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Sources: Portland Trail Blazers in talks to hire Chauncey Billups as head coach
The Blazers offered Billups the job Friday night, sources said, and president of basketball operations Neil Olshey and Andy Miller of Klutch Sports have begun negotiating a long-term deal that is expected to result in Billups taking over as head coach. Billups, 44, has a long-standing relationship with franchise superstar Damian Lillard, and the two […]
Continue readingReturning gold medalist Kevin Durant, first-time Olympians highlight USA Basketball roster
The team will be highlighted by Kevin Durant, who will go for his third gold medal. He and former Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green are the only returning members of the 2016 team that won gold at the Rio Olympics. But the roster is stacked with All-Stars playing in their first Olympics, including Damian […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021 – NBA world reacts to ‘unbothered’ Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks’ star not only navigated the loathing of the Madison Square Garden crowd in the first round matchup with the New York Knicks, he thrived off it. When the Hawks advanced to face the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. it was more of the same. Now? He’s going off against the […]
Continue readingKhris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Kevin Love commit to Team USA; one spot left on roster
Middleton and Holiday will be making their first Olympic appearances, while Love will be in his second Olympics after winning gold at the 2012 London Games. Their commitments would leave one spot remaining on the 12-man Olympic roster, as 11 players — the others being Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Brooklyn’s James Harden and Kevin Durant, Golden […]
Continue readingBam Adebayo, James Harden commit to play in Tokyo Olympics; Stephen Curry, Donovan Mitchell decline invites
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo committed to join the 12-man Team USA roster for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, his agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. In addition, Brooklyn’s James Harden has told the national team that he is committed to playing at the Tokyo Games, according to multiple reports and first […]
Continue readingPhoenix Suns’ Devin Booker joins Bradley Beal in committing to Tokyo Olympics, sources say
Booker’s commitment comes as the Suns are preparing for their first Western Conference finals since 2010 and will leave the 24-year-old with limited recovery time before Team USA begins play in Tokyo on July 25 against France. Booker has led the Suns in scoring during the regular season and postseason, including going for 47 and […]
Continue readingDenver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry highlight All-NBA selections
Jokic and Curry were two of the five players named to the first team, where they were joined by Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. All three teams were unveiled on TNT’s “Inside The NBA” ahead of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2021: The Brooklyn Nets are learning how fragile an NBA title run can be
That was Giannis Antetokounmpo last year against the Miami Heat, when a sprained ankle ended his season and the Milwaukee Bucks’ hopes — slim as they were at the time — of winning the series. Injuries to difference-making players are so crucial in the playoffs for the same reason that NBA teams tank entire seasons […]
Continue reading2021 NBA Playoffs: Five big takeaways from Game 3 of Jazz-Clippers
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led the way for the Clippers, as both stars eclipsed the 30-point mark in the postseason for the second time in their careers as teammates. LA is now 2-0 in those games. Donovan Mitchell had a team-high 30 points for the Jazz, his 14th career 30-point game in just 30 […]
Continue readingUSA Basketball sets plan for Olympic camps in Las Vegas
The men’s and women’s national teams will hold training camps in Las Vegas in July, they announced Thursday, and they’ll be playing seven exhibitions there against other Olympic-bound national teams as well. USA Basketball will open its men’s training camp, led by coach Gregg Popovich, in Las Vegas on July 6. The Olympic men’s teams […]
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