Getty Images The Boston Celtics will be without starting center Robert Williams III on Saturday night for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, the team announced Saturday night. Williams is dealing with persistent soreness in his left knee.  Towards the end of March, Williams underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee …

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for a Russell Westbrook trade, but his $47.1 million salary combined with an inefficient performance last season make that unlikely (unless the Lakers want to throw in a first-round pick or good young player as a sweetener — and they do not). All that has increased the buzz around the league that Westbrook could …

Getty Images The Boston Celtics will be without starting center Robert Williams III on Saturday night for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Williams is dealing with persistent soreness in his left knee.  Towards the end of March, Williams underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and …

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams is expected to miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday, ESPN’s Adrian Wonjnarowski reported. Williams was listed by the Celtics as questionable with left knee soreness on the day’s earlier injury report. The series with the Miami Heat is tied, 1-1, following the Celtics’ dominant 127-102 win in Game 2 on Thursday …

Iguodala had priceless reaction to Draymond fouling out originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green spent a large portion of the Warriors’ Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in foul trouble. And when he wasn’t pick up fouls, Green was arguing with the referees over calls, earning a technical foul in the first half. It …

The Nuggets had Masai Ujiri as their president, but he left for Toronto and a bigger payday. They had Arturas Karnisovas helping lead the front office, but he bolted for Chicago and a bigger payday. Now it is Nuggets President Tim Connelly, who Minnesota is recruiting — with a reportedly much bigger payday — that could be next. This weekend …

Robert Williams questionable for Game 3 vs. Heat originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Robert Williams’ status is up in the air for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Miami Heat. The Boston Celtics big man is listed as questionable on the team’s injury report ahead of Saturday night’s matchup. He is once again dealing with soreness …

“Getting invited into the Green Room, I was like, ‘Oh man, this is a dream come true,” Kevon Looney told FOX Sports. “But then to not get called until the 30th pick, you watch everyone get drafted, not knowing when you’re going to get picked or not. I actually left and came back. It was great, but sad at the …

It is not exactly a secret that Grant Williams talks a lot among his peers in the NBA. His teammates on the Boston Celtics know he’s just as communicative anchoring the team’s defense in the frontcourt as he is over a friendly set of six-deck Uno games on the team plane, and his loquacious personality is no recent development. In …

Report: Atkinson among finalists for Lakers’ coaching job originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea For the second time this month, a Warriors assistant is a reported finalist to become the head coach of a fellow NBA Western Conference team. The Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search is down to three finalists including Kenny Atkinson, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Friday, …

After a pair of Game 7s on Sunday, the NBA’s conference final matchups are set. In the West, it’ll be the No. 3 Warriors against the No. 4 Dallas Mavericks. In the East, it’s the No. 1 Miami Heat vs. the No. 2 Boston Celtics. Boston-Miami begins on Tuesday. Golden State-Dallas starts on Wednesday. We’ve said all season that this …

The Orlando Magic are adding a big man with the No. 1 pick. A league source told NBC Sports to expect it to be Jabari Smith out of Auburn, but there is some buzz it could be Chet Holmgren out of Gonzaga. Either way, combine that new big man with the extended Wendell Carter Jr. and the returning from injury …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Hoosiers’ top player, Trayce Jackson-Davis, will be on the court next season after he withdrew from the NBA draft. Jackson-Davis still has two years of eligibility remaining and will begin his senior season ranked No. 15 on the school’s career scoring list with 1,565 points. The 6-foot-9 forward was a preseason All-American last fall, finished …

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has largely been a non-factor in the first two games against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. In Games 1 and 2 combined, Adebayo took just 10 total shots and scored 16 total points. Simply put, that isn’t going to cut it. If Miami is going to win this series, he’s going to …

Minnesota Timberwolves team owner Glen Taylor is meeting with Tim Connelly, the Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations, this weekend in the team’s continued quest to bring him into the front office, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday. The Timberwolves want to make Connelly one of the league’s highest-paid executives, per the report. Connelly has reportedly already met with Marc …

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Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves’ pursuit of Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly will continue this weekend, as Connelly is traveling to meet with Wolves owner Glen Taylor, according to ESPN. Connelly has been discussing joining Minnesota’s front office with minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, and meeting with Taylor is the next step in the process. …

Ira Winderman: Per Celtics: Robert Williams (left knee soreness) – QUESTIONABLE Source: Twitter @IraHeatBeat What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brian Robb @BrianTRobb New: Rob Williams was a surprise add to the Celtics injury report on Saturday afternoon masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 1:25 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA Robert Williams is questionable for tonight’s Game 3 due to left knee soreness, per the Celtics. …

The UNC basketball team has received their respect this off-season, and rightfully so. The Tar Heels are returning four starters from a year ago and while we are months away from the start of the season, they have earned yet again another top ranking in a way-too-early ranking. This past week, CBS sports released their top 25 and 1 rankings, …

The Eastern Conference finals series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat is leveled at one game apiece, and now they’ll head to Boston for Game 3 on Saturday. Jayson Tatum has had an exceptional postseason for Boston, averaging 28.2 points, 6.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game, and he’s coming off an efficient 27-point night on 8-for-13 shooting in …

The Boston Celtics’ relative health heading into Game 3 against the Miami Heat just took a hit at exactly the same moment that the Heat are looking like they will have two key players back in the fold who were looking doubtful heading into the first game on Boston’s home court of TD Garden. Saturday afternoon, the Celtics revealed that …

USATSI The Miami Heat could be getting a key contributor back for Game 3 against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. After missing the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals with a hamstring strain, veteran guard Kyle Lowry will go through his pregame routine with the intent to play, the team announced. Lowry has been dealing with the …

Rookie Wire’s Cody Taylor released his latest 2022 NBA mock draft recently, which is the fourth version of the installment. Let’s take a look at who Taylor has the Oklahoma City Thunder taking with their three first round picks at the second, 12th and 30th overall picks and their lone second round pick at 34th overall: (For the full mock …

Poole fired up by ‘hoo-rah’ from rowdy Mavericks bench originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Dallas Mavericks’ bench has remained a raucous presence on the sideline throughout the NBA playoffs, and the Western Conference finals against the Warriors have been no different through two games so far. But Jordan Poole, shooting a cool 68 percent from the field this …

Former Michigan star Jordan Poole has been a key piece to the Golden State Warriors’ puzzle during the NBA Playoffs and a major reason why the franchise is two wins away from yet another NBA Finals appearance. In Friday night’s game two of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors saw key contributions from roleplayers such as Poole to help the …