Report: Referees, Players Held Meeting to Discuss Tensions

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Silver on Magic, Tampering Fine: Message Was Clear

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Greg Monroe, Phoenix Suns Agree to Contract Buyout

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
2018 NBA All-Star Starters Announced

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry lead the list of 10 players selected by fans, NBA players and media to start in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.  James and Curry will serve as team captains after finishing as the All-Star starter from each conference who received the most fan votes in his conference.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Trevor Ariza, Gerald Green Suspended Two Games

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Nikola Mirotic: Potential Trade Has Been ‘motivation’

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Marcin Gortat: “I would love” to Finish Career with Orlando Magic

Washington Wizards center and former Magic player Marcin Gortat said Friday he doesn’t expect his NBA career will continue after his current contract expires following the 2018-19 season, and he added he would love to end his career with the Orlando Magic. “I would love to join the team for maybe two or three months, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers Propose Blockbuster Trade to Timberwolves

The Los Angeles Clippers proposed a blockbuster deal to the Minnesota Timberwolves involving forward Blake Griffin and center Karl-Anthony Towns, league sources told Basketball Insiders. The trade proposal didn’t advance past an exploratory call from the Clippers as Minnesota declined, league sources told Basketball Insiders. Minnesota views Towns, the former No. 1 overall pick of […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  12 Oct 2023
Draymond Green: Tensions Between Refs, Players ‘ruining the game’

The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green told The Athletic on Saturday that ongoing friction between the NBA’s officials and players is “ruining the game.” Green, who picked up his 11th technical foul of the season in the Warriors’ 121-105 victory over the LA Clippers on Saturday, told the website that officials are making things personal […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021