11:03 PM ET DALLAS — The person least impressed by Dallas Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic‘s performance in Saturday night’s 107-104 comeback win over the Houston Rockets was probably the Slovenian teen himself. “I wasn’t playing great,” he said after scoring 21 points and taking over the game down the stretch. “My game wasn’t good
Month: December 2018
The Thunder’s deal with Hamidou Diallo isn’t without upside, but it’s definitely a risky proposition. Earlier Wednesday, the Thunder signed Hamidou Diallo to a three-year, $4 million contract. This brings their roster to 15 players with guaranteed contracts and given the luxury tax implications of waiving one of those players to sign another, it’s likely
The Brooklyn Nets, fresh off three straight seasons of disappointing results, finally looked halfway competent to start the 2018-19 campaign. Fueled by the impending breakout of Caris LeVert, the Nets began the year a very manageable 6-7 — a record that had them in the mix for a postseason berth within a muddied Eastern Conference.
Damian Lillard has put fans of the NBA on notice if they ever decide to heckle him. Damian Lillard has already proven himself to be one of the top point guards in the NBA. But a fan on Thursday night decided to poke the bear, and it didn’t end well for the Orlando Magic as
For a while now, the Portland Trail Blazers have been a team centered around the scoring exploits of their star guards, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. That’s a setup that’s worked fairly well for them, as the Blazers have won an average of 45 games and finished fifth, eighth, and third in the Western Conference
2:41 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has an ankle sprain, an MRI showed, according to the team. He will be re-evaluated in a week. The Lakers are at Memphis on Saturday night, host Miami on Monday and are back on the road Thursday against Houston. Ingram injured his left ankle in the
Joel Embiid has seen a decrease in production ever since the Sixers traded for Jimmy Butler, and he’s attributing it to the way the team has been using him. The Philadelphia 76ers are fortunate enough to have one of the best pure centers in the NBA in 24-year-old Joel Embiid. At 7 feet and 250
Remember the New York Knicks fan who sold his fanhood on eBay? Well, he has now announced that his new team is the Los Angeles Lakers. A couple of weeks ago, we did a story on a New York Knick fan who sold his fanhood on eBay for a nice chunk of change. Now that
Walt Frazier believes the rafters of Madison Square Garden will be a Carmelo Anthony-free zone. Walt “Clyde” Frazier never holds back his opinion, and he has a surprising one about Carmelo Anthony. The commentator for all games at Madison Square Garden doesn’t think Melo’s jersey will ever be retired and raised to the rafters. “Probably
12:46 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris is expected to need three to four weeks to rehabilitate a right hip injury, league sources told ESPN. Veteran Nuggets forward Paul Millsap suffered a broken toe in Friday night’s loss at Charlotte, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s the latest in a string of
Ever since taking hold of the Golden State Warrior reins in 2014, Steve Kerr has had an embarrassment of riches to work with. The mainstays—a two-time NBA MVP in Stephen Curry, a three-time All-Defensive first-teamer in Draymond Green, a four-time All-Star in Klay Thompson—got their first taste of gold in year one of Kerr’s tenure.
Ever since taking hold of the Golden State Warrior reins in 2014, Steve Kerr has had an embarrassment of riches to work with. The mainstays—a two-time NBA MVP in Stephen Curry, a three-time All-Defensive first-teamer in Draymond Green, a four-time All-Star in Klay Thompson—got their first taste of gold in year one of Kerr’s tenure.
Ever since taking hold of the Golden State Warrior reins in 2014, Steve Kerr has had an embarrassment of riches to work with. The mainstays—a two-time NBA MVP in Stephen Curry, a three-time All-Defensive first-teamer in Draymond Green, a four-time All-Star in Klay Thompson—got their first taste of gold in year one of Kerr’s tenure.
