Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon recently modeled for the game, helping with motion capture while the game's makers have said Stephen Curry's moves will be honed to perfection during gameplay.
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.
Philadelphia 76ers are likely to choose Australian-born LSU star player Ben Simmons over Duke’s Brandon Ingram after winning the first overall pick in the NBA draft lottery last Tuesday. After getting the top 2 overall pick, LA Lakers would likely get second pick favorite Ingram to their young roster under Luke Walton’s leadership.
Unanimous MVP Stephen Curry made a remarkable follow-up to his 17-point overtime play against Portland Trail Blazers by unleashing a 15-point streak in mid-third quarter. The fourth quarter then seemed more like a formality for the Warriors after raining down more than enough points to bury the Durant-led Thunder in a 118-91 win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
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.
Chris Bosh may be facing the worst times in his NBA career amid a looming possibility of a medical retirement following recurring bouts of blood clots. The franchise fears that he might not be medically cleared to play again which affects how the team plans for the future.
The referees officiating the critical last minute of Thunder-Warriors Game 1 of the Western Conference finals have been blasted again for a missed call on an obvious traveling violation by Russell Westbrook. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was, of course, mad but wasn’t really a fan of NBA’s two-minute reporting.
OKC Thunder center and New Zealand native of British and Tongan descent Steven Adams apologized for his ‘quick little monkeys’ comment in a post-game interview following his team’s Game 1 upset of the Golden State Warriors’ championship repeat campaign. Warriors, on the other hand, made no response to his seemingly harmless statement.
If luck does his bidding, LSU star player Ben Simmons would want to play for the highly marketable west coast franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers, to sign in to a $10-million sponsorship (plus a number of perks) offer by German footwear giant Adidas. Simmons, represented by Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports Group, prefers Adidas’ juicier deal over Nike’s $7-million (with less incentives) offer.
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl Anthony Towns is fifth unanimous honoree of the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 32 years. Along with fellow teammate Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota is the first franchise to win the award in two consecutive seasons in 42 years.
Rockets center Dwight Howard is reportedly moving out from Houston in search of a max contract elsewhere. The big man has been a thorn in James Harden’s side giving the impression that their seemingly irreconcilable differences may tear the team apart.
Kenny Smith is a popular choice among Houston Rockets fans to become the team’s next head coach. Apparently, having regular broadcasting presence on TNT as a sports analyst is not enough for him to be considered for the job as the team seeks to hire someone with proven coaching experience.
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.
Barely one year after he was hired as coach, Scott Skiles abruptly resigned from his position which caught Orlando Magic off guard. Skiles reportedly admitted that joining the franchise as coach was a mistake and that he was trying to leave the team as soon as he can.
NBA has acknowledged two incorrect calls following the league’s Last Two Minute reporting on what transpired during the tight Game 5 between Spurs and Thunder. Meanwhile, Golden State Warriors have now secured their path to the West Conference finals after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5.
