After taking care of business against their respective opponents in the first round, the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers will meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals for a chance to advance to the conference finals. The Heat took down the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round, while the Sixers dispatched the Toronto Raptors in six games. This …

Warriors claim Denver rim was off, joke about Steph’s missed FTs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry doesn’t miss many free throws, but when he does, something’s not right. In the Warriors’ first-round NBA playoff series victory against the Denver Nuggets, Curry missed an eye-popping 10 free throws, an uncharacteristic performance from the charity stripe. Jordan Poole might …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz entered this season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title. Like a few other teams on the top of that list — the Lakers and Brooklyn, primarily — they wound up as disappointments. The Jazz, who brought back many key players from last season, when they had the NBA’s best …

MILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer offered no new details Friday on Khris Middleton’s potential availability for the defending champions’ Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the Boston Celtics. Middleton said a week ago that he hoped to come back from his knee injury in two weeks. That means he would miss at least the first two games of the …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari tweeted that assistant Jai Lucas is leaving the Wildcats to join the staff of first-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer. Duke hasn’t commented publicly on its assistant coach vacancy. But in a Friday post on Twitter, account, Calipari said that Lucas told him Thursday he was leaving for an unspecified ”promotion” at another …

Getty Images Before the Los Angeles Lakers can even attempt to get back into the NBA championship conversation, they’re going to have to find a replacement for former head coach Frank Vogel, whom they fired practically right after the buzzer sounded on their final regular-season game. The Lakers’ coaching search is expected to be far-reaching, with everyone from former Golden …

College sports’ name, image and likeness landscape took on a grenade Thursday night when Miami guard Isaiah Wong’s NCAA-approved agent went on record to make a threat, the likes of which had never been said on the record in college sports history. “If Isaiah and his family don’t feel that the NIL number meets their expectations they will be entering …

Christian Clark: Larry Nance Jr. has 1 year left on his deal. Asked him about an extension: “I just finished year 7. Willie is my 8th head coach. I have had 7 different general managers. I am so tired of it. … I would love to make this a permanent stay. But again, that’s not up to me.”Source: Twitter @cclark_13 …

Less than a week after landing one of the top transfers of the offseason in guard Nigel Pack, who scored an $800,000 NIL deal, Miami nearly lost another star wanting a raise of his own. Isaiah Wong, who helped facilitate the Hurricanes’ Elite Eight run, threatened to enter the transfer portal Thursday over an NIL dispute before backtracking a day …

Darvin Ham watches the Bucks play in Charlotte when he was acting head coach after Mike Budenholzer entered COVID-19 health and safety protocols in January. (Matt Kelley / Associated Press) The Lakers have been given permission to interview Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Times Friday afternoon. Long regarded as …

The Florida Basketball Hour podcast reported that new head coach Todd Golden will suffer more attrition this offseason on Thursday night. They tweeted that Florida freshman guard Elijah Kennedy will enter the NCAA transfer portal. Former head coach Mike White added Kennedy as a late addition to the 2021 recruiting class in August. The 247Sports composite rankings have him as …

I can’t believe it’s the second day of the draft, and Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean is still available. This after Georgia set a record by having five of its defensive players drafted in the first round last night, including another linebacker in Quay Walker. To be clear, I don’t blame any team that drafted the other Georgia players because they’re …

USATSI Less than a week after landing one of the top transfers of the offseason in guard Nigel Pack, who scored an $800,000 NIL deal, Miami nearly lost another star wanting a raise of his own. Isaiah Wong, who helped facilitate the Hurricanes’ Elite Eight run, threatened to enter the transfer portal Thursday over an NIL dispute before backtracking a …

Forsberg: Why Time Lord is most important player in Bucks-C’s series originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston In a series involving a former MVP, a player that might wiggle his way into the top five in voting for that award this season, two All-Stars, and two All-Defense stalwarts, it feels somewhat odd to suggest that somebody else might be the …

All eyes had been on Texas Tech guard Terrance Shannon, who is in the NCAA transfer portal, but Michigan basketball also had eyes on another. Princeton guard Jaelin Llewellyn was an All-Ivy first-team player averaging 15.7 points per game in his junior season before entering the NCAA transfer portal. He visited Ann Arbor over the past few days, and was …

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Zion Williamson didn’t play a single second for the New Orleans Pelicans this season due to a broken foot, but he will still be eligible to sign a massive contract extension over the offseason. There has been some speculation about Williamson’s level of happiness with the Pelicans and if he’s interested in remaining with the franchise long-term, but when asked …

Auburn basketball is targeting another five-star prospect. Justin Edwards is one of the top players in the 2023 recruiting class and he has narrowed his options down to seven. The 6-foot-7, 180-pound small forward is deciding between Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Villanova, Maryland, Kansas, and the NBA G League. Myers is ranked as the No. 10 overall player and No. 5 …

Karnišovas wants to retain Bulls core, build continuity originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Back in December, as a team-wide outbreak of COVID-19 ravaged the Chicago Bulls’ roster, executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas and his staff would arrive at the Advocate Center early each day, braced for anything and everything. “Somebody is COVID positive, somebody just tweaked a knee, somebody …

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer has gone outside the Brotherhood to fill the final vacancy on the Blue Devils’ bench. The USA TODAY Network has confirmed the 34-year-old Scheyer will tab Kentucky assistant Jai Lucas as Duke’s newest assistant coach. The 33-year-old Lucas has no affiliation with the Blue Devils but has been a top recruiter for …

CHICAGO (AP) Though he didn’t rule out re-signing with the Chicago Bulls, Zach LaVine didn’t slam the door on joining another team, either. The two-time All-Star played it coy. And with that, the offseason took a dramatic turn in Chicago. LaVine made it clear Friday he plans to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time …

Texas Tech landed a commitment from one of the best big men available in the transfer portal on Thursday, when Fardaws Aimaq announced that he will join the Red Raiders next season. Aimaq ranks No. 10 on the CBS Sports list of college basketball’s top transfers, after averaging 18.9 points, 13.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for Utah Valley …

Michael Singer: Tim Connelly laughs when asks about Nikola Jokic’s supermax: “It’s a pretty big priority.”Source: Twitter @msinger What’s the buzz on Twitter? Harrison Wind @HarrisonWindTim Connelly says he talks with Nikola Jokic about how much longer he wants to play basketball three or four time per year. Jokic tells him, “Until it’s no longer fun.” – 2:55 PM Michael …

Getty Images Duke and first-year head coach Jon Scheyer scored an important recruiting win on Friday, landing assistant Jai Lucas by prying him away Kentucky, where he has spent the last two seasons on John Calipari’s staff. Lucas’ move from Lexington to Durham gives the Blue Devils a key recruiter with prominent connections and a youthful presence on Scheyer’s now-complete staff …

TORONTO–The Philadelphia 76ers will go as far as their star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden will take them in this postseason run. With Embiid dealing with a torn ligament in his right thumb, there is more pressure placed on Harden to lead the way. After two really rough games, Harden set the tone early in a Game 6 …