Chris Bosh’s future with the Miami Heat has been in doubt since the All-Star break, when he was once against placed on the sidelines due to a blood clot issue that, yet again, kept him shelved for the rest of the season. Some have speculated that Bosh has, in fact, played his last game for [...]
News came down Wednesday evening that the New York Knicks and President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson made the decision to hire Jeff Hornacek as their head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/HowardBeck/status/733079407607353345] The news comes as a bit of a surprise for Knicks fans and many who were covering the situation as many assumed Phil Jackson would [...]
May 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
During the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 thrashing of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night, two-time MVP Stephen Curry dove into the stands after a loose ball and reemerged with a right elbow knot that was, frankly, utterly disgusting. Here’s a look at the aftermath of said dive: [tweet https://twitter.com/TasMelas/status/733134889365700608] Yeah, [...]
As the NBA head coaching vacancies start to try up, former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt continues to watch from the sidelines, going through interviews, but leaving without job offers. NBA job offers, that is. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, David Blatt has a standing invite to circle back to his old stomping ground: [...]
There is no feasible scenario in which Dwight Howard will be on the Houston Rockets next season. This isn’t about the team’s courtship of Mike D’Antoni, a coach Howard never truly meshed with while on the Los Angeles Lakers. It is not about his mysterious relationship, or lack thereof, with fellow superstar running mate James [...]
Frank Vogel will not be spending much time on the unemployment line. After head coach Scott Skiles, who was hired only last summer, abruptly stepped down from his post, the Orlando Magic are now reportedly set to sync up with Vogel, who was essentially canned by the Pacers not two weeks ago, according to Josh [...]
With Karl-Anthony Towns deserving acknowledgment as the unanimous rookie of the year for the 2015-16 season and the NBA Draft heating up after Tuesday night’s lottery, a debate came into my mind. If I could pick any big man in the NBA to start my franchise with and have as the cornerstone of my franchise [...]
May 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
According to numerous reports from the major outlets and the Houston Chronicle, Mike D’Antoni appears to be the leading candidate to land the Houston Rockets head coaching position. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/732738051110113280] Other candidates who have interviewed recently include Frank Vogel and Jeff Van Gundy. Gundy is no longer being considered according to Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/733001172785762304] [...]
May 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
After a whole lot of nothing occurred at the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday night in which no team moved in the pre-draft lottery in it’s 31 year history, the Cavaliers looked like they haven’t missed a beat and put an old school tail whooping on the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference [...]
May 18, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Memphis Grizzlies are looking for a new head coach in at least one of the right places: Miami. No, they aren’t trying to woo Miami Heat head honcho Erik Spoelstra. They’re after his assistant David Fizdale: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/732646697248002048] This is a good move. A very, very good move. Fizdale has been mentioned as one [...]