NEWS OF THE MORNING Kerr wants more from Bogut | OKC’s stars back Donovan’s ways | Noah still open to Chicago return | Silver: ‘Human error’ part of game for officials | Oladipo, Fournier look forward to Vogel era No. 1: Kerr says Warriors need Bogut in Game 5— At different times … | Continue reading
By NBA.com staff According to multiple reports, the Grizzlies have offered their coaching position to Miami Heat assistant David Fizdale. Sources on @TheVertical: Memphis offers Miami assistant David Fizdale head coaching job, progressing on contract. https://t.co/No4spOjJph — Ad … | Continue reading
If someone had told you two months ago the a team would smash the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Western Conference semifinals and do the same to the Golden State Warriors in the conference finals, would you have guessed it would be the Oklahoma City Thunder? They haven't … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Smartest coaching move of offseason? | Your advice for Tim Duncan? | More … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Smartest coaching move of offseason? | Your advice for Tim Duncan? | More … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Green on 3-1 series hole: ‘It’s stunning’ | Roberson comes through in Game 4 | Will Raptors be able to keep Biyombo? | Lue expects bigger role for Frye in Game 5 No. 1: Green: ‘This is not where we expected to be’— For all the wins the Golden State Warriors am … | Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY — Since Draymond Green is now within a single flagrant foul point of being suspended for one game in the playoffs, there is no more margin for error. But while Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his emotional forward will have to rein himself in, Green vowed not to chan … | Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY — Well, OK, then. Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant looked at all of the microphones and reporters surrounding him Tuesday morning, hours before Game 5 of Thunder-Golden State Warriors (9 p.m. ET, TNT), and wondered what the fuss was all about. Actually, he knew the q … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Warriors gear up for crucial Game 4 | Beal expects max deal this summer | Love (foot) should be OK for Game 5 | Valanciunas ready to help out in series No. 1: Green drama least of Warriors’ concerns as Game 4 nears — The Golden State Warriors dodged a major bu … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Draymond Green gets flagrant foul for kick Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green’s flagrant foul on Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams has been upgraded to a Flagrant Foul 2, and Green has been fined $25,000, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executi … | Continue reading
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas is on the active list and will make his return from an ankle injury in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday. He will come off the bench for the Raptors, who are looking to tie the series at two games apiece. Valanciu … | Continue reading
TORONTO — The home team has won all six games played between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors this season. If the Raptors can keep that trend going in Game 4 on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), the Eastern Conference finals will suddenly get very interesting. Here are thin … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Thunder rush started with a kick | LeBron vows to protect himself | Green’s kick will get more scrutiny | Waiters at center of OKC’s passing fancy No. 1: Thunder rush started with a kick — The blitz started after Draymond Green delivered a kick to the nether r … | Continue reading
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dahntay Jones has been suspended one game without pay for striking Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo in the groin, it was announced Sunday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Raptors block Cleveland’s path to perfection | Toronto’s offense gets on track | Thunder look to get physical versus Warriors in Game 3 | Carmelo “looking forward” to playing under Hornacek No. 1: Raptors block Cleveland’s path to perfection — The Cleveland Ca … | Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY — The numbers told the story. The best rebounding team in the NBA was hammered on the backboards in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The bigger, taller, stronger Thunder were pushed around, dominated even. “Of course, you take it personally,” OKC power forwa … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Love conquers all | Thibs cleans house | Kerr’s fight continues | Casey defends Lowry | D’Antoni or Silas in Houston? No. 1: Playoffs a perfect fit for Love here — A season ago there were all the problems trying to fit into the new atmosphere and new system an … | Continue reading
In a court deposition, Tom Benson said he ousted his daughter and grandchildren from executive positions in the Saints and Pelicans after a confrontation turned physical between his daughter, Renee, and his wife, Gayle. | Continue reading
After two bad games in Cleveland, Kyle Lowry isn't lacking confidence as the Eastern Conference finals shift to Toronto. | Continue reading
After agreeing to a deal with Frank Vogel on Thursday, the Orlando Magic completed a whirlwind eight days by formally announcing their new head coach. | Continue reading
A black sleeve protecting his sore right elbow, MVP Stephen Curry insists he's fine after yet another postseason injury. | Continue reading
Kobe Bryant is getting advice from Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer as he redirects his competitive drive from professional basketball to his publishing and production company. | Continue reading
The perfect coach plopped down in his seat at the podium, his face a mixture of exhaustion and exultation. | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Payton miffed at MVP voters | Lowry’s game goes AWOL in East finals | Why Knicks are set to hire Hornacek No. 1: Payton upset with voters over Curry’s unanimous MVP — Throughout the Golden State Warriors’ rise to prominence (and a title last season), countless … | Continue reading
