Kevin Durant brings dominating in Golden State Warrior of this season league of the NBA. with his 2014 and 2015's MVP teammate Stephen Curry.
NBA refs petitions NBA officials to drop last two minute reviews. The referees argue that while NBA wants to make the games more transparent, L2M only breeds 'anger and hostility' among fans, players, and coaches towards officials.
Boston Celtics wingman Evan Turner thinks that mid-range is the ‘future of NBA’ because that’s where the money’s at. Some basketball observers disagree argue that open-style play plus three-pointers is the trend and that mid-range scoring isn’t a one-style-fits-all for all teams.
Warriors’ slick ball handling, uber-fast gameplay, and terrific defense toppled the Cavs in an unprecedented humiliating Game 2 finish with a 110-77 victory. Augmented by a series of notable Golden State defenders, Andre Iguodala made the headlines again by dominating four-time MVP LeBron James.
LA Clippers’ guard Austin Rivers and forward Wesley Johnson both declined their player option and instead seek out for greener pastures in the free agency season. Their decision did not stun analysts as the surge in NBA salary caps make the offseason an enticing career change for many free agents.
Late in the third quarter of Game 1 of Cavs vs. Warriors NBA finals, Cleveland Cavs backup guard Matthew Dellavedova invited post-season trouble again by hitting Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala’s crotch while trying to grab his arm. The Warriors went to dominate the entire game with a 104-89 victory with the Golden State bench outscoring the Cavs reserves.
eremy Lin is reportedly in talks with Houston Rockets’ new head coach Mike D’Antoni over his possible comeback to his former team. D’Antoni wants to get his famous 'Seven Seconds or Less' uber-fast offense formula working right with the Rockets with the ‘Linsanity’ star to complement James Harden on the hardcourt.
Nicolas Batum is likely to stay with Charlotte Hornets as part of a deal with the French national team that would allow the French small forward to play for the Qualifying Tournament ahead of Rio Summer Olympics. FIBA’s qualifying games unfortunately coincide with the start of NBA free agency season.
Golden State Warriors emerged as a comeback kid on the brink of elimination following their 3-1 deficit early in the series. The Curry-led team closed in on the gap after tying the series in Game 6 and finally sending Durant-led Thunder home with 96-88 victory in Game 7.
A Dallas apartment resident mistakenly shot 23-year-old Bryce Dejean-Jones to death after the New Pelicans guard broke into the wrong apartment. He was in Dallas to celebrate his daughter's birthday and reportedly got into a heated argument with his girlfriend prior to the shooting.
Phoenix Suns has just hired rookie head coach Earl Watson for about $2.5 million per year for a three-year deal, making him the lowest paid coach in NBA today. The team seems consistent in its habit of hiring inexperienced coaches and staff with low pay under Robert Sarver's executive stewardship of the franchise which has experienced its worst record performance in years including a six-year playoff drought under him.
New insider reports suggest that Miami Heat is hoping for Chris Bosh’s return to active gameplay in the next season following his long absence including the playoffs due to serious and recurring blood clot condition. If nothing goes well with Bosh, the team may invoke the right to waive the contract to free up some cap space but they may need to wait until Feb. 9, 2017.
NBA has just owned up to their officiating mistake of failing to make a call on Russell Westbrook’s obvious traveling violation during the closing minutes of Warriors’ Game 1 loss to Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, on the other hand, thinks that the two-minute ref review is pointless as it is impossible to make a call on every violation.
Chicago Bulls ends up at No. 14 spot on Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery. As the team’s draft mentality goes, the franchise is expected to draft the best player available preferably someone like Kris Dunn who is a promising point guard pick in Bulls’ Jimmy Butler-centered roster next season.
Oklahoma Thunder has just cleared San Antonio Spurs off their path to the Western Conference title as they face off the Golden State Warriors beginning Monday. Despite early predictions and preseason hype of an epic Spurs-Warriors showdown, the expectations immediately vapored out into disappointment as the Thunder came rumbling.
