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Paul and Howard headline NBA free agency
The 2012-13 season is finally over. The Miami Heat are now back-to-back NBA Champions. This means that the league’s off-season has officially begun. The 2013 NBA draft is slated to take place on June 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While many experts have already labeled this year’s crop as a “weak…
Read MoreDoc Rivers, first-ever traded NBA coach?
There is an agreement in principle in place between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers that will
Read MoreNBA: Heat takes Game 7; James named MVP
Throughout the NBA Finals the first six games were dictated by scoring runs and who put out the last, or biggest. As Game 7 unfolded you couldn’t help but wonder which club was going to burst out and drop 10 or 15, then wait for the other to duplicate, or not. Other than the first…
Read MoreNBA: Heat come from behind, force Game 7
The San Antonio Spurs held a five-point lead with just under 30 seconds in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night, only to let it slip away when Ray Allen drained a three-ball from the right corner to knot the score at 95. Tony Parker had 5.2 seconds to pull off the win, but…
Read MoreNBA: Spurs roll to G5 win, shooting record falls
The San Antonio Spurs used the final contest on their home court to put themselves one game from the Larry O’Brien Trophy with a 114:104 win over the Miami Heat to take a 3-2 advantage to Miami for Game 6 and if necessary, Game 7. Tony Parker knocked down 26 for the Spurs, and Danny…
Read MoreNBA: Miami controls Q4 of G4 to even series at 2
The Miami Heat drew even with the San Antonio Spurs, 2-2, after a 109:93 victory in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The Heat got 85 points from their “Big Three”, LeBron James (33), Dwayne Wade (32), and Chris Bosh (20), and won the contest pulling away in the fourth quarter. San Antonio’s…
Read MoreJason Kidd to coach Brooklyn Nets
Jason Kidd (193 cm, California’94) is now officially the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets coming into the 2013-14 season. Kidd recently retired as a player after 19 seasons in the NBA. The future Hall-of-Famer, who is already regarded as one of the best point guards to play the game, has had a long…
Read MoreNBA: Spurs destroy Heat, set shooting record
The San Antonio Spurs welcomed the Miami Heat and the NBA Finals to town on Tuesday for Game 4 of their best-of-seven series. After their 19-point loss over the weekend in Miami, the Spurs were looking to get things back on track and in the process ran over the Heat in a 113:77 contest that…
Read MorePatrick Ewing hired as Bobcats assistant
Patrick Ewing will be joining the Michael Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013-14 NBA season. Ewing’s long-time rival from his days as a player for the New York Knicks will now be his boss. Ewing has had a good relationship with recently hired head coach Steve Clifford. Ever since his retirement…
Read MoreLionel Hollins not renewed by Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced that they will not be renewing the contract of head coach Lionel Hollins. This is comes after Hollins led the Grizzlies to a strong post-season run this 2012-13 season. They outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Hollins, who has yet to make an…
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