The Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Love won’t be separated anytime soon. The team and Love agreed to a four-year extension worth roughly $60 million. The two sides faced an 11 p.m. deadline to make a deal, otherwise the All-Star would […]
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Reports: Flip Saunder fired as Washington Wizards coach
The Washington Wizards have stumbled out of the gate. Then slipped again. The team has opened the season 2-15 and now there are reports that Flip Saunders is on his way out. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports was the first […]
Baron Davis practices for first time
One day later the New York Knicks are still figuring things out. Monday, Baron Davis practiced for the first time this season. Both the Knicks and Davis hope he can help fix some of the issues the Knicks are dealing […]
Pistons reach to D-League, sign Russell Walker to replenish bench
DEE-TROIT BASKET-BALL is reaching. And reaching. The injury-prone team in this shortened NBA season is feeling the sting of the injury bug and now, they are really, really reaching. According to The Associated Press, the Detroit Pistons are “reaching in” […]
T’Wolves Beasley still hurt, won’t make road trip
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without Michael Beasley as they travel to Los Angeles and Utah this weekend. Beasley has been suffering from a sprained right foot and will miss the road trip. The T’Wolves play the Clippers Friday and […]
Oklahoma City Thunder ink Westbrook, 5-year $80 million deal
From a sideline arguement to a grin all the way to the bank. All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder have come to an agreement on a five-year, $80 million contract extension. The deal has been reported […]
NBA on the Five Podcast – 1.19.12
NBA on the Five Chris Connors, Matt Johnston 1.19.12 1. Top 5 Power Rankings 2. Court Vision – We comb through what we saw in all of Wednesday’s games – I think I’ll stop assigning, lets just watch and take […]
Kareem Abdual-Jabbar now an ambassador
And you thought he was done making headlines? The NBA’s all-time scoring leader is now a global cultural ambassador. Not bad for Kareem Abdual-Jabbar. The State Department made the announcement Wednesday. Abdual-Jabbar will travel around the world to promote diplomacy. […]
USA Basketball names men’s 2012 Olympic finalist
The finalist named for the 2012 USA Basketball team had to be one of the hardest decisions Head coach Mike Krzyzewski had to make in his basketball career. At first the list was suppose to have only 18 players, but […]