Category: NBA News Wire
For the fourth straight season the Miami HEAT are heading to the NBA Finals, this time with a three-peat in their seights, after eliminating the Indiana Pacers.
Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, according to TMZ, leading him to be declared too “mentally incapacitated” to control the team. That apparently didn’t stop Sterling from filing a $1 billion antitrust suit against the NBA on Friday for damages, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports, which […]
Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson said after Friday’s shootaround that team president Larry Bird told him to cut out his antics that have drawn much attention during the playoffs. Stephenson has made more news for his trash talking and flopping than his actual play. Bird met with Stephenson and sent him a clear message. “He […]
New York Knicks president Phil Jackson said during a meeting with reporters Friday that Steve Kerr verbally committed to taking the team’s coaching job a day before accepting the Golden State Warriors’ offer. Jackson acknowledged that Kerr, a San Diego resident, wanted to stay in California and that the Warriors have a better roster to […]
Donald Sterling is officially the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers even before the $2 billion sale to Steve Ballmer gets a stamp of approval from the league. Sterling was determined to be mentally unfit to make decisions related to the family trust. According to USA Today, the Sterling Family Trust owns the team […]
SAN ANTONIO — The home-court advantage looms gigantic so far in the Western Conference finals. After blowing out the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first two games of the series at home, the San Antonio Spurs lost twice on the road. The Spurs returned to the friendly confines of the AT&T Center to thump the […]
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has put in a $1.8 billion bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, Forbes reported Thursday. Reports indicated that Shelly Sterling set a Wednesday deadline on bids. Ballmer was once part of an unsuccessful bid to acquire the Sacramento Kings and move the team to Seattle. He retired as Microsoft CEO […]
To Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, the on-court antics riling up critics are just part of his game. “Just comes out of the blue. Just playing ball, having fun,” Stephenson said Thursday in Miami, where the Pacers face a 3-2 deficit ahead of Game 6 on Friday night. “I’m just trying to win the game. […]
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has put in a $1.8 billion bid for the Los Angeles Clippers, Forbes reported Thursday. Reports indicated that Shelly Sterling set a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline on bids to be entered. Ballmer was once part of an unsuccessful bid to acquire the Sacramento Kings and move the team to Seattle. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George saw green. Go time. With his team facing elimination in the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night, George scored 31 of his game-high 37 points in the second half, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-90 win over the Miami Heat at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “Coach (Frank Vogel) told me, green light. […]
