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Miami Heat faces a back-to-back barrier in NBA Finals

2013-06-19 20:05:00

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Byron Scott has 'good' meeting with Clippers owner Donald Sterling

2013-06-19 14:57:00

When Byron Scott met with Clippers owner Donald Sterling Tuesday night for dinner to talk about the team’s coaching vacancy, league officials said the meeting between the two was “really good.” Scott had met with the Clippers’...

Clippers, Celtics end talks on Doc Rivers deal, at least for now

2013-06-18 20:38:00

The drama between the Clippers and Boston Celtics is over — at least for now. Both teams declared Tuesday that they had called off talks for a potential blockbuster deal that could have brought Boston Coach Doc Rivers and power forward Kevin...

Clippers, Celtics reach impasse in Doc Rivers negotiations

2013-06-17 15:56:00

Talks between the Clippers and Boston Celtics about a possible mega-deal that would send Coach Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett to L.A. again have reached an impasse, according to several NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly. And...

Clippers, Celtics still discussing Doc Rivers, but no deal in sight

2013-06-17 20:47:00

The melodrama created by the Clippers and Boston Celtics continued Monday, with no apparent end yet in sight. The main characters are Boston Coach Doc Rivers and All-Star forward Kevin Garnett, trying to get to the Clippers as a duo. The men calling the...

Doc Rivers high on Clippers' list, but Celtics remain roadblock

2013-06-15 00:00:00

The Clippers' coaching carousel took many turns this week, as the team interviewed three candidates for their opening, while a fourth coach — Doc Rivers — popped up high on their wish list, said several NBA executives who were not authorized...

Miami's Chris Bosh fined $5,000 for flopping in Game 4

2013-06-14 13:45:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Friday for flopping in the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Bosh sprawled out on the court after San Antonio's Tim Duncan used his hip to set a screen as Spurs...

Chael Sonnen says LeBron James is 'a dork'

2013-06-13 09:46:00

UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, never at a loss to try to draw attention to himself, appeared on "Jim Rome on Showtime" on Wednesday night, and decided to call out LeBron James and the NBA Finals. "I think LeBron's a dork," James said. "I don't understand...

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich lashes out at 'bigotry and racism'

2013-06-13 17:56:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich has been a man of few words during the NBA Finals. If he does respond to reporters' questions, it's usually with terse, if not combative, answers. But the San Antonio coach found something he could really dig into before...

Spurs' Tony Parker says he will play tonight against Miami

2013-06-13 10:03:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Point guard Tony Parker said he will play tonight, proclaiming three times that "I'll be ready to go" for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Parker spoke briefly during San Antonio's Thursday morning shoot-around. He sustained a strained right...

Brian Shaw is first one up to talk to Clippers about head coach job

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Brian Shaw was the first of four candidates Monday to present his case to the Clippers as to why he should be the team's next head coach. Shaw, the associate head coach of the Indiana Pacers, met with the Clippers' front office at the team's facility...

Jason Kidd, newly retired as a player, will coach Brooklyn Nets

2013-06-12 22:44:00

The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success. Kidd retired this month after one season with the New York Knicks, his 19th in the NBA. The Nets decided to...

At the top of the list, the Holy Grail/white whale is Phil Jackson (above circa 1990). Reports say he told the Brooklyn Nets "no thanks" and other reports state Jackson wants to run an NBA team.

2013-05-10 12:49:41

At the top of the list, the Holy Grail/white whale is Phil Jackson (above circa 1990). Reports say he told the Brooklyn Nets "no thanks" and other reports state Jackson wants to run an NBA team.

2013-05-10 12:49:41

Marco Belinelli gets a mouth-full from coach Tom Thibodeau after a lacking defensive play against the Nets in the fourth quarter in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

2013-05-04 00:00:00