The Phoenix Suns are partin ways with head coach Monty Williams, Bill Reiter of CBS Sports confirmed. The Suns had championship expectations this season after trading for star forward Kevin Durant. However, after a second-round exit at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, the Suns have elected to move on from their head coach and seek a new voice moving forward. …

The Brooklyn Nets have hired Jay Hernandez as assistant coach to Jacque Vaughn’s coaching staff on Monday, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Hernandez has been in the NBA for the past nine seasons as an assistant coach and having a hand in player development in parts of those nine seasons. Hernandez has been a part of the Charlotte Hornet’s …

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is set for Tuesday night, and fans are close to finding out who will win the right to draft French sensation Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in June. The Pistons, Spurs and Rockets all have a 14% chance to land the top pick, the best odds of any team, but 14 non-playoff …

Steph believes Poole is ‘key’ to Warriors’ uncertain future originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea It’s safe to say Warriors guard Jordan Poole fell short of expectations during the 2022-23 NBA season. After his breakout 2021-22 campaign that included a historic playoff debut, Poole struggled to find his shot at times this season and failed to make much of an …

Getty Images Prior to the start of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday the NBA will momentarily shift focus to the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, which will take place at 8 p.m. ET. Fourteen teams will convene in Chicago to see if fate is on their side for a chance to land the No. 1 overall draft pick and select …

When players as talented as Philadelphia 76ers stars James Harden and Joel Embiid have poor performances in big games, it sparks a lot of criticisms and debates. That’s just the way it goes for players of their caliber. As the Sixers were looking to finally reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 22 years, their stars came …

These 2023 NBA Draft Lottery teams have never won the No. 1 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NBA draft lottery has been kind to some. And not so kind to others. Since the event debuted in 1985, a total of nine franchises have never won the draft lottery: the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, …

The 2023 NBA draft lottery will take place on Tuesday, which means we’ll soon find out where the Oklahoma City Thunder will be selecting. The Thunder enter the lottery with an 85.2% chance of selecting the No. 12 pick. OKC also owns a 1.7% chance of landing the No. 1 pick and an 8% chance of landing a top-four pick …

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will meet in the Western Conference finals on Tuesday, and if you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, that’s because these two teams met in the conference finals back in 2020. When the NBA decided to resume its halted season due to the COVID pandemic in Orlando, the Nuggets and Lakers battled it …

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer looks on during game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Washington. Two years after leading the Bucks to an NBA championship he’s out as Milwaukee’s head coach. | Jess Rapfogel, Associated Press Only two years ago, coach Mike Budenholzer led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA championship. It was the Bucks’ …

PATON – Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser likened the investigation into student-athletes’ sports gambling to a “witch hunt” during Monday’s stop on the annual Cyclones Tailgate Tour. Speaking to reporters outside Paton’s Toolbar Restaurant, where a crowd of about 300 fans gathered to mingle with Iowa State coaches and mascot Cy, Dresser said: “To be quite honest, there’s a …

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JP offers blunt assessment of current Draymond relationship originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Throughout the 2022-23 NBA season, Warriors teammates Jordan Poole and Draymond Green seemed to put any preseason differences aside and give it their all on the court. But there’s no denying the October incident where Green punched Poole in the face at practice had an impact …

TEMPE, Ariz. — One of the most dangerous men in college athletics hardly looks the part. Grant House recently relaxed in a downtown Tempe hotel lobby sporting jeans, a scruffy beard and a T-shirt that read “You Probably Don’t Recognize Me Without My Cape.” In that sense, the Arizona State swimmer was your typical college student. Definitely not Superman. House’s …

All of the four spots in the conference finals are now set. The Heat held off the Knicks to become only the second No. 8 seed — joining the 1999 Knicks — to reach the third round. They will face the  Boston Celtics for the right to advance to the NBA Finals after Jayson Tatum led the Celtics to a …

Top-30 national prospect Bronny James officially signed his National Letter of Intent with USC last week, become the latest headline recruit for Andy Enfield and the Trojans. Landing James — the son of NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James — pushed the Trojans to No. 3 (behind Kentucky and Duke) in the Rivals basketball recruiting rankings, as he joins five-star …

With the Philadelphia 76ers falling to the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon in Game 7 on the road, the focus now turns to the offseason. Considering this is their third consecutive Round 2 elimination, there are some changes that have to be made. Coach Doc Rivers is going to have a lot of fingers pointing at him following the loss. …

Last season was rough for the Spartans and things won’t get any easier for Michigan State in 2023, according to College Football News. The college football media service put together rankings of their hardest schedules in 2023, and to no surprise Michigan State was near the top of the list nationally. Somewhat surprising, though, was that the Spartans weren’t at …

The Denver Nuggets take on the Los Angeles Lakers as the 2023 NBA Western Conference finals begin on Tuesday. Game 1 is hosted at Ball Arena in Denver, with the Nuggets earning home-court advantage as the No. 1 seed. The Nuggets toppled the Phoenix Suns in six games to advance to the final four of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The …

The Chicago Bulls haven’t been the same since the Michael Jordan years. Granted, that’s a pretty high standard to live up to, but getting back on top after employing the greatest player in the history of the sport is no easy task. Needless to say, Bulls fans miss the Jordan era. By the end of his time in Chicago, Jordan …

For the first time in NBA history, a No. 7 (Lakers) and 8 (Heat) seed are in the conference finals. You might be tempted to call these developments a fluke. They’re not. They are an illustration of what has become an extremely equitable NBA landscape. In sports, we love to say “anybody can win” but that’s rarely actually true. At …

Tatum became first player ever to achieve these playoff feats in Game 7 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum’s incredible performance in the Boston Celtics’ Game 7 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon was a historic one, to say the least. He set an NBA record for the most points in Game 7 history with …

Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The conference finals are set in the 2023 NBA playoffs. It’s Lakers vs. Nuggets in the West and Heat vs. Celtics in the East, and the full schedules for both series are set. The Celtics became the fourth and final team to reach this round, knocking out the 76ers with a Game 7 blowout win on …

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With the 2022-23 Knicks season now in the books, it’s time to take stock and grade the performances of each member of the team. Jalen Brunson: A+ What more could you have asked of the Knicks starting point guard? Consistency, leadership and tough shot-making when it mattered most only begins to sum up the Brunson experience. Julius Randle: A- Randle …