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If the Toronto Raptors are to have any hope in the Eastern Conference finals (they don't, but just play along here), they need to match the Cleveland Cavaliers offensively. | Continue reading
In the dark moments, and there were many, when pain stabbed away at his head and neck, when tasks that were ordinarily simple could be excruciating, Steve Kerr privately wondered if he might have to quit what had become a dream job as coach of the Warriors. | Continue reading
A far cry from his brash, former basketball-playing father, Klay Thompson is perfectly content to be the soft-spoken, second superstar behind MVP Stephen Curry. He is more than happy to let Draymond Green do the arguing, arm flexing and trash talking. | Continue reading
The Orlando Magic moved quickly to fill their coaching vacancy, agreeing to a deal with Frank Vogel just a week after the position suddenly became available. | Continue reading
The Milwaukee Bucks say their organization inadvertently provided tax information of employees, including players, to someone who was impersonating the team's president over email. | Continue reading
ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — The Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with Frank Vogel to become the team’s new head coach, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. The Orlando Magic have reached a deal in principle with Frank Vogel, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. — Josh Rob … | Continue reading
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks have been unanimously selected to the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Both players received all 130 First Team votes from a panel … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Durant silenced in third quarter | LeBron: ‘I have no idea’ what flagrant foul is on me | Report: Magic confident they can get Vogel | Ginobili to talk with Duncan, Popovich No. 1: Warriors find way to keep Durant under wraps — In Game 1 of the Western Confere … | Continue reading
The New York Knicks want Jeff Hornacek as their next coach. | Continue reading
The NBA couching carousel provided another surprise on Wednesday. New York Knicks president Phil Jackson wasn’t just sitting back and waiting to name interim coach Kurt Rambis as head coach, after all. Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck reports that the Knicks are set to hire former P … | Continue reading
Now that the Playoff Final Four has begun, we can focus all of our attention to what comes next in these two clashes of titans in the Eastern and Western Conferences. The champion Golden State Warriors have their hands full with the Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile the Cleveland … | Continue reading
Strike one name from the list of potential Rockets head coaching candidates. Jeff Van Gundy is no longer a candidate for the job, according Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Sources: Jeff Van Gundy is no longer a candidate for the Rockets job. Though JVG had interest in reunion … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING OKC playing with calmness in postseason | Lowry didn’t intend to diss LeBron | Butler reflects on difficult season | Lakers relieved to land No. 2 pick No. 1: Thunder continue to show postseason composure — Game 2 of the Western Conference finals is tonight (9 … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Steve Kerr chats to media. OAKLAND — The team always trying to run down the next challenge — the quest for a perfect regular season at home that failed, the record for the most wins in a regular season that succeeded, the ongoing attempt at consecutive championships — has … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Curry, Warriors fall in Game 1 | Bosh, Heat face uncertainty | Vandeweghe: No changes ‘imminent’ to Draft lottery | TNT’s Smith won’t get Rockets gig No. 1: Curry can’t save day in Game 1 — Golden State fans awaken this morning undoubtedly in a state of shock … | Continue reading
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous winner of the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year award. | Continue reading
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Cleveland Cavaliers have always been the clear favorite in the Eastern Conference. At any point in the season, you would have a hard time finding a neutral party who believed that any other East team could stop the Cavs from getting back to The Finals. … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Key player in West finals? | Key player in East finals? | Which teams […] | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Key player in West finals? | Key player in East finals? | Which teams […] | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Key player in West finals? | Key player in East finals? | Which teams […] | Continue reading
By Ben Leibowitz, Special to NBA.com The Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t made the playoffs since 2004 — a 12-season postseason drought that’s the longest active streak in the NBA. And yet, they’re one of the league’s most intriguing young teams. They aren’t intriguing because of t … | Continue reading
The Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, who set franchise rookie records in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage, has unanimously won the 2015-16 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award, the NBA announced today. The 7-foot center becomes the fifth unanim … | Continue reading
A review in the Replay Center in Secaucus, N.J., seemed to be in order with a news report that Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant provided a helpful emergency escort to an ambulance mired in rush-hour traffic. According to News9.com in OKC, the Thunder star helped paramedics from th … | Continue reading