2 June 2024
Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown will reportedly be staying with the Kings for a longer duration. Reports came out late Friday night, that the two-time Coach of the Year winner and the Kings, signed a re-negotiated two-year extension that would keep him with the team through 2026-27. ESPN first reported the deal and said that Brown will receive a $4 million raise to $8.5 million for next season…
2 June 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a coach’s dream according to Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. The longest-serving member of the club met the billing against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Friday. Nugent-Hopkins scored two power-play goals in a 3-1 victory that gave the Oilers a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Edmonton can enter the…
29 May 2024
Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton was forced to watch from the sidelines in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics on Monday, no thanks to an injured left hamstring. It was the second straight game the All-NBA guard missed in the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston leveraged Haliburton’s absence, once again defeating the Pacers in the fourth quarter to win 105-102 and secure…
18 May 2024
The 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel is ongoing. • Download the NBA App • NBA Playoffs Bracket Conference semifinals schedule The second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel is ongoing. This news covers the dates, times, and how to watch the conference semifinals as more details are released. Eastern Conference All times are Eastern Standard Time (1) Boston vs. (4)…
18 May 2024
Jamal Murray hurt his elbow when he crashed into a Rudy Gobert screen and shot only 4-for-18, ending with 10 points in a 115-70 blowout to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. With a two-day break before Game 7, Murray is uncertain if his elbow will feel better by then. “I hope, for our team’s sake,” Murray said. “I hope I can get it right.” He missed nine of his first 10 shots. Jamal was…
8 May 2024
As the most experienced pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, Alex Wood felt it important that he led by example. Given this goal, Wood’s start to his career with the Athletics had not gone as he planned. Through seven starts, he built a 6.32 ERA, pitched once into the sixth inning and carried 1.98 WHIP that was the second highest behind only Houston Astros’ Hunter Brown (2.20) among the 127 Major…
8 May 2024
The San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama has received the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. Wembanyama got all 99 first-place votes from a media panel, making him the first unanimous Kia NBA Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season. The French national is the first player from his country to win the Kia NBA Rookie of the…
30 April 2024
The Milwaukee Bucks suffered another hit with 5:01 to play in the first quarter of Game 4 on Sunday night when forward Bobby Portis Jr. was removed after drawing two technical fouls on the same play. Portis and Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nemnbhard were locked up while fighting for a rebound, which caused a brief shoving match and stoppage in play for a replay review. Portis and Nembhard were…
30 April 2024
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch left the court late in the fourth quarter of Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night after colliding with guard Mike Conley. Following the Timberwolves’ 122-116 victory and first-round series sweep of the Suns, various news outlets confirmed Finch had ruptured his right patellar tendon. Conley wanted to dribble down the sideline when he crashed…
23 April 2024
The NBA on Monday announced the three finalists for the seven awards that honour top performers in the 2023-24 season: Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player, Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and NBA Coach of the Year. TNT will announce the winner of each award during its coverage…
20 April 2024
Stephen Curry has the most popular jersey in the NBA, for the second straight campaign and the fifth time in his career. According to NBAStore.com sales for the 2023-24 season, Curry’s No.30 Golden State Warriors jersey topped the list. Five of the top 15 players on the list are international players, headed by San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama of France with the fourth most popular…
17 April 2024
The NBA has announced Chicago Bulls guard-forward DeMar DeRozan as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for March. DeRoznan is being recognized for his contributions to mental health advocacy and supporting youth in Chicago. He will receive the David Robinson trophy and the NBA will donate $10,000 to Coffee, Hip-Hop and Mental Health, a mental health advocacy group in Chicago.…