Category: NBA News Wire
The NBA initiated a charge seeking to terminate Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers and set a hearing for June 3, the league announced Monday. The league statement said that if the NBA Board of Governors sustains the charge by a three-fourths vote, all ownership interests in the Clippers will be terminated and […]
Fortunes could soon change for the Milwaukee Bucks, whose 2013-14 season was defined by losing. Even the Philadelphia 76ers (19-63) did more winning than the Bucks, despite a winter swoon that reached an epic record 26 consecutive losses, putting Milwaukee (15-67) in the driver’s seat for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA […]
The NBA initiated a charge seeking to terminate the ownership of Donald Sterling’s Los Angeles Clippers, the league announced Monday. The league statement said that if the NBA Board of Governors sustains the charge by a three-fourths vote, all ownership interests in the Clippers will be terminated and the team will be sold to new […]
The Philadelphia 76ers hope Dr. J will bring some luck to the team during Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery. Special advisor and Sixers legend Julius Erving will represent the team at the lottery in New York. It will be broadcast live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. “Dr. J is one of the most revered and […]
While teams that missed the playoffs anxiously await the results of the ping pong ball lottery on May 20 to finally learn where they will be selecting in next month’s NBA Draft, the good news is the lottery is loaded with talent. Many personnel people and scouts believe this year’s draft could be one of […]
The Golden State Warriors finalized a contract agreement with new coach Steve Kerr, the team announced Monday. Kerr, a 15-year NBA veteran and five-time NBA champion as a player, is the team’s 25th coach in franchise history and the 20th since the team moved to the Bay Area in 1962. Per team policy, terms of […]
Before the New York Knicks settle on finalists for their head coach position, team president Phil Jackson wants to call his own play: Derek Fisher. Jackson is planning to hold the hiring process until the Knicks can get an audience with Fisher, who is a reserve guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Game 1 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Striking first was vital for the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. That is why forward Paul George and the Pacers wanted the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference so badly. Memories of a Game 7 loss to the Heat on Miami’s home court […]
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love intends to become an unrestricted free agent after next season and is not interested in a contract extension, according to ESPN.com. Though Love has not asked to be traded, his contract stance may force the Timberwolves to deal the All-Star before next season or by the February 2015 trade deadline. […]
An undisclosed NBA team is pursuing University of Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie, who wants a deal larger than the one Steve Kerr got to coach the Golden State Warriors, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. Ollie, a former NBA point guard who guided UConn to the NCAA championship this year, reportedly wants more than five […]
