NBA Notes: Blazers, Damian Lillard, Jazz, Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Trail Blazers
The Blazers needed a reset, a little belief and maybe a familiar voice. They got all three Monday night in a win over...
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in alleged rigged poker operation
Chauncey Billups stood in a Brooklyn federal courtroom on Monday and pleaded not guilty, a month after his arrest in a sweeping underground poker...
NBA trade proposals send Hornets’ LaMelo Ball to Blazers, Clippers, Heat, Mavs
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey floated a handful of hypothetical trade destinations for LaMelo Ball, listing the Trail Blazers, Clippers, Heat and Mavericks as teams...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Deni Avdija, Suns, Devin Booker, Spurs
Trail Blazers
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps writes that Portland’s draft-night move in 2024 to acquire Deni Avdija for multiple first-rounders confused plenty of executives at the...
NBA Notes: Kings, Zach LaVine, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Blazers
Kings
The Kings entered Thursday riding a seven-game losing streak, but there were reasons to think they might snap it in Memphis.
As Chris Biderman of...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Scoot Henderson, Nuggets, Tim Hardaway Jr, Pelicans, rumors
Trail Blazers
It has been nearly eight weeks since the Trail Blazers announced Scoot Henderson tore his left hamstring in a preseason workout.
The early timeline...
NBA Notes: Bulls, Josh Giddey, Blazers, Jrue Holiday, Hawks
Bulls
Josh Giddey keeps putting up numbers, but the Bulls want to make sure he’s not giving them all back on the other end.
Defense has...
NBA Notes: Trail Blazers, Deni Avdija, Thunder, Ajay Mitchell, Nuggets
Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers held a players-only meeting after Friday’s 24-point loss in Houston, per Joe Freeman of The Oregonian.
It was their first truly...
Lenny Wilkens: The quiet genius who made basketball better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9JA-SzYy8k
By all accounts, Lenny Wilkens never needed to shout to be heard.
He coached with calm authority, played with purpose, and lived with humility —...
NBA Notes: Heat, Kel’el Ware, Mavericks, Kyrie Irving, Blazers
Heat
Kel'el Ware is getting a crash course in NBA Year Two. Minutes are shrinking. Production is uneven. The result is less time on the...
NBA Notes: Cavs, injuries, Blazers, Matisse Thybulle, Bulls, Noa Essengue
Cavaliers
The Cavaliers were remarkably shorthanded for their first NBA Cup group play game against the Raptors on Friday.
Donovan Mitchell (hamstring) and Jarrett Allen (finger)...
Chauncey Billups hires Trump’s former lawyer amid federal fraud case
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been placed on leave by the NBA and will not be paid while facing federal charges connected...
NBA Notes: Heat, Terry Rozier, Blazers, Tiago Splitter, Alex Len
Heat
The Heat may have reason to feel misled in the Terry Rozier saga, but recouping compensation from the Hornets appears unlikely, according to ESPN’s...
NBA Notes: Sixers, VJ Edgecombe, Nets, Ziaire Williams, Blazers
76ers
Rookie VJ Edgecombe is quickly earning respect inside the Sixers locker room, and from Joel Embiid himself.
After a 34-point debut, the first-year guard followed...
