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 »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Below you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of rotations),… Read More »
It’s March Madness in the NBA! With only two weeks left in the regular season, many teams are still vying for play-off placement. Which East prospect can avoid the Celtics side of the bracket? Will the Rockets bounce the Warriors out of the play-in tournament? Our NBA writers break down the playoff races to take… 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 »
Again, Jalen Brunson The Knicks team fell short by 42 points in New York’s 98-91 win over the Kings on Saturday night in Sacramento, scoring 42 points. Outside of Brunson, the Knicks offense remains a question mark. But maybe that’s the problem with a Tom Thibodeau-coached team. The second option for the Knicks is to… Read More »
Three observations after Knicks crushed Sixers, an easy-to-secure season series originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia NEW YORK – The Sixers fell short of a two-game mini-series over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. New York pulled off the split Tuesday night by crushing the Sixers, earning a 106-79 win and moving to 38-27 on… Read More »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »
March is the time of year when many teams are looking forward to making deep runs in the NCAA tournament. For other programs, the season was a huge disappointment, leaving head coaches in hot water. Louisville is in the second year of the Kenny Payne era and, after a grace year last season, it may… 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 »