Category: NBA News Wire
New York Knicks president Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA for tampering with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher, ESPN.com reported Monday. Jackson was reportedly fined for statements he made during a press conference last week about the possibility of hiring Fisher as the Knicks coach. The NBA fined Jackson, in part, to […]
Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird told reporters Monday that he hopes free agent guard Lance Stephenson will be back with the team next season. Stephenson, who be an unrestricted free agent July 1, was criticized for his over-the-top antics with Miami Heat forward LeBron James in the Eastern Conference finals. “I always want him back. […]
The San Antonio Spurs are a slight favorite to dethrone the Miami Heat as NBA champions, according to oddsmakers Bovada.LV. The Spurs were given 4/5 odds to win the title while the Heat are set at 21/20. The Heat beat the Spurs in seven games in last year’s finals and were preseason favorites to win […]
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, highlights the 2013-14 NBA All-Defensive First Team. The NBA announced Monday that Noah received 105 first-team votes and 223 points. It is his second consecutive year on the first team. Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (161 points, 65 first-team votes), Los Angeles Clippers […]
Oklahoma City Thunder veteran guard Derek Fisher, a rumored coaching candidate, said after his team was eliminated from the playoffs that coaching is his “calling.” Fisher, who has been linked to the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers vacancies, confirmed his interest in coaching during a press conference on Sunday. Fisher helped the Thunder […]
The San Antonio Spurs expect injured point guard Tony Parker to play Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Miami Heat, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Parker sprained an ankle during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder and sat out the second half of the […]
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks, whose team was eliminated in six games by the San Antonio Spurs, said Sunday he is not worried about his job. “It’s something I don’t even consider,” he said, according to ESPN.com. “I just do my job every day.” The Thunder lost to the San Antonio Spurs 112-107 in […]
Former New Jersey Nets co-owner Lewis Katz died in a plane crash in Massachusetts on Sunday. He was 72. Katz was also a former co-owner of the New Jersey Devils and minority owner of the New York Yankees. In addition, Katz co-owned the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News newspapers and the Philly.com website. His […]
Minnesota Timberwolves president Flip Saunders said he expects All-Star forward Kevin Love to be with the team next season. Love is rumored to be traded — perhaps by the June 26 draft — since news came out that he plans to be a free agent after next season. The Timberwolves would rather get compensation for […]
Former New Jersey Nets co-owner Lewis Katz died in a plane crash in Massachusetts on Sunday. He was 72. Katz was also a former co-owner of the New Jersey Devils and minority owner of the New York Yankees. In addition, Katz co-owned the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News newspapers and the Philly.com website. His […]
