Category: Basketball

Rockets and Van Gundy talks continue Thursday

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From nba.com: Jeff Van Gundy met with Houston Rockets ownership and management Wednesday about the team’s coaching job and talks will continue Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to USA Today‘s Ben DuBose, besides Van Gundy, the other top candidates are believed to include recent Brooklyn head coach Kenny Atkinson; former Cleveland head coach Ty Lue; and four assistants: Dallas’ Stephen Silas, Denver’s Wes Unseld Jr., Minnesota’s David Vanterpool; and Houston’s John Lucas. Van Gundy, who has been a color commentator for ESPN since 2007, hasn’t coached in the NBA since leading…

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Toronto Raptors unveil three jerseys for the 2020-21 season

Brandon King

From nba.com: The Toronto Raptors are looking to their past a bit as they prepare their uniform looks for the 2020-21 season. On Thursday, the team unveiled three of the five uniforms the Raptors will wear next season, all of which take some elements from the history of the franchise in their design.  “Uniforms do matter to players. Our team made the choice to wear the Earned jerseys during the 2019 Finals, for example,” Raptors President Masai Ujiri said in a statement. “We want to give our players — and…

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Brooklyn Nets unveils classic gamers for 2020-21 run

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from nba.com : The Brooklyn Nets are the latest team to reveal a new look for the 2020-21 season. The Nets unveiled on Wednesday their Classic Edition uniform, which honors a fan-favorite “tie-dye” design worn during the 1990-91 season. The “sky blue-to-white gradient” uniforms were last worn by the Nets when the team played in New Jersey. Here’s more from the Nets on the history of the design: “The Nets launched the 1990s with an aesthetic reset, introducing a refreshed logo along with these new uniforms, and the 1990-91 season was the beginning…

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Multiple positive COVID-19 tests causes Saturday’s LSU v Florida game to be postponed

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from ESPN.com: Saturday’s game between No. 10 Florida and LSU at “The Swamp” has been postponed after the Gators have seen a surge in positive COVID-19 tests this week, it was announced Wednesday. The game has tentatively been rescheduled for the SEC’s built-in bye week on Dec. 12, which is the week before the SEC championship. The SEC said on Twitter that the game was postponed after “positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals with the Florida FB program.” Florida has 18 positives among scholarship players and three walk-ons, athletic director Scott Stricklin said Wednesday. He…

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Pacers could be zeroing in on Pelicans assistant for head coach

Brandon King

As the Indiana Pacers are conducting their head coaching search following the highly questionable firing of Nate McMillan, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, a candidate may have separated himself from the pack. O’Connor reports that New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Chris Finch has emerged as the front runner for the job. Finch was the former head coach of the D-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers, which included leading the team to a championship in 2009-10. Following that Finch served as assistant with the Houston Rockets (2011-16) and the Denver…

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Pelicans looking at Stan Van Gundy ,Tyronn Lue amongst others for head coach

Brandon King

Former Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy and current L.A.Clippers assistant and former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, Tyronn Lue are amongst four finalist for the vacant opening for the New Orleans Pelicans head coach job, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Van Gundy met with the team Tuesday and Luke’s meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.

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Rockets to interview Jeff Van Gundy this week

Brandon King

Could the Rockets want that old thing back? According to the New York Times’ Marc Stein the team is scheduled to interview Jeff Van Grundy Wednesday. This would be Van Gundy’s second go-around with the team; he coached them from 2003-07, making the playoffs in three of his four seasons. Van Gundy most recently coached the United States national team in 2017 that won the gold medal.

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Anthony Davis to play in Game 6

Brandon King

It should not come as a shock to anyone but Lakers big man Anthony Davis will play in tonight’s game 6 of the NBA Finals. per Mark Medina of USA Today: If the Lakers are to claim their seventeenth world title with a win, either tonight or in game 7, then Davis will need to be as close to 100% as possible.

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Could the Lebron, AD and the Lakers be in trouble?

Brandon King

For many, Game 5 of the 2020 served merely as the preceding formality to a coronation. Whether they like to admit it, it seems the Lakers had one eye on the Larry O’Brien trophy. Wearing special shoes and talk of the honor of winning for Kobe is a clear giveaway that there were thoughts that the end of the NBA Finals would soon be at hand. Media members of the Lebron James Fanboy Association were preparing their talking points to spread to the masses of how James is now the…

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