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Miami Heat Officially Eligible to Receive Insurance on Chris Bosh’s Contract

Miami Heat Officially Eligible to Receive Insurance on Chris Bosh’s Contract

Chris Bosh hasn’t played for the Miami Heat since February 9th of last season, which means they’re now eligible to go through the process of collecting insurance on the rest of his contract. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel has the full details: Salary-cap relief won’t come until Feb. 9 at the earliest, [...]

November 22, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Allen Crabbe Thought Brooklyn Nets Were Joking When They Gave him a $75 Million Offer Sheet

Allen Crabbe Thought Brooklyn Nets Were Joking When They Gave him a $75 Million Offer Sheet

Allen Crabbe was just as shocked as you were that the Brooklyn Nets threw a four-year, $75 million offer sheet his way, one that the Portland Trail Blazers matched, also surprisingly. Here’s what he told Nets Daily’s Anthony Puccio while his Blazers were in Brooklyn to play the Nets: “At first when they made the [...]

November 22, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Steve Kerr Fined 25K for Criticizing Officials

Steve Kerr Fined 25K for Criticizing Officials

Despite his trademark smile and the perception that he is a very polite, unassuming coach, Steve Kerr has always been very outspoken and unafraid to share his opinion on something, no matter the repercussions. He was at it again Sunday on a Bay Area radio show. He spoke about how poorly the officials have been [...]

November 22, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Shaquille O’Neal to Have His Jersey Retired by Miami Heat

Shaquille O’Neal to Have His Jersey Retired by Miami Heat

What’s better than having your jersey retired by an NBA team? Having it retired by two teams. And what’s better than that? Getting it retired by a third team, like Shaquille O’Neal is about to do. The Miami Heat announced on Monday that they would retire The Big Aristotle’s No. 32 jersey—which, for those keeping [...]

November 22, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Brooklyn Nets Still Don’t Have Timetable for Jeremy Lin’s Return From Hamstring Injury

Brooklyn Nets Still Don’t Have Timetable for Jeremy Lin’s Return From Hamstring Injury

Jeremy Lin has missed the Brooklyn Nets’ last eight games after suffering a hamstring injury during a November 2nd win over the Detroit Pistons. And though the initial prognosis had him missing around two weeks, he’s already missed closer to three. Complicated still, his return isn’t exactly in sight, per Brian Lewis of the New [...]

November 21, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Knicks Held a Team Meeting During Which Phil Jackson Didn’t Talk

Knicks Held a Team Meeting During Which Phil Jackson Didn’t Talk

If you think less than 15 games into the NBA’s regular season is too early for a team meeting, you’re wrong. The New York Knicks are proof, per Ian Begley of ESPN.com: What was discussed during said meeting? We don’t know. But we do know, courtesy of Carmelo Anthony, that team president Phil Jackson kept [...]

November 21, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Wizards Are Under a Spell This Season

Wizards Are Under a Spell This Season

The 2016-17 season has gotten off to a nightmarish start for the Washington Wizards. Bradley Beal is having injury issues yet again and has struggled to come anywhere close to the $128 million extension when he is on the court this season, averaging 15-2-2 on 36 percent shooting from the field and 29 percent from [...]

November 21, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Raptors Are Very, Very Unhappy That Terrence Ross’ Game-Tying Shot Vs. Kings Didn’t Count

Raptors Are Very, Very Unhappy That Terrence Ross’ Game-Tying Shot Vs. Kings Didn’t Count

Don’t ask the Toronto Raptors about their 102-99 loss against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. They don’t want to hear it. Down by three with 2.4 seconds to go, DeMarre Carroll inbounded the ball to Terrence Ross, who heaved up a trey that found the bottom of the net. Only, DeMarcus Cousins deflected the [...]

November 21, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Memphis Grizzlies Will Be Without Chandler Parsons for 2 Weeks After He Suffers Bone Bruise

Memphis Grizzlies Will Be Without Chandler Parsons for 2 Weeks After He Suffers Bone Bruise

Here we go again: Chandler Parsons is about to miss more time. Parsons didn’t play in the Memphis Grizzlies’ first six games as he recovered from right knee surgery. He then appeared in six straight contests, on a minutes limit, but his latest comeback is set to be stalled after he suffered a bone bruise [...]

November 21, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Greg Monroe Doesn’t Sound Pleased About Current Role with Milwaukee Bucks

Greg Monroe Doesn’t Sound Pleased About Current Role with Milwaukee Bucks

Greg Monroe started the 2016-17 NBA season as a second-unit staple for the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, however, he appears to be an afterthought, and following Milwaukee’s Saturday night loss to the Golden State Warriors, he didn’t sound happy about it. Per Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: These answers aren’t particularly emotional, nor [...]

November 21, 2016 admin Blogs 0