Category: NBA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George wasn’t ready to go down quietly. 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. The Heat still lead the […]
Shelly Sterling and her advisers are reviewing initial bids from five groups interested in the Los Angeles Clippers, according to reports. The bids are in the $1 billion to $1.2 billion range, ESPN.com reported Wednesday. Donald Sterling has given authority to his wife to sell the team after the NBA banned him for life and […]
Randy Wittman and the Washington Wizards are finalizing a three-year contract extension worth more than $3 million per season. According to multiple reports, Wittman and the team first broached the new deal after Washington’s first-round playoff upset of Chicago. Washington posted its best regular season record (44-38) and won a playoff series for the first […]
Guard Ray Allen and power forward Chris Andersen did not take part in Miami’s shootaround and will be game-time decisions as the Heat try to close out the Indiana Pacers in Wednesday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals in Indianapolis. Andersen, who bruised his thigh in a collision with teammate Dwyane Wade in […]
Once again the Oklahoma City Thunder responded with their backs against the walls, dominating the Spurs 105-92 to tie the WCFs up at 2-2.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Guard Russell Westbrook and forward Kevin Durant combined to score 71 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 scheduled for Thursday in San Antonio. Westbrook ended then night […]
Donald Sterling plans to fight the charges levied against him by the NBA, claiming the league’s attempt to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers is based on information that was obtained illegally, according to his 32-page response to the NBA. He said that the league’s efforts to force the sale of the franchise […]
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was fined $25,000 for his comments about the officials after a 102-90 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals in AmericanAirlines Arena. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn announced the penalty on Tuesday afternoon after George questioned the number of […]
The Memphis Grizzlies signed coach Dave Joerger to a contract extension on Tuesday. The team did not disclose terms of the deal, which comes after Joerger spoke with the Minnesota Timberwolves last week about their coaching vacancy. Joerger made a decision to remain with the Grizzlies during the past weekend. “Following an open and honest […]
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was fined $25,000 for his comments about the officials after a 102-90 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals in AmericanAirlines Arena. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn announced the penalty on Tuesday afternoon. The teams meet again in Game […]
