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Not all of Phil Jackson’s former players will support him if asked for their input on the job he’s done with the New York Knicks. Take Scottie Pippen, who played under Jackson for 10 years and won five titles with him. He thinks the Zen Master has to go. Here’s what the Hall of Famer said [...]

Fred Hoiberg’s job with the Chicago Bulls is apparently safe—insofar as a head coach’s gig can be safe after his team failed to meet internal expectations for the second consecutive season. While appearing on the Washington Post‘s Posting Up podcast with Tim Bontemps, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune indicated that he thinks Hoiberg’s job will be safe until [...]

Carmelo Anthony was super cryptic following the New York Knicks’ Wednesday night loss to the Miami Heat. He referenced “seeing the writing on the wall,” being “at peace” with how the team is finishing and all that good stuff. Here’s the skinny, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: “I see the writing on the wall. I see [...]

The Golden State Warriors have an update on Kevin Durant’s recovery from a sprained MCL he suffered against the Washington Wizards in February. He’s going to be okay. Fine, here’s the actual update: [tweet https://twitter.com/WarriorsPR/status/847161447125864449] Clips of Durant getting shots up have surfaced on Twitter, so this was inevitable. Still, for the Warriors, it’s good [...]

Selecting the NBA’s Coach of the Year is always tough, but it’s going to be particularly hard this year. Three main candidates have emerged from the thicket of sideline-stalkers: Mike D’Antoni of the Houston Rockets; Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat; and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. For his money, Golden State Warriors [...]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is committed to having a female head coach in the Association in the near future. He made that much clear while talking about the league’s “LeanIn.org” campaign, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN he believes there will be a female head coach in his league, and he wants [...]

So much for Joakim Noah being done for the season. Well, technically, Noah is done for the season. Even if he’s healthy enough to play, he has to serve a 20-game suspension for violating the NBA’s list of banned substances—an over-the-counter infraction, for what it’s worth. He wouldn’t see the court this year; however many [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers no longer have a Buss family power struggle on their hands. Jeanie Buss is the controlling owner, and her brothers, Jim and Johnny, are ditching their hopes of changing that. From the Los Angeles Times‘ Tania Ganguli: The monthlong fight between Jeanie Buss and her brothers, Jim and Johnny, to control the Lakers is over. [...]

Most players in Dwyane Wade’s situation probably wouldn’t think twice about their upcoming player option. He’s 35. He just suffered a season-ending elbow injury. He’s not getting the $23.8 million he’s slated to earn anywhere else. It might take him more than two, or even three, years to recoup that cash. Exercise the option, and [...]

All is not well in title town, the Cleveland Cavaliers are barely playing .500 basketball, struggling against any team over .500 in either conference and LeBron James is tossing his goggles minutes into a game out of mere frustration. Seriously though the Cavaliers look vulnerable and now only have a half game lead for the [...]