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The NBA’s referees from Monday night’s Game 2 matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals have a message to deliver: Oops. In the closing seconds of Oklahoma City’s 98-97 win over San Antonio, Dion Waiters was inbounding the ball and elbowed Manu Ginobili from the sidelines. Nothing [...]

The Sacramento Kings’ coaching search is plowing on. And on. And on. And, well, you get the point. Sacramento has been linked to what feels like dozens of potential candidates of varying experience and skill. And they don’t appear any closer to ending their search. To the contrary, two more options are instead gaining steam, [...]

Nicolas Batum isn’t yet ready to leave the Charlotte Hornets. Though the 27-year-old will be among the most sought-after commodities once he reaches free agency in July, his first preference remains sticking with the Hornets, per The Charlotte Observer‘s Rick Bonnell: So is he predisposed to remaining a Hornet? “Why not? I don’t know (what [...]

Now that the marathon known as the NBA season is winding down, the 22 franchises who have packed their bags for the summer and the players who play for those franchises have started to look forward to the 2016 off season. 18-year veteran and greatest Dallas Maverick of all time Dirk Nowitzki has announced that [...]

It took six games of mostly ugly basketball, but the Atlanta Hawks did it: They eliminated the shorthanded Boston Celtics and are advancing through to the second round of the playoffs, where the Cleveland Cavaliers await. The same Cleveland Cavaliers that swept them in the Eastern Conference Finals last year? Those same ones. Only healthier. [...]

David Blatt, former head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is having his name thrown into the ring for multiple NBA head coaching vacancies. And his successor, Tyronne Lue, thinks it’s well deserved. Per the Associated Press (via NBC Sports): “He definitely deserves another chance,” Lue said. “I thought Coach Blatt did a great and phenomenal [...]

Those who wanted the New York Knicks to hire Tom Thibodeau as their next head coach will want to avert their eyes. Carmelo Anthony thinks Thibs would have came to New York if he was offered the job, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Carmelo Anthony thinks Tom Thibodeau would have accepted the Knicks’ head-coaching job if [...]

The Sacramento Kings’ extensive head coaching search may lead them to former Golden State Warriors head honcho Mark Jackson. It may also lead them to more than a dozen other candidates, because they’ve been linked to everyone under the sun. But certain prospects will be eliminated from consideration as the search progresses. That’s just how [...]

We are nearing the end of an eventful and injury riddled first round of the postseason as the four elite teams in the NBA have already advanced while the other four series are up for grabs. We are treated to four Game 6’s over the next two days including Game 6 of the Hawks and [...]

Evan Turner revived his career with the Boston Celtics after struggling to live up to his draft-day status with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers. But he will be a free agent this summer and could, realistically, head elsewhere. Not because the Celtics don’t value him, but because, amid the impending salary cap boom, [...]