Tag: nba news
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: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Kings
76ers
Sixers center Joel Embiid got hit with a $50,000 fine for “making a lewd gesture on the playing court” the NBA announced.
The moment happened...
Ja Morant suspension tied to heated locker room moment with Grizzlies coach
Ja Morant got hit with a one-game suspension and now we have a better idea why.
ESPN’s Shams Charania said on SportsCenter Sunday that the...
Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant one game after comments on coaching staff
Ja Morant has been suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, the Grizzlies announced.
The move follows an exchange after Friday’s loss to...
Ja Morant expresses frustration with Grizzlies coaching after loss
Ja Morant didn’t hide his feelings Friday night.
After struggling in the Grizzlies’ loss to the Lakers, Morant repeatedly brushed questions about his play toward...
Lakers’ Luka Doncic drops 44, keeps pace with Wilt
Austin Reaves held the Lakers down all week.
Then Luka Doncic returned and took the wheel right back.
Forty-four more Friday night. Lakers beat the Grizzlies...
NBA teams finalize rookie-scale option decisions
Friday was the cut-off.
Every NBA team had until the end of October to decide whether to pick up third- or fourth-year options on rookie-scale...
Congress demands answers from NBA over gambling scandal
The NBA’s gambling scandal has officially reached Washington, and that’s never a good sign.
According to ESPN’s David Purdum, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science...
Celtics’ Jaylen Brown: NBA not doing enough to protect players from sports betting fallout
Celtics star Jaylen Brown says the NBA needs to do a better job protecting its players from the growing influence of sports betting.
Speaking to...
Kevin Durant says Rockets frustrated after 0–2 start, but sees fire as positive
The Rockets are winless and frustrated, and according to Kevin Durant, that’s exactly how they should feel.
“Coaching staff is pissed off, players are pissed...
Adam Silver ‘deeply disturbed’ by NBA gambling allegations
NBA commissioner Adam Silver didn’t hold back when asked about the league’s growing gambling scandal Friday night on Amazon Prime’s broadcast of Celtics-Knicks.
“My initial...
Four pressing Heat questions with Tommy Tighe of the Heat Radio Network
I had a chance to catch up with a former colleague of mine, Tommy Tighe, who enters his 14th season with the HEAT Radio...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Evan Mobley, Nets, Michael Porter Jr, Warriors
Cavaliers
The Cavaliers can’t dwell on Madison Square Garden for long. After a somewhat disjointed opener against the Knicks, Cleveland’s focus now shifts inward more...
NBA Notes: Pacers, Andrew Nembhard, Mavericks, D’Angelo Russell, Bulls
Pacers
The Pacers can’t catch a break at point guard.
Andrew Nembhard left Thursday’s opener against Oklahoma City with left shoulder soreness and didn’t return —...
