Blazers clinched a playoff berth with the win. Many
Here are all of the NBA Draft prospects to watch in the South region of the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament’s South Region is probably the lightest in terms of big name prospects for the 2019 NBA Draft. The region is not without quality teams, but there are few players who will be in consideration
In basketball, passes are means to an end — tools that teams can use to increase their chances of scoring. In many cases, they can lead to efficient offense. Catch-and-shoot jumpers, for example, tend to be converted at a higher clip than comparable pull-up attempts. In pick-and-roll situations, possessions that are used by roll men
Welcome to The Whiteboard, your daily source for the previous day’s best NBA content from around the internet, plus an original column. Catch The Whiteboard here on The Step Back, and subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. For a team that is planning on reaching peak form after adding
2:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Cal Ramsey, who starred at NYU in the 1950s and went on to play and broadcast for the New York Knicks, died Monday. He was 81. The Knicks said he died of cardiac arrest at The Riverside Premier Rehabilitation and Healing Center in Manhattan. After his playing
Last year, this writer started his tenure with Basketball Insiders writing about who had the best case for Coach of the Year. One year later, we’re revisiting the same discussion. This time, with an entirely new slate of candidates. The Coach of the Year Award produces one of the most fascinating races in the NBA
1:53 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With the playoffs already out of the picture, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played for pride in Sunday’s 111-106 win over the Sacramento Kings — and to appease the mythical basketball gods. “I would never cheat myself,” James told Spectrum SportsNet in his on-court interview after recording
Hornets fans were praying to God for a last-second miracle to keep their team’s playoff hopes alive, and Jeremy Lamb delivered. The Charlotte Hornets were looking for a miracle from the basketball Gods on Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors, and Jeremy Lamb delivered. It’s one of the most insane buzzer-beaters you will ever see,
10:13 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — The NBA’s winningest team couldn’t stop watching as the NCAA’s biggest show — and most-hyped prospect — were pushed to the brink on Sunday afternoon. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pat Connaughton, Brook Lopez, Tony Snell, Bonzie Colson and a gaggle of reporters were glued to two television screens playing the
The midwest region in the 2019 NCAA Tournament features two Blue Bloods with several first-round NBA Draft prospects each. Get excited for March Madness. Not only will we see great basketball for about a month straight, we also get to see big-time NBA Draft prospects compete against a higher level of competition. In particular, the
It started with a pair of 3-pointers and a dunk on the break. He shot the next 3-pointer off the dribble, then fading away, then falling out of bounds. He pointed to the floor and pulled up from 28 feet. The opponents were double-teaming him, fouling him, and calling in reinforcements from the bench. It
1:21 AM ET Kyrie Irving appeared to question Brad Stevens’ coaching strategy after Kemba Walker scored 18 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to rally Charlotte to a 124-117 victory over the Celtics. The Hornets closed Saturday night’s home game on a 30-5 run that included all 18 of Walker’s fourth-quarter points.
HOUSTON, TX – MARCH 22: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets takes a three point shot defended by Rudy Gay #22 of the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter at Toyota Center on March 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using
8:41 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation
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