Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson tweeted an apology for comments he made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. The apology came after Thompson blamed a lack of energy in the Oracle Arena for the Warriors struggles and inconsistency throughout the season. “I expect our crowd to be little more into it, too,” Thompson said. [...]
March 15, 2019
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On Thusday, Jazz owner Gail Miller sent an email to all the fans on the team’s mailing list reminding them of the NBA’s Code of Conduct in the wake of an incident involving Russell Westbrook earlier this week. She also took a few moments to address the crowd prior to Utah’s game against the Timberwolves. [...]
March 15, 2019
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The Houston Rockets have agreed to a five-year contract extension with general manager Daryl Morey. “I’m super happy,” Morey told the Houston Chronicle. “I’d love to be with the Rockets for life. This obviously solidifies us for a little while. I’m just really thankful to Tilman Fertitta for having the faith in our team. And [...]
March 13, 2019
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New York Knicks owner James Dolan has permanently banned a fan from Madison Square Garden. This is the same fan who heckled him to “sell the team” after a loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 9th. Dolan publicly addressed the incident he had with a fan for the first time Tuesday on ESPN Radio’s [...]
March 13, 2019
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Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant went straight to the locker room with 6:34 remaining in the fourth quarter during Sunday’s 115-111 upset loss to the Phoenix Suns with an injured right ankle. In the fourth quarter, All-Star forward Kevin Durant was looking to pass the ball in the low post and collided with a pair [...]
March 11, 2019
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Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter, who is 42 years old, said he wants to return for a 22nd NBA season if teams are interested in him this offseason. When asked during an appearance ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption if he had an age in mind for when he wanted to retire, Carter said, “43.” “I think [...]
March 8, 2019
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With a playoff run looking less and less likely, the Lakers are ready to scale back Lebron James’ workload. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the Lakers will put James on a minutes restriction of 28-32 minutes per game and won’t have him play in back-to-backs.. Haynes added that both James and his agent, Rich [...]
March 8, 2019
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Lakers Kyle Kuzma left Monday’s game against to the Clippers with a sprained right ankle. Kuzma rolled his ankle with 6:09 remaining in the fourth quarter. He eventually made his way back to the bench and then to the locker room with the Lakers’ athletic trainer. Head coach Luke Walton said after the game that [...]
March 5, 2019
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The NBA has announced that the Toronto Raptors and Houston Rockets will play two preseason games in Japan. The games will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on October 8th and 10th. “Bringing NBA preseason games to Japan will help accelerate the growth of basketball in a country that features a thriving [...]
March 5, 2019
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Former No. 1 pick and NBA-champion Andrew Bogut and one of his former teams, the Golden State Warriors, are seemingly set for a reunion. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the Warriors plan on signing Bogut after he receives his letter of clearance from the Sydney Kings of Australia’s National Basketball League. Bogut spent four [...]
March 4, 2019
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