Basketball News
Jerami Grant Is Due For A Large Payday
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 21:03
After several great seasons in Oklahoma City, Jerami Grant was traded to the Denver Nuggets for a first-round pick last summer. This was largely due to the Thunder anticipating an upcoming rebuild and knowing that Grant ...
Kevin Garnett Says the Bubble Would Have Never Worked In His Era
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 18:18
Kevin Garnett was without question one of the greatest players of his era. In the '90s and 2000s, there were few big men capable of playing at his level, let alone matching the energy and passion that be brought to the g...
Bam Adebayo has stepped up big for Miami Heat in 2020 NBA playoffs
InsideHoops - 28 Sep 2020 19:26
The Heat have reached the NBA Finals. A huge reason why has been the play of Bam Adebayo. Here’s the Miami Herald on his play and more: The fifth-seeded Heat has posted a 12-3 record in the playoffs to exceed all outsi...
Doc Rivers Out as Head Coach of Clippers
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 23:19
The Los Angeles Clippers will have a new head coach next season, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports as Doc Rivers is now out. Rivers was the coach of the franchise since 2013, when he was acquired in a trade from the Bos...
Paul Pierce: 'We Weren't Afraid of LeBron'
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 23:06
Paul Pierce is known for not giving LeBron James much credit. However, his comments on James recently took things to a new level. Pierce talked on ESPN about how his era wasn’t afraid of LeBron but players in the moder...
LaMelo Ball plans to stick with his current shooting form
InsideHoops - 28 Sep 2020 22:38
LaMelo Ball is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2020 NBA draft. Here’s the Charlotte Observer with an update: In a 24-minute media session Monday, Ball said … He doesn't need to fix his shooting form, which...
Anthony Davis on Rajon Rondo: 'Me and Him Just Click'
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 20:13
After the Lakers huge Game 5 victory over the Nuggets, they are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. After the game, Anthony Davis talked about how Rajon Rondo was one of the first people he called onc...
LeBron James Is At A Different Level In Series-Ending Games
SLAMonline - 28 Sep 2020 19:08
LeBron James was at a different level in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, in a win that advanced the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals. He finished with 38 points, 16 rebound and 10 assists, including 16...
Pistons basketball operations staff hirings
InsideHoops - 28 Sep 2020 17:14
The Detroit Pistons announced today the completion of their basketball operations staff with the additions of Britta Brown, Tony Leotti, Michael Lindo and Ryan West, as well as the return of former staffers Harold Ellis ...