Category: NBA Headlines
The Toronto Raptors have interviewed Jerry Stackhouse — coach of their development league affiliate, the Raptors 905 — for the NBA franchise’s head coaching opening, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Stackhouse met with the Raptors last week in Chicago during the NBA draft combine, league sources said. After firing Dwane Casey, the Raptors set out […]
Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens is uncomfortable with all the praise he’s received for Boston’s success. In an injury-riddled season in which the Celtics lost two All-Stars in Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving, Stevens guided Boston to 55 wins and has them back in the Eastern Conference finals where the Celtics own a 1-0 series […]
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores wants Stan Van Gundy to return as coach for the final year of his contract, but would prefer for that scenario to include structural changes to the franchise’s front office, league sources told ESPN. As president of basketball operations and head coach, Van Gundy has had full authority on player personnel […]
An @emoryhealthcare injury update: Dennis Schröder underwent an MRI at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. It revealed a medial bone bruise & Grade 2 left ankle sprain. The expected recovery time is 2-4 weeks and he will miss the remainder of the season. An @emoryhealthcare injury update: Dennis Schröder underwent an MRI at the Emory […]
On the same night LeBron James finished out February by averaging a triple-double for the first time in a calendar month in his fabled 15-year career, James also became the first player in league history to tally more than 30,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists in the NBA. “With the long list of so […]
A small group of NBA referees and players held a meeting Saturday, working to relieve mounting tension between the sides. The meeting included three players, three referees and officials from both the referees’ union and the players’ union. Among the items agreed on was establishing a direct communication line between the two unions that would […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the the league was sending a clear message when it fined Magic Johnson $50,000 last week for his effusive praise of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Silver, in a studio sit-down Thursday with ESPN’s The Jump, said the Los Angeles Lakers’ previous tampering incident in which they were fined $500,000 […]
Center Greg Monroe has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, clearing the way for him to become an unrestricted free agent, league sources told ESPN. The Celtics will be one of several contending teams with an interest in signing Monroe, league sources said. Boston can use part of its $8.4 million disabled player exception gained after the Gordon […]
Trevor Ariza said nothing happened. The NBA strongly disagreed. Ariza and Gerald Green will both be suspended for Houston’s next two games, with the NBA coming down hard on both players Wednesday for what the league said was their “hostile, verbal altercation” in the Los Angeles Clippers’ locker room earlier this week. No other players were […]
Bulls forward Niko Mirotic admits that all the trade speculation surrounding his future in Chicago has been a motivating factor for him as he continues the best stretch of his NBA career. Monday marked the first day of the season on which Mirotic could be traded. “This is kind of some motivation for me,” Mirotic said after Monday’s 119-111 […]
