There is no pregame ritual quite like the one executed by Stephen Curry, the two-time MVP guard whose shooting display has become must-see. When the doors open at Oracle Arena, hundreds of fans make a mad rush to the lower seats near the north basket to catch a glimpse of Curry in action before he takes action roughly an hour
Read moreJeff Haynes/Getty Images The Boston Celtics don’t have all their issues solved, but they’ll be heading into Round 2 on plenty of rest. Gordon Hayward scored 20 points off the bench and Jayson Tatum added 18 as the Celtics earned a 110-106 win over the Indiana Pacers in Sunday’s Game 4 matchup to complete a sweep in their first-round series.
Read moreNEW YORK ��� San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined $25,000 for recklessly throwing the basketball toward a game official and into the spectator stands, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. NBA News via NBA.com: News http://www.nba.com/news April 21, 2019 at 12:36PM
Read moreDavid Zalubowski/Associated Press The NBA fined San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan $25,000 after he threw the game ball at a referee during San Antonio’s 117-103 defeat to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. DeRozan was whistled for a charge with 5:01 left in the fourth quarter. He responded by throwing the ball
Read morePetros Giannakouris/Associated Press The Cleveland Cavaliers said there is “zero truth” to the team being interested in hiring Rick Pitino as their next coach. “We are, respectfully, not interested in him at all. No conversations with him by Dan (Gilbert) or anyone else,” a source told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Pitino, 66, is currently the head coach at Panathinaikos of EuroLeague. He
Read moreNathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images Things got heated on the court Saturday in Game 4 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, and some of that emotion apparently remained after the contest. According to an NBA press release, Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks was suspended for a game and fined $25,000 for entering the referee’s locker room following the game: Alex
Read moreFREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images Attorney Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling nearly $2 million from Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside as part of a civil agreement he came to with an ex-girlfriend. According to Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times, Avenatti was the attorney for Alexis Gardner, Whiteside’s ex. The two sides came to an agreement on a $3 million payment
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