With the start of training camps around the corner and opening night just over a month away, we’re taking one more look back at 2016-17, the season that produced more triple-doubles (117) than any other in NBA history. Here we count down 10 of our favorites: 10. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets February 3 vs. Milwaukee …
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns say second-round pick Davon Reed has undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus and will be sidelined an estimated four to six months. The guard, the 32nd overall pick out of Miami, averaged 14 points, four rebounds and 1.2 steals in the Las Vegas Summer League. Reed was a …
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Did Damian Lillard really want to play for Jerry Sloan? Answering that existential question was part of Lillard’s track “Wasatch Front,” from his album “The Letter O,” the latest foray into rap for the Blazers’ superstar guard. But beats are not just a plaything for Lillard; he’s been headlong into both lyrics and music for …
Read more “From rap albums to comedy acts, NBA stars do more than their day jobs”
Did Damian Lillard really want to play for Jerry Sloan? Answering that existential question was part of Lillard’s track “Wasatch Front,” from his album “The Letter O,” the latest foray into rap for the Blazers’ superstar guard. But beats are not just a plaything for Lillard; he’s been headlong into both lyrics and music for …
Read more “From rap albums to comedy acts, NBA stars do more than their day jobs”
Did Damian Lillard really want to play for Jerry Sloan? Answering that existential question was part of Lillard’s track “Wasatch Front,” from his album “The Letter O,” the latest foray into rap for the Blazers’ superstar guard. But beats are not just a plaything for Lillard; he’s been headlong into both lyrics and music for …
Read more “From rap albums to comedy acts, NBA stars do more than their day jobs”
Did Damian Lillard really want to play for Jerry Sloan? Answering that existential question was part of Lillard’s track “Wasatch Front,” from his album “The Letter O,” the latest foray into rap for the Blazers’ superstar guard. But beats are not just a plaything for Lillard; he’s been headlong into both lyrics and music for …
Read more “From rap albums to comedy acts, NBA stars do more than their day jobs”
A reminder on The Horry Scale: It breaks down a game-winning buzzer-beater (GWBB) in the categories of difficulty, game situation (was the team tied or behind at the time?), importance (playoff game or garden-variety night in November?) and celebration. Then we give it an overall grade on a scale of 1-5 Robert Horrys, named for …
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A reminder on The Horry Scale: It breaks down a game-winning buzzer-beater (GWBB) in the categories of difficulty, game situation (was the team tied or behind at the time?), importance (playoff game or garden-variety night in November?) and celebration. Then we give it an overall grade on a scale of 1-5 Robert Horrys, named for …
Read more “Horry Scale: Eric Bledsoe's three gives Phoenix Suns win in OT thriller”
NBA TV will feature its first NBA TV Fan Night presented by Verizon doubleheader of the season Tuesday, Nov. 1, beginning with the Autotrader Pregame Show at 5:30 p.m. ET. The network’s live game coverage will tip off with the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James hosting the Houston Rockets and James Harden …
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have added Ed Pinckney as an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff. The Wolves announced the move Sunday. Pinckney coached with Thibodeau for five years in Chicago. He returns to Minnesota, where he was an assistant from 2007-09 under Randy Wittman. Pinckney is highly regarded throughout the league for …
