Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
ARLINGTON, Texas — With all due respect to Ray Allen, Donyell Marshall, et al, Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier carved his face on the Mount Rushmore of Huskies basketball on Monday night. Napier joined an elite class of Connecticut stars Monday: seniors who led the Huskies to national titles, helping the program stay a perfect 4-0 […]
The Lakers made a splash at the beginning of the offseason, but struck out on a lot of talent waiting for Kawhi to make his decision. Will the moves they made be enough? Jordan Hicks takes a look.
Michael White, who was considered the leading candidate over the weekend to replace Cuonzo Martin at Tennessee, has decided to remain as the coach at Louisiana Tech, according to reports Monday. Sources told CBSSports.com and ESPN.com that the 37-year-old White will not be moving to Knoxville. White, who has led the Bulldogs to a 74-31 […]
SAN ANTONIO — Point guard Tony Parker took a sabbatical from basketball this season, with his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, forcing him to miss several games to recover from a “variety of maladies.” Popovich wanted Parker fresh for the playoffs, and the strategy is paying off. Parker scored 33 points and […]
Donald Sterling, banned by the NBA for life on April 29, apologized Sunday for his previous comments and said he is not a racist. Sterling spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, and the interview will air Monday. Excerpts were detailed Sunday on CNN.com. The exiled Los Angeles Clippers owner addressed the tape recording that included him […]
Matt John takes a look at which coaches and general managers from the Eastern Conference are on the hot seat.
Duke freshman forward Jabari Parker is expected to meet with coach Mike Krzyzewski Tuesday and announce the next day whether or not he will forgo his final three seasons of eligibility to enter the 2014 NBA Draft. Parker is the highest-scoring freshman in Duke history. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Chicago native averaged 19.1 points and 8.7 […]
WASHINGTON — Chicago forward Mike Dunleavy stayed hot throughout and Washington big man Nene lost his cool. Combined with poised swingman Jimmy Butler thriving in the clutch, the Bulls won when they needed to most. Dunleavy scored 35 points and Butler sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.9 seconds left as the Bulls defeated the Wizards […]
Basketball Insiders releases our second MVP rankings of the 2020-21 season, with three players seemingly neck-and-neck in their race to the award.
LOS ANGELES — On the verge of heading back to Oklahoma City down 3-1 in this Western Conference semfinal series, the Los Angeles Clippers responded with the biggest rally in their franchise history. “It’s an obvious thing, but 3-1 compared to 2-2 is a huge, huge difference,” said Los Angeles forward Blake Griffin. “Nothing really […]