The Doc Rivers exit interview: Giannis' health, disappointing end to Bucks' season, offseason changes and more. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers held a season-ending press conference Friday afternoon at the team's practice facility, one day after his team was eliminated in six games by the Indiana Pacers ... 05/3/2024 - 9:04 am | View Link
Despite Damian Lillard's return, Bucks' season ends in first round with Game 6 playoff loss to Pacers This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Despite Damian Lillard's return, Bucks' season ends in first round with Game 6 loss to Pacers Announcers: Lisa Byington, Marques Johnson ... 05/3/2024 - 8:45 am | View Link
Nick Nurse evaluates first Sixers season, says there's work to be done The Philadelphia 76ers finished up the first season under coach Nick Nurse with some positives. Yes, they lost in Round 1 to the New York Knicks in six games, but Nurse instilled a lot of confidence ... 05/3/2024 - 8:40 am | View Link
Lakers fire Darvin Ham: L.A. makes another coaching change after rocky season, first-round playoff exit Ham successfully convinced Westbrook to accept a bench role, and despite a 2-10 start, his debut season in Los Angeles turned out to be a success. The Lakers reached the Western Conference Finals and ... 05/3/2024 - 8:12 am | View Link
End Of Season Evaluation: Jazz SG Jordan Clarkson We’re a couple of weeks removed from Utah Jazz basketball, and it feels like a good time to go back and grade each Jazzman’s season. While nobody looks at a 51-loss season as some grand success, ... 05/3/2024 - 6:16 am | View Link
NBA announces schedule for 2022-23 regular season NBA TV will tip off its live game coverage for the 2022-23 season on Saturday, Oct. 22 with a doubleheader as the San Antonio Spurs visit the 76ers (6 p.m. ET) and the Mavericks host the Grizzlies (8:30 p.m. ET). The national television schedule for the first week of the season will conclude on Sunday, Oct. 23 when the Suns visit the Clippers ... 05/3/2024 - 1:08 am | View Website
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2021 Playoff bracket updates: All matchups set | NBA.com 2021 NBA Playoffs coverage • How current playoff bracket looks • Playoff news, analysis & predictions • Schedule for first round of NBA Playoffs • How the Play-In Tournament works • Schedule for Play-In Tournament Eastern Conference. No. 1 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 8 Wizards No. 2 Brooklyn Nets vs. No. 7 Celtics 05/2/2024 - 5:13 am | View Website
NBA announces schedule for 2022-23 season | NBA.com The first four days of the 2022-23 NBA regular season (Oct. 18-21) will feature eight national television games as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2022, with TNT and ESPN airing two doubleheaders each. 05/2/2024 - 5:13 am | View Website
They come to bury Joker, not to praise him. The last time a line this long queued up to place wreaths on a defending champion, Winston Churchill lay in state.
“They’re up-and-coming, they’ve got a bunch of great players,” Nuggets guard Reggie Jackson told reporters in advance of Saturday’s Western Conference semifinal Game 1 between Denver and the Timberwolves.
Two decades later, Luther Elliss’ voice still lifts as he thinks back to that phone call to his parents.
The longtime NFL defensive tackle played nine seasons in Detroit. Made back-to-back Pro Bowls in 1999 and 2000. Anchored the interior for the Lions week after week, year after year.
For Elliss, though, not many moments from his decorated career stand the test of time like the conclusion of his March 2004 free agency.
“People ask, like, ‘What’s your biggest takeaway and what do you remember the most?’” Elliss told The Denver Post recently.
The celebrity cameo on the early-morning bus didn’t get any less surprising after the first time. In fact, it became even more so, once Christian Braun realized it was a trend and not a one-time occurrence.
Optional shootarounds are only optional for a select few. “It’s always mandatory for the first-, second-, third-year guys,” Braun said.
It is easier to dethrone the King than step on the Ant.
This represents a delightful development for the NBA as the playoffs move into the second round. The Nuggets vanquished LeBron James, setting up a matchup with the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves and superstar Anthony Edwards.
The NBA remains as popular as its stars.
As the Denver Nuggets enter the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, a breakdown of their series matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves:
Who has the edge?
Guards: If Jamal Murray is healthy and hot, he can keep pace with any scoring guard in the NBA. But he might not be either of those things right now.
Following the Black & Gold spring game on Saturday at Folsom Field, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders gave a glowing assessment of the offensive line.
“Protection, commitment,” he said of the group. “We’re able to run the ball, throw the ball, but, you know, that’s against our own players. No one loses in the spring.