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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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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Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic has been listed as active for game 6 of the NBA Finals. Dragic has been out since game 1 with a torn plantar fascia in his left foot.
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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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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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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Jimmy ButlerMIA @ LAL 35 12 11 Triple-double, 5 stl LeBron JamesLAL vs. MIA 40 13 7 6-9 3-pt Anthony DavisLAL vs. MIA 28 12 3 3 stl , 3 blk Duncan RobinsonMIA @ LAL 26 5 2 7-13 3-pt Kendrick NunnMIA @ LAL 14 4 3 K. Caldwell-PopeLAL vs. MIA 16 3 2 Bam AdebayoMIA @ LAL 13 4 4 Tyler HerroMIA @ LAL 12 1 3 Rajon RondoLAL vs. MIA 4 5 5 2 stl Danny GreenLAL vs. MIA 8 1…
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Whenever a team loses a ballgame, there is usually one or a multitude of things that team can point to as contributing to their defeat. For Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel it was the officials, who he felt dropped the ball on two calls that hurt his club and he had no problems making that known in the postgame. Typically making such comments directly at officials will warrant a fine so it remains to see what , if any action, the League will take.
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Official release via NBA.com: The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Kristaps Porzingis underwent surgery to address a lateral meniscus injury of his right knee. Porzingis suffered the injury in Game 1 of the Mavericks’ opening-round series against the L.A. Clippers on Aug. 17. Porzingis will begin rehab immediately and there is no timetable set at this time.
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By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game 5 on Friday night. Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Heat watched Danny Green’s wide-open 3-pointer in the final seconds bounce off the rim on the way to beating Los Angeles 111-108 – cutting the Lakers’ lead in the title series to…
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From Gary Parrish of cbssports.com : If Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall survives his school’s internal investigation into his potential abusive behavior, it’ll only be because he’s been so successful. And because he’s so powerful. And because he has major allies both inside and outside of the Wichita State athletic department. But, make no mistake, if Marshall really did punch Shaq Morris during a practice in 2015 — as Morris claimed in an interview with Stadium published late Thursday — he undeniably crossed a line that cannot be crossed. And if it costs Marshall his…
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