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Lakers’ Metta World Peace laments the lack of toughness in the NBA
The Lakers have missed Metta World Peace in recent years, not just for his skill on defense, but for his often unfiltered worldview. After the team’s light practice Saturday, World Peace gave his take...
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Emmanuel Mudiay headlines list of 10 NBA rookies to watch
The big news Emmanuel Mudiay received nearly two months ago dramatically changed his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets before it even started. Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly called Mudiay on...
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Who killed Lorenzen Wright? Ex-NBA player’s murder remains a mystery
Unaccountably, however, the dispatcher did not report anything to a supervisor until eight days later, an error of omission that would later hamper the police investigation and cost the district an...
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NBA coaches will wear lapel pin to honor Flip Saunders’ memory
The membership of the NBA Coaches Association (all Head and Assistant Coaches in the NBA and its alumni group) mourn the passing of our brother, Coach Flip Saunders. For over 20 years Flip Saunders was...
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NBA teams up with Verizon on $400M marketing deal
The National Basketball Association will dish up daily highlights, original programming and access (through a subscription) to live out-of-market games via NBA League Pass on the go90 platform, which...
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NBA trying to diminish Nuggets’ home-court advantage
So here’s the problem as other teams see it: Denver has too much of an advantage in back-to-back games when the Nuggets are the second leg and said team is coming to play them from anywhere on the West...
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Kevin McHale’s firing signals major shift in NBA coaching field
Bickerstaff, then the assistant coach of the Houston Rockets. As the veteran Rockets point guard fired up a midrange jumper, he peered over to the assistant coaching staff on the sidelines. History...
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Luke Walton leans on Steve Kerr to master learning curve as NBA head coach
With the 15-0 Golden State Warriors on the verge of setting a new NBA record for best regular-season start against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, interim head coach Luke Walton deserves...
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There’s no looking back for the Hawks
During the hour before the Atlanta Hawks took the floor against the Boston Celtics, Dikembe Mutombo worked the lower bowl of Philips Arena like a presidential rope line. The Hawks retired the jersey of...
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NBA giants remember Mandela
Hosts Toronto Raptors were beaten 112-109 by reigning NBA Champions Golden State Warriors at Air Canada Centre, in a tribute match to Nelson Mandela to mark the second anniversary of the former...
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The NBA and Google are teaming up to make All-Star voting even easier
The league is partnering with Google to let fans vote directly through Google searches on both desktop and mobile devices, the first such arrangement Google’s struck with a major sports league. The...
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It’s OK for Lakers not to rush D’Angelo Russell
It’s a hard sell to the eager rookie point guard and the NBA’s least-patient fan base, but less playing time for Russell now could mean better times down the road. And in an era when there’s scrutiny...
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Leandro Barbosa, the Warriors’ giving teammate
Nash encouraged Barbosa to channel his score-first id, as opposed to trying out a Nash impersonation. “Like for today, I saw Draymond [Green] was kind of upset,” Barbosa begins. In this sequence, Green...
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LeBron James climbs two NBA career lists and Cavaliers avoid disaster
James is 17th in NBA history in scoring and 22nd in assists, thanks to his 14 points and seven dimes in the Cavs’ 101-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night, snapping a two-game skid and doing so...
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
But the Lakers put together a solid effort against the Celtics, using a 21-4 run in the third to turn a one-point deficit into an 83-69 lead. Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell and 76ers center Jahlil...
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Wade, Heat Struggle In 98-83 Loss To Jazz
Hayward scored a season-high 34 points and Utah beat the Heat 98-83 to break a three-game losing streak. Hayward came out of the locker room after a passive first half and scored 18 points in the third...
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Kyrie Irving has a great perspective on how crazy the transition to the NBA...
Kyrie Irving was tabbed as the Cavaliers’ next franchise player as soon as he was drafted No. While it’s easy to forget that Irving spent the first three years of his career playing well on a team...
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Fraud sentencing resumes for ex-NBA player Tate George
Instead of using investments to fund real estate development projects as promised, George used the money from new investors to pay existing investors in Ponzi-scheme fashion, as well as paying for his...
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Clips trainer about Blake Griffin’s fight
NBA security officials interviewed Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan and team assistant athletic trainer/travel manager Joe Resendez on Wednesday as part of the league’s investigation into...
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Bucks make Greg Monroe available; Rockets intend to keep Dwight Howard
Monroe, 25, joined Milwaukee last offseason over offers from the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers, signing a three year, $50-million deal with the Bucks. Wednesday, the New York Daily News...
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