Zach LaVine’s numbers dipped as the NBA season wore on, but the better evidence something was off was the eye test: One of the most explosive, athletic players in the league didn’t look like that at all by March. Then came the report that he could be headed toward offseason knee surgery. He is, but […]
This is terrible news. For Danny Green and the Sixers. Danny Green left Game 6 against the Heat just three minutes into the first quarter when he was in position for a rebound while Joel Embiid drove baseline to the rim, and when Embiid stumbled he fell into Green’s left knee. Here’s the video of […]
Memphis freshman Josh Minott will be among the draft prospects to work out with the Indiana Pacers on Friday, the team announced. It is their first workout ahead of the draft. Minott, who does not plan to return to Memphis, was named to the AAC All-Freshman team after averaging 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in […]
The Memphis Grizzlies may have the momentum, but the Golden State Warriors have history on their side when the Western Conference semifinals continue Friday night with Game 6 in San Francisco. Facing elimination in the best-of-seven Wednesday and lining up without leading scorer Ja Morant, the Grizzlies dominated Golden State on both ends of the […]
During an episode if The Ringers podcast, “The Bill Simmons Show,” Bill Simmons and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix talked about the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers Pursuing Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti. Both agreed that it would be the best course of action but doubts that Lakers owner Jeanie Buss would go […]
DENVER (AP) To think, Nikola Jokic’s entry into the NBA was once overshadowed by the introduction of the ”quesarito.” ”Hopefully, I’m going to have some percentage from Taco Bell,” joked the Denver Nuggets’ newly minted two-time MVP, whose name scrolled across the TV screen during the 2014 draft while the fast-food chain aired a commercial […]
Brooks calls Steph’s ‘Whoop That Trick’ comment ‘phony stuff’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea There was plenty of focus on the Memphis Grizzlies’ 134-95 route of the Warriors at FedExForum on Wednesday night, but there might have been nearly as much attention given to Steph Curry’s “Whoop That Trick” comments made ahead of the […]
Though the rebuilding Houston Rockets finished with the league’s worst record in the 2021-22 NBA season, it was in many ways a very successful year for second-year general manager Rafael Stone. For starters, that 20-62 record guarantees the Rockets another top-five draft pick in 2022 to add to their stockpile of young talent. In many […]
It’s been a bouncy year for three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons, both on the court, where lately he’s become almost as known for not playing as for playing, and in the real estate arena. Last summer he dropped $17.5 million on a “modern farmhouse” in LA’s ritzy Hidden Hills suburb, where several family members of […]
Kyrie Irving street clothes looking up at Barclays Amar’e Stoudemire understands the behind-the-scenes workings of the Nets better than most, as he was hired by the team in October 2020 as a player development assistant. Appearing on ESPN Thursday, Stoudemire disclosed that he’s no longer part of the Nets coaching staff (his own decision) and […]