During the Golden State Warriors 133-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night, Draymond Green was assessed a Flagrant 1 for kicking Steven Adams in the groin. And that may not be the end of it. Here’s a clip of the incident courtesy of SB [...]
The Raptors played quite possibly their best game of the postseason, at least their best game in weeks Saturday night in Toronto to effectively save their season and give them the opportunity to make this a series in Game 4 Monday night. They may have just gotten an extra boost in that pursuit today, a [...]
May 23, 2016
Anou Enright
Rumors
How long will Jeff Hornacek’s honeymoon last with the New York Knicks? Not too long. Like, not even before he officially signs his contract to become the team’s next head coach. Apparently, though Phil Jackson was blown away from Hornacek’s interview, he only turned to him because Kurt Rambis wouldn’t fly with the rest of [...]
The world has waited this long for Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in 2014, to make his NBA debut. What’s another few months? The 22-year-old seven-footer is expected to officially hit the hardwood in 2016-17 and, apparently, not a moment sooner. He will not be repping the Philadelphia 76ers during either of the NBA’s [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the heart of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ unstoppable postseason play style, there is head coach Tyronn Lue, the man responsible for reinventing a team that lacked unity under former head honcho David Blatt. What’s Lue’s secret? Well, one of his secrets includes a willingness to put LeBron James in his place, not only behind the [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers won Tuesday night’s draft lottery, which isn’t surprising. They had the best odds of securing the No. 1 pick. Plus, you know, Dikembe Mutombo, told us they had won hours beforehand: [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/732676479256006657] There are only four possible explanations for this. Scenario No. 1: this could have been accident. Maybe Mutombo, or [...]
For many NBA fans (especially those in Cleveland and Toronto) tonight is exciting because it is Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but for those fans whose team didn’t even come close to sniffing the postseason tonight is the most exciting day in months. It’s the day where hope is abound across the 14 [...]
May 17, 2016
Anou Enright
NBA Draft