The Nuggets have added a Sue-perior baseketball mind to their front office. Denver announced Friday that it has brought WNBA legend Sue Bird into the franchise as a Basketball Operation Associate, according to NBA.com. “We are very excited to have Sue join our organization,” said President of Basketball...
With every unbelievable Zion Williamson display of athleticism, Knicks fans turn giddier about the prospect of losing every game possible. But tanking enthusiasts beware: the rules have changed. It’s no longer so rewarding to lose. Faced with widespread tanking masked as ‘rebuilding’ and ‘player...
With his broken right hand dressed in a splint, Rajon Rondo was on the practice court Thursday offering instructions and advice to the Lakers’ second unit even though he knew he was going to be having surgery to repair the third metacarpal of his right hand. The Lakers said that Rondo had a successful...
Ashley Moyer-Gleich is eight years removed from playing in the NCAA Division II tournament. Natalie Sago officiated her first game six years ago, and the players were sixth-grade girls. They're in the NBA now — as part of one of the most elite sororities in the game. Moyer-Gleich and Sago are among...
Draymond Green isn't apologizing for his part in a dust-up with Kevin Durant that led to a one-game suspension by the Golden State Warriors. Green vowed Thursday that the Warriors are not imploding, regardless of whatever is, or isn't happening, following the heated exchange between he and Durant...
J.R. Smith knows the score this time. The Cleveland Cavaliers 3-point shooting knucklehead paid $597.92 Thursday to settle up a criminal mischief charge after tossing a fan’s phone into a Chelsea construction site three months ago. Smith, 33, coughed up the cost of a new phone in Manhattan Criminal...
Say this for Jimmy Butler: He certainly talks a good game. Oh, sure, he plays a good game too. The four-time NBA All-Star made his 76ers debut Wednesday night, scoring 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting in a 111-106 loss to the Magic in Orlando, Fla. The hosts used a 21-0 second-half run to drop the...
Jimmy Butler listens to country music, enjoys playing cards and drives a minivan. Oh, the four-time All-Star forward loves to win. Butler was greeted by more than 250 employees of the Philadelphia 76ers at his introductory news conference at the team's practice facility Tuesday. He made it clear...
Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game by Golden State for conduct detrimental to the team. The Warriors made the announcement Tuesday, about four hours before they were set to host Atlanta, and said Green would serve the suspension against the Hawks. General manager...
The Golden State Warriors are offering fans a unique experience for home games during the team’s final season at Oracle Arena. That experience, however, does not involve watching the Warriors play live and in-person on the court. In an email sent to fans Monday, the Warriors introduced their “In...
The good news is that everybody can stop awkwardly playing along with the notion that Markelle Fultz is totally normal again. With 6:09 left in the second quarter of Monday night's game in Miami, the second-year guard was fouled on a layup attempt. His first free throw attempt featured a bit of...
Erik Spoelstra stood outside the Miami Heat locker room early Wednesday evening insisting the sky wasn't falling. "We're not as far away as it looks," he said. "But that's what losing does." Less than four hours later, Spoelstra did not have to talk about losing, but rather about resilience. Getting...
When Dwyane Wade introduced his newborn daughter and announced he would take time away from basketball to be a father, I braced myself for the backlash. Instead, he and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, were greeted with congratulations from teammates, celebrities and fans. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra...