Category: NBA News Wire
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said Wednesday teams throughout the league have been contacting him about potential trades for the No. 1 draft pick. Griffin said the phone started ringing immediately after the Cavaliers won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night. He said will be keep an open mind leading into the June 26 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward LeBron James and guard Dwyane Wade put on a show they have done so many times before for the Miami Heat. James and Wade scored Miami’s final 20 points as the Heat stormed back in the final five minutes Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to defeat the Indiana Pacers 87-83 and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — LeBron James turned up his game at the perfect time Tuesday night for the Miami Heat. Faced with the possibility of the first two-game playoff deficit during his time in Miami, James scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Heat to a 87-83 victory over the Indiana Pacers […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers struggle to win games on the court, but they know how to win the NBA’s draft lottery. For the second year in a row and the third time in four years, the Cavaliers will select first overall in the draft this year. Despite having only a 1.7 percent chance of winning the […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver is resolved to continue to move forward in the process to force Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team. “My confidence level is high,” he said Tuesday at a news conference before the draft lottery. “We know we’re doing the right thing and I know I have the […]
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka hopes to test his calf injury by the end of the week and is pushing to return for a potential appearance in the NBA Finals. According to Yahoo Sports, Ibaka refuses to accept the diagnosis that his severe calf strain will keep him out for the remainder of the […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — It did not take Steve Kerr long to stare up at the championship-level height at which the Golden State Warriors have set their team’s standard and immediately ask that the bar be lowered. He is only 6 feet 3, after all. It might not have been what Warriors management expected to hear […]
The Indiana Pacers enter Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night with a little more depth. Guard-forward Evan Turner will be available after sitting out the series opener because of strep throat. Turner, acquired during the season from the Philadelphia 76ers, practiced with the Pacers on Monday and […]
Twelve years after the losing their original nickname to New Orleans, Charlotte’s NBA franchise is once again the Hornets. The Hornets officially returned to Charlotte on Tuesday. Gone are the Bobcats in what the team called a re-branding. “Today is truly an historic day for our franchise, our city and our fans as we mark […]
SAN ANTONIO — In the days leading up to the Western Conference finals, experts at NBA think tanks tried to analyze how the Oklahoma City Thunder would operate without Serge Ibaka, their injured 6-foot-10 forward. If Game 1 were any indication, the answer is not very well. With the league’s No. 2-ranked shot-blocker missing because […]
