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The Utah Jazz could not avoid the buzzsaw that was the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. They may, however, have averted an even bigger disaster. Halfway through the fourth quarter of Game 5, with the Jazz clinging to their postseason livelihood, Donovan’s Mitchell banged legs with James Harden while dribbling in the half-court. He was [...]

There is one less coaching vacancy in the NBA as of Tuesday afternoon. The Charlotte Hornets have decided to hire former Spurs assistant coach James Borrego as their new head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/993896042616840192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Borrego has been an assistant under Popovich since 2015 after serving as the Magic’s interim head coach for part of the 2014-15 [...]

Jaylen Brown ended up logging almost 25 minutes during the Boston Celtics’ 108-103 Game 2 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Had the team’s doctors gotten their way, though, he wouldn’t have seen a single solitary second on the court. That’s the message Brown, along with head coach Brad Stevens, delivered after the [...]

In a coaching search that in some ways started all the way back in October (the Suns fired former head coach Earl Watson after an 0-3 start) and led to anywhere from 10 to 12 interviews, the Phoenix Suns have decided to hire Igor Kokoskov to be their next head coach. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/991816217081073669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] It is [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers have some changes to make over the offseason. Firing head coach Terry Stotts, however, doesn’t appear to be one of them. Though speculation to the contrary cropped up immediately after the Blazers were swept in the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans, The New York Times‘ Marc Stein brings word in [...]

The New York Knicks have added Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to their list of head coaching candidates. And now they’re officially ready to hire Jeff Hornacek’s replacement. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: After talking with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, the New York Knicks have completed interviews for the franchise’s head-coaching job, and team officials are huddling [...]

The Boston Celtics’ toughness and perseverance despite all of their injury issues is a true marvel and testament to their coaching and the heart of their players on the roster. Despite being without Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theiss, the Celtics managed to win their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in 7 [...]

Otto Porter has not always looked like himself during the Washington Wizards’ first-round playoff series with the Toronto Raptors. He’s tallied over 30 minutes in four of the first five games, but he doesn’t look as comfortable moving off the ball on offense, and he’s fallen behind Toronto’s ball-handlers at times on the other end. [...]

After granting Mike Budenholzer permission to speak with the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks about their coaching vacancies, the Atlanta Hawks ultimately elected to part ways with their head honcho rather than hold out for potential compensation. Here’s ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski with the details on what has been deemed a mutual dissolution: “I am [...]

Things have gone south in South Beach for Hassan Whiteside and the Miami Heat. After a career year in 2016-17, Whiteside saw his minutes and numbers decrease across the board this season as he dealt with injuries and fell out of favor with a Heat team that is preferring smaller lineups. He has oscillated between [...]