[ad_1] LAWRENCE — There’s a lot that’s transpired for Kansas men’s basketball since this past season ended. Gradey Dick, Jalen Wilson and Kevin McCullar Jr. have all started to go through the pre-draft process ahead of this year’s NBA draft. Five others have elected to transfer, with most of them having already announced where they’re going to play next season. …

[ad_1] The Hawks put up more of a fight than many outside Atlanta expected — and Trae Young reminded everyone of the potential of his game — but in the end the Boston Celtics pulled away in the final minutes to beat the Hawks 128-120 in Game 6. That gives the Celtics the series 4-2. Here are three takeaways from …

[ad_1] INDEPENDENCE — Caris LeVert insists he would like to continue his NBA career in his home state. Re-signing with the Cavaliers would do the trick for the Columbus native. On the heels of the Cavs’ season-ending loss to the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs, LeVert said Thursday he “absolutely” wants to return to …

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[ad_1] The Detroit Pistons are two weeks into the their head coach search, and strong candidates have emerged. Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Charles Lee, New Orleans Pelicans assistant Jarron Collins and former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie have stood out and are expected to make the team’s second round of interviews, league sources confirmed to the Free Press this week. …

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[ad_1] Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been something of a thorn in the Los Angeles Lakers’ side during the first-round NBA playoff series between the two teams. He has directed some trash talk at LeBron James, not to mention a shot in the groin during Game 3, and he is as physical and chippy a player as one will …

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[ad_1] The Atlanta Hawks made high expectations for themselves when they traded three first-round picks for Dejounte Murray. They are more or less the same team record-wise they were in 2021-22, and still have mostly the same core from 2020-21. Despite stealing two games from the Celtics, the roster is still far from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals again. The …

[ad_1] When it comes to the politics of taking a charge on a player gathering for a dunk, timing is everything when it comes to intent. Or so says a Hall of Fame Boston Celtics alumnus who has thrown down more than his fair share of flushes on hapless defenders. That Hall of Famer is of course Kevin Garnett, who …

[ad_1] The Philadelphia 76ers finally know their Round 2 opponent. After sweeping the Brooklyn Nets on April 22, they had been waiting around in limbo to get an opponent for the Eastern Conference semifinals. After squandering an opportunity at home in Game 5, the Boston Celtics responded and eliminated the Atlanta Hawks 128-120 on Thursday in Game 6. Boston received …

[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary head coach Red Auerbach retired after taking the Celtics to their ninth championship with a 95-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the 1966 NBA Finals the day prior. Auerbach coached Boston for all nine of its championships up to that point — eight of them consecutive …

[ad_1] The defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics narrowly avoided the nightmare scenario: Game 7 against Trae Young and his seventh-seeded Atlanta Hawks after leading the first-round series, 3-1. Late in the fourth quarter of a wild ride that featured 22 lead changes and 15 ties, the Celtics finally established their first cushion since the game’s opening minutes, as mainstays …

[ad_1] Sixers vs. Celtics second-round matchup is now locked in originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers will seek their first playoff series victory over the Celtics 41 years after “Boston Strangler” Andrew Toney scored 34 points in a Game 7 Eastern Conference Finals triumph. Celtics fans chanted, “Beat L.A.” in the closing moments of that 1982 contest. Since …

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[ad_1] The start to Robert Williams III’s season in the Boston Celtics’ 2022-23 campaign was much later than initially anticipated due to injury. However, the Boston big man still managed to have a solid season with the Celtics this year. The Texas A&M alum had himself a late clean-up surgery in the 2023 NBA offseason and needed additional recovery time …

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[ad_1] The Boston Celtics are advancing to the next round of the 2023 NBA playoffs thanks to a 128-120 win over the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night. The Celtics will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, with Game 1 tipping off Monday night in Boston. It was a competitive affair from start to finish in Game 6 down …

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[ad_1] Celtics Game 6 takeaways: C’s thrive in crunch time to finish off Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have won a Game 6 on the road for the second consecutive year. This time, it punched their ticket to the second round. The Celtics stepped up in the clutch Thursday night at State Farm Arena, withstanding …

[ad_1] Over the last year, the Utah Jazz have hit the proverbial reset button after getting eliminated in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, as they traded Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mike Conley, Royce O’Neale and Joe Ingles (that last one happened at the trade deadline before last season ended), and head coach Quin Snyder stepped …

[ad_1] What NBA games are on TV today? Take a look at the daily NBA Playoffs schedule, as it becomes available for each day. The postseason began Tuesday, April 11 with the NBA Play-In Tournament and runs through the NBA Finals, which are scheduled to begin on June 1. All times MST. NBA Playoffs series picks, predictions: Nets vs. 76ers …

[ad_1] Hours after the Los Angeles Lakers had the opportunity to make relatively quick work of the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, they now find themselves in an extended series that could become more of a dogfight. They dropped Game 5 by the score of 116-99, despite having a window of opportunity in the third …

[ad_1] Al Horford responds to Hawks fan’s Game 6 trash talk with epic quote originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Memo to NBA fans: Talk trash to Al Horford at your own peril. The Boston Celtics had just two points at halftime of Thursday’s Game 6 against the Hawks in Atlanta and had yet to reach double digits in the …

[ad_1] DENVER — The Suns didn’t feel a need to stay another day in sunny Phoenix before traveling to colder Denver for the start of the Western Conference semifinals. “We’re not doing anything better at home besides just waiting on this,” Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker said. So, the Suns flew out to Denver two days before Saturday’s Game 1 …