Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
MIAMI — So much for the Brooklyn Nets’ four-game regular-season sweep of the Miami Heat. That mattered not at all Tuesday night, when the two-time defending NBA champion Heat routed the Nets 107-86 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at AmericanAirlines Arena. Game Two is set for Thursday night in Miami. Heat […]
Point guard Chauncey Billups has announced his retirement. Will he get in the Hall of Fame? He has a strong case.
Shelly Sterling, the wife of banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, told ABC in an interview Sunday that she plans to file for divorce and “absolutely” will fight the NBA if it tries to force her to sell her stake of ownership with the Clippers. “I will fight that decision,” she told Barbara Walters […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has drawn much of the Bucks’ sparse positive attention this season — and rightfully so — but second-round pick Nate Wolters, a point guard out of South Dakota State — is quietly establishing himself as a key part of Milwaukee’s rotation. Wolters’ unlikely rookie season reached another high Tuesday when […]
Drew Maresca continues Basketball Insiders’ Free Agent series with a look at the best free agents from the Atlantic Division.
Despite being squarely in the middle of a rebuild, the New York Knicks haven’t given Ignas Brazdeikis a real look through their first eight games. Drew Maresca examines why Brazdeikis isn’t receiving playing time and how he’s dealing with his new surroundings.
SAN ANTONIO — After San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich received his third NBA Coach of the Year trophy on Tuesday, his counterpart with the Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle, suggested that the award hardly seemed sufficient. “Why don’t we just give him Coach of the Century?” Carlisle said Wednesday. “He’s the greatest.” Carlisle was pretty good himself […]
The New York Knicks officially named Phil Jackson, who has 13 NBA championship rings, as president of the team and control of the front office on Tuesday. The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days […]
The Sixers have had one of the most talked-about offseasons this summer with no one knowing what their fate will be. Matt John provides a theory that could make sense of the moves they made.
Is Victor Oladipo the missing piece to Orlando’s quest for a playoff berth?… John Henson believes he’s ready to break out in his third year.