Category: Wirenews
WASHINGTON — For the Indiana Pacers to finally put away the Washington Wizards and reach the finals in the East, it turns out they needed a starry performance from forward David West. Now the Midwestern power gets another crack at the champions from South Beach. West scored 29 points and forward Lance Stephenson had 17 […]
Thanks to the San Antonio Spurs’ quick series win in the Western Conference semifinals, injured guard Tony Parker is confident he will be ready for Game 1 of the conference finals. Parker experienced left hamstring tightness Wednesday during the Spurs’ 104-82 win over the Portland Trail Blazers that clinched the series in five games. Parker […]
WASHINGTON — Forward David West scored 29 points and forward Lance Stephenson had 17 as the Indiana Pacers closed out their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Wizards with a 93-80 victory on Thursday night. Indiana reached the conference finals for the second straight season and will face the two-time defending NBA champion Miami […]
Banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is digging in his heels for a fight with the NBA. In a letter sent to the league on Thursday by his attorney, Sterling stated that he is not planning to pay the $2.5 million fine imposed by commissioner Adam Silver for his racist comments. “We reject your […]
After guiding the Portland Trail Blazers to the playoffs this season, coach Terry Stotts signed a multiyear contract extension with the team on Thursday. According to reports, the deal is for three years with a team option for a fourth year. The Trail Blazers finished with 54 wins during the regular season and advanced to […]
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 […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stan Van Gundy believes that being a basketball lifer qualifies him to be his own boss in Detroit. Van Gundy would not have left the warmth of his Florida home just to coach the downtrodden Pistons. He wanted control of personnel decisions and found an owner who was willing to give […]
CHICAGO — Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart was projected to be a lottery pick in the 2013 draft but he surprisingly opted to return to Stillwater. Back in Chicago for the first time since the McDonald’s All-American Game, the 20-year-old junior did not participate in workouts at the 2014 NBA Draft Combine, following the […]
CHICAGO — Dante Exum is new to the NBA, but he is hardly news to the dozens of scouts and executives packed into Quest Multisport, the facility that hosts the two-day NBA Draft Combine. The 18-year-old Australian guard projects as a potential top-five draft pick June 26 in Brooklyn, a still-developing plot that will be […]
CHICAGO — All-American Doug McDermott, preparing to hold a full-time job for the first time in his life, can appreciate leaving one part of college life at Creighton. The 6-foot-7 small forward said Thursday at Quest Multisport facility the one constant of life in Omaha he’ll be glad to leave behind is the persistent question: […]
