Basketball News
Post Up: Nets Bolster Playoff Hopes with Win in Milwaukee
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 05:53
Nets 133 (40-40), Bucks 128 (59-21) Brooklyn gave their playoff hopes a huge boost by coming away with an upset win in Milwaukee. The Nets blew a 15-point third quarter lead but battled back to beat the Giannis Antetokou...
Top WNBA Draft Prospect Sabrina Ionescu Announces Return to Oregon
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 04:00
Top WNBA Draft prospect Sabrina Ionescu announced her return to Oregon next season with a letter in The Players’ Tribune on Saturday. Ionescu, a junior, was projected to go as high as No. 1 overall in the 2019 WNBA Dra...
Jalen Green, RJ Hampton Headline Team USA Training Camp!
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 01:42
Jalen Green and RJ Hampton and the rest of the Team USA squad flew into Minneapolis, MN, this weekend for training camp. SLAM fam, who’s your favorite player on the Junior National Team? The post Jalen Green, RJ Hampto...
Cavs, Drew will discuss future after season ends
ESPN - 7 Apr 2019 23:13
Cavaliers coach Larry Drew says he will discuss his future with the organization after the season.
Luxury Tax-Bound Heat Waive Rodney McGruder
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 23:13
The Miami Heat have released Rodney McGruder, Shams Charania of The Athletic writes. The 27-year-old swingman will hit waivers and could potentially be claimed before the end of the season. If McGruder is claimed, his $1...
The Heat was the NBA's worst in one area this season. And it doomed Miami again Sunday
Miami Herald - 7 Apr 2019 22:34
Five takeaways from the Heat's 117-109 overtime loss against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday at ScotiaBank Arena: The Heat was the NBA's worst shooting team late in close games, …
Clippers Waive Luc Mbah a Moute
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 21:46
The Los Angeles Clippers have waived injured forward Luc Mbah a Moute, Marc Stein of The New York Times reports. The veteran played in just four games for the team this season, all in October. The 32-year-old was schedul...
Heat's playoff hopes take another hit in loss at Toronto
Miami Herald - 7 Apr 2019 20:33
The Heat's playoff hopes are approaching life support territory now, with Miami needing help from other teams to avoid missing postseason for the second time in three seasons. The Heat …
Heat Convert Yante Maten's Two-Way Deal
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 17:07
The Miami Heat have converted Yante Maten’s two-way contract into a regular deal, the team announced in a press release. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that it’s a multiyear deal, partially guaranteed next...
Sources: Suns' Sarver focusing on hiring Bower
ESPN - 7 Apr 2019 04:04
Suns owner Robert Sarver is focusing on hiring former Detroit and New Orleans GM Jeff Bower for a high-ranking front-office role, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
UPDATE: Rockets Add G League MIP Michael Frazier
SLAMonline - 7 Apr 2019 01:21
Update #1: The Rockets have announced that this deal is official. The Houston Rockets will sign Michael Frazier to a rest-of-season contract, Tim MacMahon of ESPN reports. The former Florida Gator has bounced between the...