To go along with their spiffy brand new downtown San Francisco house next season, the Golden State Warriors will also have some updated gamers. Earlier Wednesday the team announced a slightly new look for their logo for next season.
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When Kevin Durant went down in Game 5 in a 6’11” heap it did not look good. While I have no rooting interest in these NBA Finals, I just want to see a good series that everyone plays well, makes it through healthy and is marred from controversy. It appears that I will not get all I asked for out of this series. Down 3-1, it was really no surprise that Kevin Durant played in Game 5, however seeing him go down brings up a lot of questions, the most…
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It is truly the end of an era. Point guard Tony Parker has decided to call it a career. He told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated this in regards to his decision: “A lot of different stuff ultimately led me to this decision,but, at the end of the day, I was like, if I can’t be Tony Parker anymore and I can’t play for a championship, I don’t want to play basketball anymore.” Parker was taken 28th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft. Over the next seventeen seasons in…
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The New Orleans Pelicans have named Swin Cash to a front office position. According to initial reports by ESPN’s Zach Lowe , the former WNBA player and two-time NCAA champion with UCONN will assume the roles of vice president of basketball operations and team development. Cash will be scouting, assisting in the guidance of player development on and off the court and will take on other roles within the organisation. Cash was 15-year WNBA vet, a three-time WNBA champion and played in four All-Star games. After hanging up the sneaks…
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With the Golden State Warriors staring at their season’s mortality down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, its expected that all stops would be pulled out to keep their season alive. Changes to lineups, minutes , or players returning ( perhaps early) from injury could happen just to get to the next game. This news definitely leans toward the latter. Kevin Durant has been cleared to return to practice on Sunday. Head coach Steve Kerr told media members today that Durant would be practicing with the team. He’s going to practice…
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The Houston Rockets have made it known that essentially no one their roster, including James Harden, is untouchable as they look to make major changes to their roster to try to get past the monster in the Bay Area. Chris Paul is one of the most obvious targets to be moved, along with big man Clint Capela, but considering Paul’s age (34) and the massive amount he has remaining on his contract ( he signed a four-year $160 million deal last July), it seemed Houston might be hard pressed to…
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The Houston Rockets may be looking to make major changes to their roster before next season but it seems that head coach Mike D’Antoni. The two sides may be close to agreeing on an extension. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Saturday Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta removed the buyout language that ultimately proved to be a deal breaker in the last round contract discussions. Without a deal in place D’Antoni is entering the upcoming season on lame duck status as he is in the final year of a four-year deal.…
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Toronto vs. Golden StateToronto leads Best-of-7 series 3 games to 1Next game: Monday, June 10, 9:00PM @TOR The Toronto Raptors have seized control of the NBA Finals and with their 105-92 Game 4 win are just one win away from the Larry O’Brien making its way to the 6. Kawhi Leonard came up big with 36 points, including 17 in the game’s final stanza. Top Performances Kawhi LeonardTOR @ GSW 36 12 2 5-9 3-pt Klay ThompsonGSW vs. TOR 28 3 2 6-10 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. TOR 27 4 6 Serge IbakaTOR @…
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On the SportsCenter after Game 4 of the NBA Finals ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said that Kevin Durant’s “body isn’t ready” and there’s “frustration all around” that Durant is still unable to play. He attempted to engage in a workout Thursday but according to Jalen Rose, speaking on NBA Countdown, “it didn’t go well on any level.” With their quest for a three-peat on life support, after losing Game 4 105-92, having Durant in the lineup is more needed than ever. However even by some miracle KD is able to get…
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Golden State Warriors center will suit up for Game 4. The big man suffered a suffered a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture and was thought to be sidelined indefinitely, according to a press release on Monday night. Head coach Steve Kerr said that Looney will be in action for Game 4. Looney and Klay Thompson both were out of Game 3 and both will be back for Game 4, as being down 2-1 is making it a nearly all-hands on deck situation for the two-time defending champions. Looney has been…
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