CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Steve Clifford’s red eyes betrayed his calm exterior as the Hornets’ 62-year-old head coach explained his decision to step down at the end of the season Wednesday afternoon. “This has been going on for weeks as we discussed things,” Clifford told the assembled media at Spectrum Center. “I just don’t see myself… Read More »
We’re changing the layout for this column. Normally we compare who is ‘tired’ and who is ‘wired’, but at this time of year things are very different. We can usually identify where a player is tired or unsure by the number of leagues he’s placed in, but that number won’t be super accurate at this… Read More »
Even after takeover OG Anunoby and run through the league with a January 14-2, the general consensus on the Knicks‘ The hope for the championship is that they are just one piece away from a real battle. Many expect them to pursue that final addition this summer, likely by trading their many draft picks and… Read More »
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell celebrates after making a three-point shot while scoring a season-high 44 points against the Bucks on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) D’Angelo Russell walked back to the court where an hour earlier he had just finished his best basketball game as a Laker. He grinned… Read More »
The trade deadline brought another change of scenery for Buddy Hield, the third midseason move of his career. And yet his move to Philadelphia offered a different twist than the first two blockbusters that uprooted the Bahamian gunslinger. Midway through his rookie campaign in New Orleans, Hield landed in Sacramento, remember, when the Kings parted… Read More »
It was late on the East Coast, but a team scout called. He had just watched Phoenix rally from a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against Sacramento on Jan. 16, and for all of Kevin Durant’s brilliant shooting, it was the 35-year-old’s suffocating defense that left this man behind. raving about one of the game’s best scorers.… Read More »
I’ve been watching a lot of Detroit Pistons basketball lately. Everyone would. Forget the seasonal tournament, or whatever that was. You always want to see something new in sports, so what’s better than the emergence of the worst team in the 77-year history of the National Basketball Association? Detroit has now lost a record 27… Read More »