CLEVELAND — Kevin Durant went back-to-back, twice. It’s now two straight NBA championships for the Golden State Warriors, and two consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards for the forward who played a huge role in getting them to those titles. Durant posted his first playoff triple-double in the Game 4 clincher, a 108-83 rout of the …
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As part of our ‘One Team, One Stat’ series, NBA.com’s John Schuhmann breaks down one particular metric for every team across the league and provides several offensive, defensive, lineup and player notes regarding each NBA roster. Atlanta Hawks The Hawks allowed 108.2 points per 100 possessions last season (21st in the league), up from 103.1 …
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As NBA history has shown, roster changes are commonplace in the offseason. That doesn’t just apply to the players, though, as coaches and teams often part ways or join up once the offseason begins, too. The summer of 2018 was no different. Eight teams found new coaches … and one team gave its interim coach …
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As NBA history has shown, roster changes are commonplace in the offseason. That doesn’t just apply to the players, though, as coaches and teams often part ways or join up once the offseason begins, too. The summer of 2018 was no different. Eight teams found new coaches … and one team gave its interim coach …
Read more “Nine coaching changes mark start of 2018-19 season”
As NBA history has shown, roster changes are commonplace in the offseason. That doesn’t just apply to the players, though, as coaches and teams often part ways or join up once the offseason begins, too. The summer of 2018 was no different. Eight teams found new coaches … and one team gave its interim coach …
Read more “Nine coaching changes mark start of 2018-19 season”
As NBA history has shown, roster changes are commonplace in the offseason. That doesn’t just apply to the players, though, as coaches and teams often part ways or join up once the offseason begins, too. The summer of 2018 was no different. Eight teams found new coaches … and one team gave its interim coach …
Read more “Nine coaching changes mark start of 2018-19 season”
Thursday marked another NBA Draft. But in San Antonio, attention remains fixed squarely on whether the Spurs can repair their relationship with disgruntled star forward Kawhi Leonard. General manager R.C. Buford expressed his hope that the Spurs will be able to do just that, telling reporters their goal is to keep the two-time All-Star in …
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LONDON — The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) announced today that the NBA London Game 2019 will feature a regular-season game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks at The O2 on Thursday, Jan. 17. Tickets for the game will go on sale in the autumn. Fans can register …
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cavaliers selected a point guard and pitch man. Moments after the team selected Collin Sexton with the No. 8 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, the Alabama playmaker made his appeal for LeBron James to resign with Cleveland. ”Man, LeBron, let’s do it,” Sexton said during ESPN’s telecast from …
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San Antonio forward Rudy Gay has reportedly declined his player option in his contract with the team and will become an unrestricted free agent, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Gay, in his first season with the Spurs, averaged 11.5 points – his lowest since his rookie season in 2006-07 – and 5.1 rebounds in 57 …
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