LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards highlight all-rookie team

2021-06-17

LaMelo Ball\'s debut season continues garner acclaim as the Charlotte Hornets guard was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team on Thursday after also winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Ball and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards were the only players named on all 99 ballots from sportswriters and broadcasters. Those two were joined by Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton, ...
Joel Embiid, Sixers try to avoid elimination in Game 6 vs. Hawks

2021-06-17

The resilient Atlanta Hawks have overcome 18- and 26-point deficits in the past two games to push the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers to the brink of elimination in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The fifth-seeded Hawks will look to provide one final shove and advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2015 when they meet the 76ers for Game 6 in Atlanta on Friday. ...
Paul George (37 points) carries Clippers past Jazz for 3-2 edge

2021-06-17

Paul George scored 37 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers, playing without injured Kawhi Leonard, to a surprising 119-111 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal series. Marcus Morris Sr. added 25 points and Reggie Jackson fired in 22 points to help Los Angeles take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. The fourth-seeded ...
Hawks escape 26-point hole, shock Sixers in Game 5

2021-06-17

Trae Young scored a playoff-career-high 39 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 26-point, second-half deficit to stun the host Philadelphia 76ers 109-106 on Wednesday and take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 6 in the best-of-seven series will be played Friday at Atlanta. The Hawks trailed by 18 points entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the 76ers 40-19 ...
Kevin Durant has Nets poised to eliminate Bucks

2021-06-16

After rallying behind a monster performance by Kevin Durant for a home victory in Game 5 to take the lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal, the Brooklyn Nets will get the first chance to advance Thursday. The Nets again will have to battle the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 - and likely beyond in the playoffs -- without one of their big three. Up three games to two, Nets coach Steve Nash said ...
Nets' Kyrie Irving ruled out, James Harden ready for Game 6

2021-06-16

Kyrie Irving will remain sidelined with a right ankle sprain Thursday night when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. ESPN reported that coach Steve Nash said Irving will get treatment in Brooklyn and not travel with the team. Nash also said, however, that James Harden emerged well from his 46-minute effort Tuesday night when the Nets won ...
Mavericks part ways with GM Donnie Nelson

2021-06-16

The Dallas Mavericks and longtime general manager and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson \"have mutually agreed to part ways,\" the team announced Wednesday. Nelson, 58, has been with the Mavericks\' front office since Jan. 2, 1998 and just completed his 24th season with the franchise. \"I just want to thank Donnie for his 24 years of service to this organization,\" owner Mark Cuban ...
Wizards part ways with coach Scott Brooks

2021-06-16

The Washington Wizards parted ways with head coach Scott Brooks on Wednesday after the two sides failed to agree on a new deal. His contract expired at the end of the 2020-21 season. Brooks, 55, led the Wizards to a 34-38 record and a playoff appearance as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference this season. They lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the first round. \"We have been ...
Jazz G Mike Conley (hamstring) out again for Game 5

2021-06-16

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. The 33-year-old All-Star has yet to play in the series due to a right hamstring strain. Joe Ingles has averaged 16.3 points per game and 4.0 assists in the series as a starter in place of Conley The best-of-seven matchup is tied ...
Reports: Suns' Chris Paul in COVID-19 protocol

2021-06-16

Chris Paul is in COVID-19 protocol and could miss part of the Western Conference finals, according to multiple reports. The Phoenix Suns advanced to the conference finals with a sweep of the Denver Nuggets behind Paul\'s 25.5 points per game and 41-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio in the series. Paul, who is the president of the NBA Players Union, is out indefinitely and could have a shorter ...
Pelicans part ways with coach Stan Van Gundy

2021-06-16

Stan Van Gundy is out after one season as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans and Van Gundy mutually agreed to part ways, per the team\'s release on Wednesday. Van Gundy, on Wednesday, joined Nate Bjorkgren (Indiana Pacers) as coaches who are no longer with their teams after being hired prior to the 2020-21 season. Per The Athletic, Pelicans assistant Teresa Weatherspoon is a ...
Reports: Jimmy Butler to skip Tokyo Olympics

2021-06-16

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Team USA squad, according to multiple reports. A gold medalist at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Butler \"opted to bypass\" his invitation to Tokyo as the next phase of testing was set to begin, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday. Butler, a Third Team All-NBA selection and Second Team All-Defense this season, ...
Jazz chase momentum as Clippers visit minus Kawhi Leonard

2021-06-16

Kawhi Leonard could be done for the series and is out for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals with a right knee injury. That poses significant challenges for the Los Angeles Clippers, and could be a convincing edge for the Utah Jazz with momentum up for grabs in a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday night. Rudy Gobert believes Utah's problems, which led to two straight blowout losses to the ...
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard out, team fears ACL injury

2021-06-16

Kawhi Leonard is out for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday with a knee injury. The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed Leonard has a sprained right knee and won't play in Game 5 against the Utah Jazz. The Athletic reported the team fears Leonard suffered an ACL injury. Sportsbooks scurried to adjust odds early Wednesday, sliding the Jazz from three-point favorites to ...
Kevin Durant's 49-point explosion leads Nets to 3-2 series edge

2021-06-16

Kevin Durant totaled 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists as the Brooklyn Nets stormed back and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-108 Tuesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in New York. The Nets, who overcame a 17-point, third-quarter deficit, lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 thanks to one of Durant's most impressive postseason performances. They would advance to their first ...
Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Curry, Doncic, Leonard named first-team All-NBA

2021-06-15

League MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and unanimous selection Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks made the All-NBA first team, announced Tuesday. They were joined on the first team by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic and Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. Despite being a finalist for the MVP award, Philadelphia 76ers Joel ...
James Harden (hamstring) will play, start for Nets in Game 5

2021-06-15

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden will return Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks, with the Nets announcing shortly before the game that he will start. Harden hasn\'t appeared since the first minute of the series, when he suffered a hamstring injury and left Game 1. He missed Games 2, 3 and 4 with right hamstring tightness. The nine-time All-Star ...
Hawks expect De'Andre Hunter to be ready for camp after surgery

2021-06-15

Atlanta Hawks forward De\'Andre Hunter underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee. \"Hunter will miss the remainder of the postseason and is expected to make a full recovery in advance of training camp,\" the Hawks said in a statement. The Hawks announced last week that Hunter would require surgery. Hunter started all five games of Atlanta\'s ...
NBA releases list of 69 players attending draft combine

2021-06-15

Southern California forward Evan Mobley and NBA G League prospects Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga are among the 69 players the league expects to attend the NBA draft combine in Chicago from June 21-27. Last year\'s combine was reformatted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prospects had interviews via videoconference and took part in individual drills in NBA facilities around the country. But this ...
James Harden could make surprise return for Nets in Game 5

2021-06-15

The Brooklyn Nets survived the regular season without their \"Big Three\" of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving consistently on the floor at the same time to get the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They were not anticipating being forced to survive postseason games without multiple members of their trio, but Brooklyn now faces that scenario and an entirely new series against the ...
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