When the NBA announced Tuesday that they would not suspend Oklahoma City power forward Serge Ibaka for his below-the-belt hit on Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin, fellow players expressed outrage. Miami Heat teammates LeBron James and Dwayne Wade along with Clippers Matt Barnes took to Twitter to express their confusion in the league only fining [...]
Celtics’ Leandro Barbosa Out For The Remainder of Season
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
Just when the Boston Celtics appeared to be on a roll, winning seven of their last eight games, they received bad news on Tuesday that shooting guard Leandro Barbosa would be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Barbosa suffered the injury late in the third quarter [...]
Nets Pushing Hard For Hawks’ Josh Smith
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
The Brooklyn Nets are heavily pursuing a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to acquire forward Josh Smith, according to sources close to ESPNNewYork.com. The website reported a few days ago the opening of discussions between the two teams. The pace of talks has increased recently, but no deal has been reached, according to the website. [...]
Jeff Van Gundy Becomes Strong Back-Up Coaching Candidate for the Nets
December 29, 2012 | Posted by
The Brooklyn Nets are looking at current ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy as a strong back-up coaching candidate if they are unable to persuade 11-time champion coach Phil Jackson to fill the vacancy, according to ESPNNewYork.com. ESPNNewYork.com also reported that before Van Gundy would even consider taking the job that he would need to get to [...]
Dwyane Wade Suspended Over Kick
December 28, 2012 | Posted by
Dwyane Wade denied rumblings that he’s a “dirty player” after he was suspended by the NBA for a game for kicking the Charlotte Bobcats’ Ramon Sessions in the groin in a play in which Sessions was called for a foul, not Wade. In the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat’s 105-92 over Charlotte Wednesday, Wade [...]
Avery Johnson Fired by the Brooklyn Nets
December 28, 2012 | Posted by
Avery Johnson was fired by the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday after being named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for November and starting the season with an 11-4 record. The Nets have named P.J. Carlesimo as interim head coach. Nets ownership became disappointed in the team’s play in December. The Nets have gone 3-10, which [...]
Richard Cho Takes On Michael Jordan’s Role With Bobcats
September 12, 2012 | Posted by
After years of giving credence to the theory that great players do not necessarily make credible evaluators of talent, Michael Jordan has decided to pass along the responsibilities of player acquisitions with the Charlotte Bobcats to Richard Cho, former general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. According to ESPN The Magazine, Jordan has turned over [...]
Ramon Sessions Goes From Lakers To Bobcats
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
Ramon Sessions did not provide the Los Angeles Lakers the backcourt production they needed last season, and he could sense he was not wanted back. Sure enough, Steve Nash came over and the Lakers now believe they are talking championship again. Sessions was courted by the Dallas Mavericks, but ended up signing with Michael Jordan’s [...]
Michael Jordan Hires Unknown Mike Dunlap To Coach Bobcats
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
Mike Dunlap, a little known but highly respected assistant coach with St. John’s, was hired Monday by Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats, the school said in a statement released early Tuesday morning. Dunlap is a surprise hire because he has spent most of his career at the collegiate level, and was not mentioned as one of [...]
Brian Shaw Close To NBA Head-Coaching Job
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
Brian Shaw has put in his time. He was a long-time and highly regarded assistant coach under Phil Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers. When he was bypassed for Mike Brown when Jackson retired, Kobe Bryant was upset. Shaw was insulted and bolted to the Indiana Pacers, where he served this season as associate head [...]
