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Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr Coping with More Back Pain, Not Sure He’ll Coach Again in NBA Playoffs

Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr Coping with More Back Pain, Not Sure He’ll Coach Again in NBA Playoffs

As if injuries to Kevin Durant (calf strain) and Shaun Livingston (finger) weren’t enough, the Golden State Warriors aren’t sure whether they’ll have head coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines during the remainder of their playoff run. Kerr missed the Warriors’ come-from-behind Game 3 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday and announced on [...]

April 24, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Orlando Magic Interested in Cavaliers GM David Griffin to Replace Rob Hennigan

Orlando Magic Interested in Cavaliers GM David Griffin to Replace Rob Hennigan

The Orlando Magic are ready to shoot their shot. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team is interested in poaching Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin to fill the front-office vacancy created by their decision to fire Rob Hennigan: The Orlando Magic’s search process for a new top basketball executive could extend until the [...]

April 21, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Brooklyn Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Looking to Sell 49 Percent Stake in Team

Brooklyn Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Looking to Sell 49 Percent Stake in Team

Roughly one year after installing general manager Sean Marks and head coach Kenny Atkinson and committing to an extensive rebuild, Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is  looking to sell a 49 percent stake in the team, per the Associated Press (via ESPN): Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has told Russian media he’s selling a 49 [...]

April 21, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Kristaps Porzingis Wants to Remain in New York, But Knicks Don’t Know Why He Skipped Exit Meet

Kristaps Porzingis Wants to Remain in New York, But Knicks Don’t Know Why He Skipped Exit Meet

Take a deep breath, New York Knicks fans. Kristaps Porzingis doesn’t want to leave. And if he does, he only wants to play for the Brooklyn Nets, so you won’t entirely lose him. As the 7’3″ skyscraper told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Kristaps Porzingis will leave for Latvia on Thursday without meeting with Phil [...]

April 20, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Rockets Coach Mike D’Antoni on Potentially Winning NBA Coach of the Year: I’ve Got a Good Team

Rockets Coach Mike D’Antoni on Potentially Winning NBA Coach of the Year: I’ve Got a Good Team

One second, Mike D’Antoni is out of head-coaching work in the NBA, the stench of his failed tenures with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers persisting, even after the Golden State Warriors won a championship, in 2015, playing a style similar to what he championed. The next second, D’Antoni is guiding the Houston [...]

April 20, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Orlando Magic’s Search for a New General Manager is Underway

Orlando Magic’s Search for a New General Manager is Underway

After firing general manager Rob Hennigan at the end of the regular season, the Orlando Magic have a gaping hole in their front office — causing a problem with the draft and free agency on the horizon. Matt Lloyd has taken the reins in the interim, but the team has reportedly started kicking around a bunch [...]

April 19, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Ray Allen Explains He Retired From NBA Because He Couldn’t Find the Right Role or Team

Ray Allen Explains He Retired From NBA Because He Couldn’t Find the Right Role or Team

It feels like Ray Allen retired too soon in many ways. His final season, in 2013-14 with the Miami Heat, saw him play more than 26 minutes per game and drain 37.5 percent of his threes. When LeBron James left for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it seemed like only a matter of time before Allen followed [...]

April 19, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Doc Rivers Wants to Keep Los Angeles Clippers Together, But It’s Going to Be Expensive

Doc Rivers Wants to Keep Los Angeles Clippers Together, But It’s Going to Be Expensive

The Los Angeles Clippers, it would seem, are reaching a natural pivot point this summer. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick are all free agents. Throw in Luc Mbah a Moute, and four of their five starting-lineup members are ready to reach the open market. If they were going to move away from this [...]

April 19, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Carmelo Anthony Admits It Became ‘Hard to Trust’ Knicks President Phil Jackson

Carmelo Anthony Admits It Became ‘Hard to Trust’ Knicks President Phil Jackson

Carmelo Anthony doesn’t sound like someone who plans on being with the New York Knicks much longer. The All-Star forward, who owns a no-trade clause, admitted on Thursday the team “might” trade him, and he also expressed that it became difficult to trust Phil Jackson after all the extracurricular storylines that plagued him through the [...]

April 17, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Kevin Durant Reiterates Intention to Remain with Golden State Warriors in Free Agency

Kevin Durant Reiterates Intention to Remain with Golden State Warriors in Free Agency

Imagine, for a second, the Golden State Warriors lose in the NBA Finals. Might Kevin Durant, who owns a player option for next season, want to leave? Eh, no. The expectation has always been that he’ll return to Golden State no matter what. That hasn’t changed. He said so himself during the Warriors Plus/Minus podcast [...]

April 17, 2017 admin Blogs 0