Category: Wirenews
The lawyer for banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling said Wednesday no legal action will be pursued against the NBA. In an email to ESPN, Max Blecher said Sterling reached a settlement with wife Shelly on the sale of the team and that he received assurance that the league would not sue him. Sterling […]
Kansas’ Joel Embiid is poised to be an immediate defensive force in the NBA, and he’s a strong contender to land with the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 overall pick. But Embiid is the only likely lottery pick among centers, leaving teams in need of talented big men sifting through a crop of talented […]
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, the Most Valuable Player and winner of four scoring titles in five seasons, highlights the 2013-14 All-NBA First Team announced by the league Wednesday. Durant was the lone unanimous selection, appearing on all 125 ballots as a First-Team pick while forward LeBron James of the Miami Heat garnered 124 […]
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker will play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Parker, who was injured in the fourth game of the Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, missed part of the second half and all of overtime in the Spurs’ Game 6 overtime, series-clinching victory […]
Virginia reached agreement Tuesday with coach Tony Bennett on a new seven-year contract with annual compensation of $1.924 million. The new deal extends through the 2020-21 season and supersedes an extension that he signed with 2012 with a payout of $1.7 million per year. The Cavaliers won both the ACC regular-season and tournament titles in […]
Jeff Bower was hired Tuesday by the Detroit Pistons as their general manager. The team did not diclose terms of the contract. Bower joins the Pistons after serving last season as the head coach at Marist College, where his team finished with a 12-19 record. “I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Bower to the Detroit Pistons […]
Washington coach Randy Wittman signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Wizards on Tuesday. The team announced the agreement and The Washington Post reported the terms of the contract, which includes a team option for the final season. It was reported last week that the Wizards were close to a deal with Wittman. […]
2014 NBA Draft: Top 100 Big Board The top 100 prospects for the 2014 NBA Draft, compiled by The Sports Xchange Senior NBA Draft Analyst Tyler Jamieson. 1. Andrew Wiggins, SG/SF, Fr. Kansas. Had Wiggins been allowed to enter last year’s draft he was widely considered to be the top pick. After a year at […]
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. […]