Mario Hezonja dunked on Giannis Antetokounmpo. Hezonja then stepped over Giannis, who didn’t take it so well. Now, we have beef. Weird beef Has there ever been an NBA beef between two players whose names are ultra hard to spell? I can’t think of one, which is why the new Giannis Antetokounmpo-Mario Hezonja beef is so
A banged up Jared Dudley was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Milwaukee Bucks in August, 2014. Twelve months later, Dudley was gone, leaving Milwaukee as a fan favorite with plenty of memories in an unexpected playoff run. The 2014-15 season will live long in the memories of Milwaukee Bucks fans for a
2:31 AM ET MILWAUKEE — As he patiently answered questions during a post-shootaround media availability Friday afternoon, Steve Kerr was asked if there was any more pressure on his team heading into Friday night’s showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks given that the Bucks smoked the reigning champs by 23 points last month at Oracle Arena.
6:35 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — It was a “short but sweet” search to find the new coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Turns out he has been sitting in the courtside seats for years. Derek Fisher was introduced Friday as coach of the team he watched play at Staples Center while helping
Dec 6, 2018 Last Monday in Chicago, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich arrived at his pregame interview in the gloomy concourse of the United Center, the house that Michael Jordan built. So many of the league’s iconic highlights played out here in the 1990s, and those images seemed to be on Pop’s mind. In
Zion Williamson has separated himself as the top player in the 2019 NBA Draft, plus other thoughts after the first month of college basketball. The 2019 NBA Draft picture is starting to take shape. Six weeks into the NBA season, we know who a few of the teams who will be picking at the top
Ever since taking hold of the Golden State Warrior reins in 2014, Steve Kerr has had an embarrassment of riches to work with. The mainstays—a two-time NBA MVP in Stephen Curry, a three-time All-Defensive first-teamer in Draymond Green, a four-time All-Star in Klay Thompson—got their first taste of gold in year one of Kerr’s tenure.
After early-season scuffles, the Rockets are getting a pass while the Wizards are getting buried. Do we have the order mixed up? Soooo….is it time to worry yet? In baseball, the thinking goes that you can start paying attention to stats and records after Memorial Day. In football, it’s common knowledge that September records should
A smart NBA team could probably buy very low on Kelly Oubre Jr. right now, if they chose to do so. Buying low on an asset is usually a pretty good idea in the NBA. If said asset turns out to be a good player, it’s an obvious win for a franchise. If not, the
12:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving isn’t concerned after tweaking his right shoulder late in Boston’s 128-100 victory over the New York Knicks. Kyrie Irving scored 22 points before leaving the game in the final minutes nursing his right shoulder, Al Horford had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and
12:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been fined $15,000 for making an “inappropriate gesture” to a spectator. The NBA announced the punishment Thursday. Thompson’s action came at the end of the Cavaliers’ 99-97 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday at the Barclays Center. Thompson finished with
“They’ve been tryna stop the wave, but the wave don’t stop,” Meek Mill raps on “Uptown Vibes” from his new drop Championships, but that’s exactly what we’re going to do here as we pause a quarter of the way through the NBA season to match each team with a lyric from Meek’s recent album. Following his
Is there trouble in Houston? Over the past few days, Houston has added to its list of worrying losses to teams like the Mavericks and Wizards. This far into the season, if you were a hopeful contender and you’re struggling to stay above 0.500, the panic button has already been pressed. We all expected
The New York Knicks have developed a reputation for short-sighted moves chasing star power, and they haven’t really worked. That’s why a John Wall trade could be right in their wheelhouse. Going back pretty much 20 years now, it seems like the New York Knicks just can’t get out of their own way. Front office
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 12: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns exchanges handshakes with the the Philadelphia 76ers after the game during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 12, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading
The Phoenix Suns lack depth at point guard, so who could they bring in to fill the void? Consistently banged up and an increasingly poor fit for their ongoing rebuild, the Phoenix Suns traded Brandon Knight to the Houston Rockets during the offseason. That also removed the team’s likely starting point guard for this season,
3:38 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After a whirlwind week in Laker Land in which Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and even Kevin Durant weighed in publicly about how LeBron James should play, or in Durant’s case what it’s like to play with him, James capped the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 4-0 homestand with 42 points in
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