Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9881)
Matt John takes a look at three teams that need to address weaknesses in their rosters and the challenges each team faces in doing so.
LOS ANGELES — Clippers forward Blake Griffin scored 37 points and got into a fourth-quarter skirmish with Suns guard P.J. Tucker in Los Angeles’ 112-105 victory over Phoenix at Staples Center on Monday night. The Clippers won their eighth in a row and beat the Suns for the second time in the past week. The […]
Previewing the first round match up between Villanova and Milwaukee in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
LUBBOCK, Texas — There is a reason Kansas owns nine consecutive Big 12 championships. The Jayhawks survive where other conference teams fall. No. 8 Kansas escaped the Texas Tech trap, pulling out a 64-63 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday night at the United Spirit Arena. Jayhawks center Joel Embiid, apparently trapped at the […]
Rod Higgins resigned as the Charlotte Hornets’ president of basketball operations, the team announced in a press release Thursday night. General manager Rich Cho is the new head of basketball operations, reporting to team chairman Michael Jordan and vice chairman Curtis Polk. “I would like to thank Rod for his seven years of dedication to […]
With the 28th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft the Los Angeles Clippers selected C.J. Wilcox, a 6’5 shooting guard from Washington.
Basketball Insiders’ newest series looks at which head coaches might be feeling the heat through the first few weeks of the 2020-21 NBA season.
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating, the NBA announced Thursday. Rivers made his comments in the postgame press conference after the Clippers’ 105-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The NBA announced Wednesday that the officials did not have clear and conducive […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rick Pitino built his coaching reputation on taking advantage of the 3-point shot, but in a bit of irony, the Louisville Cardinals advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament by shutting down that shot. Louisville defeated Saint Louis 66-51 on Saturday in a Midwest Regional game, in large part, by […]
Previewing the first round match up between UConn and St. Joseph’s in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.