In a post-game review, NBA assessed a technical foul on Miami guard Goran Dragic with a retroactive $2, 000 fine after swinging at Toronto guard Cory Joseph in Game 4's fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Heat’s Luol Deng is set to return to Game 6 after a sustaining a non-serious wrist injury on Game 5 but Hassan Whiteside’s injury status will probably keep him off from playing in the next match-up.
LeBron James approved of Stephen Curry’s recent first unanimous MVP title in NBA history. While he did praise the Golden State guard’s shooting prowess, he, nevertheless, said that the word ‘valuable’ is open to a lot of interpretations.
Zhou Qi is one of China’s most remarkable hardcourt figures today. With an imposing height and incredibly huge wingspan, Zhou looks a draftable prospect for the NBA although the question remains whether the same level of impact the way Yao Ming did.
Chicago Bulls will send Jimmy Butler off to New York to represent the team at this year’s NBA draft lottery. As a non-playoff, Bulls only have 0.5% chance of nabbing the top pick and 1.8% chance of getting the top three pick.
In a sit-in interview on TNT, Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard mentioned that he hasn’t decided yet on his hazy future with the team although everybody expects him to opt out anyway. He also disses James Harden for not giving the ball to him during the games but thinks that he and Harden can still ‘co-exist.’
Stephen Curry's phenomenal comeback to the court following his MCL injury has sent the Warriors to a dramatic victory over the Portland Blazers in Game 4. His incredible overtime performance also created another NBA record- 17 points- in a game which made everyone speechless including TNT analyst Charles Barkley.
Larry Bird thinks that coaches are only optimally effective for three years at a time with a team. His three-year shelf life notion about coaches, however, is not mutually shared across NBA world.
For the first time in NBA history, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has just been conferred his second MVP title for the 2015-16 season by winning unanimous votes from a panel of judges composed mainly of sports journalists. Although only mildly surprising, Curry has several NBA records to speak of this season such as breaking his own three-point record with a 116-point margin and the historic 73 regular season wins.
Sacramento Kings recently confirmed Dave Joerger as the team’s new coach for a four-year deal worth $16 million. Joerger consistently led the Memphis Grizzlies each year to the playoffs even as injuries plagued many of its players.
Stephen Curry has concluded his playoffs comeback by leading the Golden State Warriors to a 132-125 victory over the Portland Blazers in Game 4. Meanwhile, the Warriors star point guard is poised for an MVP repeat this season for his remarkable 2015-16 performance including the team’s 73-win regular season record.
San Antonio Spurs general manager RC Buford wins his second NBA Executive Award following a vote among team executives in the league. Under his executive oversight, San Antonio was able to build a lineup of talents that gave the franchise its best record (67-15) so far.
Chicago All-Star guard Jimmy Butler was recently seen hanging out with ‘Pretty Little Liars’ actress Shay Mitchell fueling speculations that two may already be dating. Meanwhile, the Bulls may still continue to keep Butler to their roster despite ongoing talks with other teams for possible trade offers.
Atlanta Hawks are scratching their heads as they scramble for answers to Cleveland Cavaliers’ unstoppable advance with the latter’s 3-0 lead over the former. It would take quite a huge feat for Atlanta to turn the tide as no NBA team in the playoffs history of the league bounce back in the 4th game after losing three games in a row.
LA Lakers is expected to mobilize its enormous cap space to sign in badly-needed recruits to build a serious title contender following a disastrous two-year losing streak. Reports indicate that the team is eyeing to get Warriors giant Festus Ezelie to fill in the team’s 2016-17 center vacancy.
Heat’s Hassan Whiteside hits back at DeMar DeRozan’s postgame comment after the Raptors shooting guard belittled Miami center’s performance in comparison with Toronto’s big man Jonas Valanciunas. Meanwhile, Miami and Toronto both lost their centers in Game 3 due to knee injury and sprained ankle.
