The Golden State Warriors were just over two minutes away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the second straight season, yet no matter how promising the young core is that they have assembled, the future of the team is anything but certain. When the Warriors let their lead over the Los […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA said Saturday it will appoint a chief executive officer to supervise the Los Angeles Clippers’ operations after banning owner Donald Sterling from the league for life. The league announced its decision a few hours before the Clippers faced the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of their first-round playoff […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Donald Sterling‘s lifetime ban from the Los Angeles Clippers was greeted with widespread acclaim Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s decision raised a host of new questions for the owner’s long-troubled franchise. The Clippers took the court for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series with the Golden State Warriors on […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said he declined a chance to speak with owner Donald Sterling, who is alleged to have made racist comments in a recorded conversation. “I was asked, do I need to talk with Donald, and I passed, quite honestly,” Rivers said Monday. “I don’t think right […]
For iPhone: Retired NBA star and former Philadelphia 76ers point guard Allen Iverson is the subject of a documentary making its sold out world premiere on April 27 at the Tribeca Film Festival. “Iverson” features the controversial 11-time All Star and the 2001 MVP telling his story in his own words, including the career defining moments […]
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The coaching search is on in New York, and the best possible candidate has already been eliminated. Phil Jackson won’t be hiring himself to coach the Knicks. Two days after firing Mike Woodson, Jackson reiterated Wednesday that he won’t be returning to the bench, despite the fact that even fiancee Jeanie […]
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Monday in front of friends and family. “This is very humbling to be in this situation right now,” Noah, the son of French tennis champ Yannick Noah said at a news conference where his family was […]
LeBron James once again has the NBA’s best-selling jersey, but Kevin Durant is as close as he has ever been to the top, finishing the regular season in second place for the first time, reports ESPN. The rankings are based on sales during the season at NBAStore.com, figures that were released by the league last […]
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — It was a busy draft night for the Connecticut Sun. Minutes after taking Chiney Ogwumike with the top pick in the WNBA draft Monday night, the Sun made a blockbuster deal to trade 2012 MVP Tina Charles to the New York Liberty. The Sun acquired the Liberty’s fourth pick this year […]
Dang, here’s an NBA first. And it’s not a good one. We can only wonder what Los Angeles Lakers legends Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant are thinking, along with Boston Celtics greats Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Larry Bird and Robert Parrish. Or what about the New York Knicks’ Willis Reed, Earl Munroe, Walt […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut stand alone in women’s college basketball, and they reached the top in unprecedented fashion. The Huskies routed Notre Dame 79-58 in the first championship game featuring undefeated teams, winning their record ninth national title. Auriemma broke a tie with Pat Summitt and Tennessee for most all-time, doing […]
Coach Nolan Richardson will be honored during Final Four this weekend. The legendary coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks initiated the “Forty Minutes of Hell” defense that took his team to the NCAA Championship in 1994. In 22 years with the Razorbacks, he went to the tournament 20 times. Richardson was also a member of the […]
