Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Caron Butler has been in Oklahoma City less than a month. When he signed as a free agent March 1, he already played for six other teams in his career. Despite that, Butler said his transition has been seamless because he already envisioned himself playing for a team like the Thunder. […]
NEW ORLEANS — In a season of serial injuries, not even New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams experienced a challenge close to this. Facing the Los Angeles Clippers, winners of 13 of their last 14 games and sporting the NBA’s fourth-best record, the Pelicans had only nine players available to suit up, including just two […]
Longtime NBA referee Dick Bavetta eclipsed former Major League Baseball player Cal Ripken’s ironman streak, working his 2,633rd straight regular-season game on Wednesday night when the Brooklyn Nets faced the New York Knicks. The league paid tribute to Bavetta before the game with a commemorative plaque and a basketball given to him by NBA president […]
MIAMI — The teams, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, were the same ones that played in last year’s NBA Finals. But this was not that matchup. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made note of that with his first postgame comments. “No, it did not feel like the NBA Finals,” he said. Despite that, […]
Less than a year after Seattle failed in its bid to bring the Sacramento Kings’ franchise to the Pacific Northwest, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver indicated this week that the league has no immediate plans to expand there. “Seattle is a wonderful market. It would be very additive to the league to have a team […]
NEW YORK — The Knicks’ goal of making the playoffs, considered a dream a month ago, is closer to becoming a reality after New York’s 110-81 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. New York (33-43) improved to 12-3 in its past 15 games, and it drew even with the Atlanta […]
A preview of a Round of 32 matchup between Wisconsin and Oregon.
ATLANTA — A team like the Phoenix Suns, loaded with a variety of offensive weapons, can come at an opponent from a lot of different angles. On Monday night, the attack was led by guard Goran Dragic. Dragic used a combination of outside jumpers and drives to the basket to score 19 points, helping the […]
Expectations for the Denver Nuggets were high entering the 2019-20 season, but Drew Maresca explores the most important X-Factors for a deep postseason run.
Nate Duncan breaks down the Atlanta Hawks roster and looks at who will be part of the next contender in the ATL.