The NBA redesigned its championship and Finals MVP trophies, renamed its conference championship awards and introduced Conference Finals MVP honors. (Courtesy of NBA) The NBA announced the addition of two new playoff trophies named for legends of the league in its 75th anniversary season. The hardware will be annually awarded to the MVP of each […]
Near the end of an absolute beatdown at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies, you’d think the Golden State Warriors would be despondent and in no mood to smile or have fun. They were about to lose 134-95, giving the Grizzlies new life instead of winning their fourth game to end the series. But instead, […]
When is the 2022 NBA draft lottery? The 2022 NBA draft lottery is scheduled for May 17 at 8 pm ET (ESPN) in Chicago. The city will subsequently host 76 prospects at the league’s annual draft combine from May 18-20. What is the draft lottery? The lottery determines the order of the first four selections […]
NBC Sports has been naming conference finals MVPs since last year. The NBA is finally catching up. In league where two (!) Players of the Week are named each week of the regular season, the postseason will include more than only a single individual honor, NBA Finals MVP. The top performers in the Eastern Conference […]
Warriors need signature Draymond Game to cure ailments originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Now that the Grizzlies made adjustments to improve their defense and rebounding, allowing them to control Game 4 for all but the final minutes and dominate Game 5, it’s the Warriors’ turn to counter with adjustments of their own. If Draymond […]
Tomase: Painful Game 5 setback up there with these three heartbreakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Every sports fan knows the feeling: waking up to the promise of a new day only to feel so terrible it’s disorienting. In the split second it takes to boot up, the elevator doors of the mind slide […]
PHILADELPHIA — Lightning-quick Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey has already established himself as one of the elite sprinters and transition bucket-getters in the league. But the second-year guard isn’t too quick to forgive the teams that passed him by in the 2020 NBA draft. And one of the teams he thought would select him is the […]
How Kobe motivated Kyrie to beat Dubs in 2016 NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The 2016 NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers proved to be one of the most memorable playoff series in recent memory, and it turns out Kobe Bryant played a major role in providing motivation for Kyrie […]
NBA unveils two new postseason awards named after Bird, Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington There will be extra hardware given out in the 2022 NBA playoffs. The NBA unveiled two new postseason awards on Thursday morning: the Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Western Conference Finals MVP. The East’s award is named after Larry […]
As the Lakers cast a wide net in their search, could they turn to a coach known as a player development specialist? If so, what does that say about their plans to build the roster? Momentum is picking up in the Lakers’ search for a new head coach and now comes news they have received […]