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LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers ended any speculation about him coaching elsewhere after the season, telling reporters he and team owner Steve Ballmer have agreed to a contract extension. Questions about Rivers’ future arose after a weekend report stated that Rivers had an “ardent ambition” to coach the Lakers. So when responding to a [...]

According to the Golden State Warriors, DeMarcus Cousins will undergo an MRI on his right foot. Cousins left early in the 4th quarter of Saturday’s game against the Thunder with a sore right ankle. He is listed as questionable for Monday’s against the Spurs. [tweet https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1107412918663041024] Cousins missed the first three months of the season [...]

According to the Athletic, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2018-19 season. Under NBA rules, a player or coach will be suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th technical foul of the regular season. For [...]

Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson tweeted an apology for comments he made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. [tweet https://twitter.com/KlayThompson/status/1105895498076938240] 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,” [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]