The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring Darwin Ham as head coach, several sources confirmed to Athletic. Los Angeles fired former coach Frank Vogel on April 11, the day after the regular season ended. Ham, 48, has been on the staff with Bucks as Mike Budenholzer’s assistant since 2018, winning his first NBA championship as coach […]
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Butler scored 47 points, and Heat beat Celtics to force Game 7
While Kyle Lowry listened politely, Jimmy Butler shared the credit for Miami’s Game 6 victory until his teammate All-Star took humility too far and called his 47-point, elimination-avoiding performance “decent.” “It’s (unbelievably) unbelievable,” Laurie corrected him, apologizing to the TV cameras in the back of the room for his language, and pleading with the league […]
Lakers hire Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham as next head coach
Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham has consented to a four-year deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told on Friday. Ham isolated himself in the process in recent days, interviewing with Lakers authorities Thursday and rousing a deal Friday evening, sources said. The Lakers were sold on Ham’s height and […]
Warriors star Stephen Curry was selected as the inaugural Western Conference Finals MVP
The Golden State Warriors returned tickets to the NBA Finals on Thursday, destroying the Mavericks with a Game 5 victory. With the conference title closed, Warriors star Stephen Curry became the first winner of the Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP. Funnily enough, this is the first final MVP award of Curry’s career. In the […]
The Chess Center erupted after a Warriors announcer called for “reasonable gun laws.”
Ahead of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors observed silence for the victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Unlike previous moments of silence, the announcer at the Chase Center concluded by providing resources for individuals seeking “appropriate gun laws in the United States.” Only one-third […]
Devin Booker, and Carl-Anthony Towns are eligible for the Super Max extension
Devin Booker and Carl-Anthony Towns each have two years left on their current contract but now they deserve to add more years and dollars to their deals. Named to the All-NBA Team, both Booker and Towns are eligible for the so-called Super Max Contract Extension as designated players. Estimated extensions will begin in the 2024-25 […]
Luka Donsik finds a way to resist the Warriors’ zone defense
In the first three games of the series, the Golden State Warriors made the life of the Dallas Mavericks miserable. The Warriors handled Luca Donsic better than both the Jazz and the Sun, making it difficult for him to survive the attack and using a large dose of zone defense. In Game 4, the Warriors […]
Rain delayed the second half of the Golden State Warriors-Dallas Mavericks game
DALLAS – Golden State’s Splash Brothers were trying not to get wet early Tuesday night in the second half as water leaked from the roof of American Airlines Center, delaying game 4 of the Western Conference Final between Warriors and Mavericks by 16 minutes. . Half the time in basketball the teams had to sit […]
The trainer’s room is busy with heat, the Celtics are preparing for Game 4
BOSTON (AP) – Heat was embarrassing in Game 2, giving the Celtics a home-court advantage in their Eastern Conference final matchup. Miami bounced back in Game 3, with a 26-point lead in the first half and a 109-103 victory, with star Jimmy Butler sitting out in the second half with a swollen right knee. Tyler […]
“League gossip” connects Zach LaVine to rival teams
“League gossip” from the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago this week suggests that Zac Lavin, who will return to the Bulls this summer as an unrestricted free agent, will no longer be considered the same as before, K.C. Writes. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. According to Johnson, the two-time All-Star has been linked with the […]