Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Aside from making the playoffs, which would cost a high first-round draft pick and unquestionably rank among the most egregious failures in the history of the franchise, the 76ers’ greatest concern over the second half of the season remains ensuring the health of Nerlens Noel. Little else matters over the final 41 games of the […]
Joakim Noah is recruiting Carmelo Anthony, but the Knicks still have more to offer financially… Patrick Beverley talks about how great life is with Dwight Howard
Fordham nearly caught Virginia Commonwealth napping, but VCU woke up in time to survive a sluggish first half and overcome Fordham 85-66 on Thursday in New York. Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, 9-4 Atlantic 10) plays first-place St. Louis on Saturday, and said all the right things this week about not looking ahead. But when the game […]
Winning the dunk contest was one thing. Defending it is another. Terrence Ross is leaving nothing to chance. The sophomore swing man began working up some dunk options a couple of days ago. That’s well in advance of his preparation a year ago when he won it, but Ross says it’s all going to come […]
David Yapkowitz examines the Washington Wizards’ best path toward a postseason play-in opportunity.
FAIRFAX, Va. — Point guard Jordair Jett scored all but one of his 25 points after halftime, and forward Rob Loe hit two 3-pointers in overtime as No. 10 Saint Louis escaped George Mason with an 89-85 victory Wednesday night at Patriot Center. In extending its school-record winning streak to 18 games, Saint Louis (24-2, […]
Andrew Wiggins will declare today for the 2014 NBA Draft… The Harrison twins could be following suit… Doc Rivers says Glen Davis ejection was an isolated incident.
CHICAGO — Forward Taj Gibson scored 16 points, and the Chicago Bulls finished the game on a 17-4 run to secure a 92-76 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night at the United Center. Gibson, a Brooklyn native, returned to a bench role Thursday after starting the previous three games in place of Carlos […]
Drew Maresca continues Basketball Insiders’ X-factors series, assessing what the Toronto Raptors need to break in their favor to make a deep postseason run and defend their title.
SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the Eagles stunned No. 1 and previously unbeaten Syracuse University 62-59 on Wednesday in the Carrier Dome. The Orange dropped to 25-1 overall and 12-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Boston College improved […]