This is exactly the kind of rumor/report the Brooklyn Nets front office wants floating around. That doesn’t make it any less accurate. Nets center Nicolas Claxton is a restricted free agent this summer. A few teams looking for an athletic, defensive center may consider making an offer and trying to poach him out of Brooklyn (Charlotte is looking for a …

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After a physical Game 3 that saw a parade of injured players heading to the locker room, there are questions about who will and who will not be healthy and able to suit up on Monday for Game 4 in Boston. Jimmy Butler is officially listed as questionable but says he “intends” to play in Game 4 after missing the …

Mahmoud Abdelfattah, who led Houston’s G League affiliate (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) to the 2021-22 title, is reportedly a strong early candidate to join the Rockets as an assistant to head coach Stephen Silas. Silas currently has two open jobs on his staff after the recent departures of veteran assistant coaches Jeff Hornacek and Will Weaver. “Mahmoud Abdelfattah, who recently …

During the video version of his 2022 NBA mock draft following the NBA draft lottery, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor expressed his excitement over the Oklahoma City Thunder selecting Jabari Smith Jr. second overall. During his analysis, O’Connor added an interest side note about how he doesn’t believe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guarantee to be on the team for the long …

BOSTON (AP) The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, surrendering home-court advantage in their blowout loss to the Celtics in their Eastern Conference finals matchup. Miami returned the favor in Game 3, building a 26-point first-half lead en route to hanging on for a 109-103 victory despite star Jimmy Butler sitting out the second half with swelling in his right …

Getty Images The Miami Heat have listed Jimmy Butler as questionable for Game 4 on Monday. Butler left the Heat’s Game 3 win in the Eastern Conference finals over the Boston Celtics with knee inflammation on Saturday night. Butler played 19 minutes in the first half but did not come out of the locker room after halftime.  It’s not clear if there …

BOSTON — Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler (knee) intends to play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Monday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The six-time All-Star is being listed as questionable for Monday. Miami is also listing Kyle Lowry (hamstring), Tyler Herro (groin), P.J. Tucker (knee), Max Strus (hamstring) and Gabe Vincent (hamstring) …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Cuban tweets sarcastic response after Mavs fined $100K originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea If you’re the owner of an NBA team, chances are you’re not going to be very happy when the organization is slapped with a hefty fine Dallas Mavericks owner …

Juwan Howard apparently turned town the Los Angeles Lakers. Howard recently declined a push from the Lakers for him to replace Frank Vogel and become the franchise’s next head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Instead, Howard will stay at Michigan — where he both went to school and will coach both of his sons next year. The Lakers never …

The Boston Celtics came out to play against the Miami Heat with a distinctly noticeable lack of hunger to match a desperate Heat assault to start Game 3, and quickly fell into a considerable deficit as a result, trailing by as much as 26 points in a game they lost wire to wire. How did the Celtics not see this …

For the third time in this season’s NBA playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks have been fined for the same offense: violating league rules regarding team bench decorum. The league announced the third fine on Sunday, a result of the Mavs bench’s actions against Golden State in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday. The fines have doubled from $25,000 to …

Getty Images One name can be eliminated from the Los Angeles Lakers coaching search. Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard resisted an “overture” from the Los Angeles Lakers regarding their coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Lakers never made a formal offer to Howard, per Wojnarowski, but the interest was there on their end. Had Howard also been …

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There are a lot of NBA front offices eyeing former NBA star and current Michigan coach Juwan Howard as a potential future head coach. However, the buzz has been he wasn’t ready to leave the comfort of Ann Arbor right now because he will coach his sons — Jace (a junior) and Jett (a freshman) — in the blue and …

Jayson Tatum had a pain the neck after Game 3 instead of being one to the Miami Heat. After a subpar performance, the host Boston Celtics badly need their star forward to regain his form as they try to even the Eastern Conference finals at two wins apiece on Monday night. Tatum never found a groove during Saturday night’s 109-103 …

The Michigan baseball team will need to stay hot if it wants to make a deep run in the Big Ten tournament or beyond. The bracket for the conference’s double-elimination tournament was released Sunday, and the Wolverines (28-25, 12-12 Big Ten) are the No. 5 seed in the field. U-M will take on No. 4 seed Illinois (31-20, 17-17) in …

The Golden State Warriors look to place a stranglehold on the 2022 Western Conference finals on Sunday evening. Leading 2-0 in the series, the Warriors visit the Dallas Mavericks for Game 3. Dallas aims to bounce back while playing in front of its home fans for the first time in the series. Andrew Wiggins (ankle) is listed as questionable for …

Michigan coach Juwan Howard has declined interest from the Los Angeles Lakers to be considered as part of their ongoing search for a new coach, according to ESPN. Howard will instead remain with the Wolverines as scheduled for the upcoming 2022-23 college basketball season. Though Howard did not express interest in the Lakers job, ESPN reports that “his candidacy would’ve …

Any lingering concerns about Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard leaving Ann Arbor to pursue a head coaching position in the NBA have been doused — for now anyway. Approached by the Los Angeles Lakers about their high-profile vacancy, Howard declined to move forward in the process and will remain with the Wolverines for the 2022-23 season, according to a report …

USATSI The Dallas Mavericks were hit with a $100,000 fine for violating the NBA’s rules regarding bench decorum, the league announced on Sunday. The fine stems from Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors, and also reflects previous infractions.  From the NBA:  The Dallas Mavericks organization has been fined $100,000 for continuing to violate league …

Celtics’ Achilles’ heel vs. Heat was exposed again in Game 3 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Celtics have done a lot of things right in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. They shot 50 percent from 3-point range in Game 2 to roll to a 25-point rout on the road. They cut a …

NBA daily Fantasy players shouldn’t have been surprised to see the two biggest names in the Western Conference finals, Luka Doncic and Steph Curry, each have top performances. Perhaps another player in the series that should be given a closer look is Dallas’ Reggie Bullock, who has become a more valuable piece for the Mavericks’ offense over their last four …

If you’ve been watching the Warriors-Mavericks series, you’ve probably noticed that Dallas is getting a lot of open looks from beyond the arc. What you may not know is that 86 of the Mavs’ 93 attempts from three-point range have either been open (closest defender is 4-6 feet away from the shooter) or wide open (closest defender is 6+ feet …

Warriors need bounce-back game from Draymond on the road originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea After spending Friday night in outer space, circling his feelings while his teammates were rallying to win Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, Draymond Green is scheduled to return from orbit Sunday evening. Scheduled to, as in expected to. As in making his reentry …