ADAM SILVER TO DELIVER JA MORANT PUNISHMENT AFTER NBA FINALS

During his pre-NBA Finals press conference, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver put NBA fans on notice of an impending Ja Morant punishment. Speaking in front of the media, Silver revealed the forthcoming disciplinary action would wait until the Finals were over, not to take away from the on-court work an

Pistons set to offer former Suns coach Monty Williams massive contract

The Detroit Pistons are heavily pursuing former Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams, the winningest head coach in all of basketball since 2021, and are preparing to offer a massive contract to lead the team, reports The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James Edwards III. The deal would come “in the

How might the Nick Nurse hiring impact James Harden’s free agency?

James Harden is likely to become an unrestricted free agent. We’ve heard rumors he didn’t always get along with Doc Rivers, and many guessed he’d have preferred Mike D’Antoni to replace Doc. So how might he feel about Nurse? The Philadelphia 76ers have hired former Toronto Raptors championship-winn

Celtics vs. Heat: Boston isn't just shooting better, it's now beating Miami at its own game

Before Game 1 of the Miami Heat's second-round series, the opposing coach listed the defensive statistics that he cares about: "Defensive field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, rebound margin, points in the paint, fast break points allowed." Tom Thibodeau notably did not mention turnover rate o

This Knicks-Pistons Trade Features Bojan Bogdanovic

One NBA writer has proposed that the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks make a trade featuring Bojan Bogdanovic this summer. Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed that the Pistons trade Bogdanovic to the Knicks for Evan Fournier and two picks in the 2024 draft. “By sending Bogdanović to the Knic

Game 4 Loss Ends Lakers Season, Sends Nuggets to the Finals

Despite the Lakers' best efforts and all the competitive juices they could muster, the Denver Nuggets again made more critical plays down the stretch to win Game 4 113-111 and end the Lakers season in the Western Conference Finals. While the Nuggets are deserved victors and had multiple strong perf

As the Sixers get set to interview Nick Nurse, we asked Raptors HQ for some intel

It was reported on Thursday night that the Sixers will interview former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse for their vacancy at head coach. We’ve all seen plenty of Nurse over the years as the Sixers have battled with the Raptors multiple times in heated postseason series. But we wanted to get t

Draymond Green blames the Warriors elimination on his preseason punch

Back when the brutal news broke in early October that Draymond Green had punched Jordan Poole at a Golden State Warriors training camp practice, no one knew how much it would impact the team. We would later learn that Green would not be suspended or fined, that Poole had been a part of that decision

LeBron James, LA Lakers ready to tackle ‘monster’ Nikola Jokic

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the Western Conference Finals get under way on Tuesday (Wednesday morning, Singapore time). After struggling through the regular season, the Lakers are within fo

Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins Available For Game 6

Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, who was previously listed as questionable after sustaining a left costal cartilage fracture (the area of the rib cage that connects the ribs to the sternum), has officially been upgraded to available for Friday’s Game 6 against the Lakers, tweets Kendra Andrews of ES

Jaylen Brown ‘Would Be Crazy’ to Make All-NBA Supermax Contract Move: Execs

Even with their title chances hanging precariously thanks to a Game 5 NBA Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the Sixers, it has turned out to be a pretty good week for the Celtics. That’s because star guard Jaylen Brown was named to the second-team All-NBA squad on Wednesday, making him eligible f

Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo dominate New York Knicks to put Miami Heat on brink of Eastern Conference finals

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points as the Miami Heat outmuscled the New York Knicks to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday. Butler was one of five Miami players to finish in double digits as the Heat edged to a 109-101 victory that leaves the