[ad_1] Getty Images Former NBA champion coach Mike Budenholzer is a finalist for the vacant Brooklyn Nets job, according to Shams Charania. The Nets are also meeting with Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez and Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young.  Nets owner Joe Tsai is set to hold in-person interviews with all three candidates and is expected …

[ad_1] Unlike last year, Sixers know there’s real stakes for this finale against Nets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The complexion of this year’s Sixers-Nets season finale is quite different than last year’s 82nd game. Back then, Doc Rivers was the Sixers’ head coach and cracking jokes about The Masters before a game with no stakes. On Sunday afternoon, …

[ad_1] After an exciting six months, the 2023-24 NBA regular season will come to an end on Sunday with a action-packed slate that features all 30 teams. All 15 games will take place in two windows, one at 1 p.m. ET and the other at 3:30 p.m. ET. The first will feature seven all-Eastern Conference matchups, while the second will …

[ad_1] Roddy Gayle Jr. is a priority for Tennessee basketball as a transfer portal target. The Vols are working to set up a visit with the Ohio State guard, who entered the portal in early April. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Gayle averaged 13.5 points and 4.6 rebounds as a sophomore. Gayle is a career 33.1% 3-point shooter but shot 42.9% as …

[ad_1] Report: Kings’ Fernandez finalist for Nets’ head coaching job originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez is one step closer to potentially leaving Sacramento for his first NBA head coaching role. After being named a reported finalist for the Charlotte Hornets gig on Apr. 3 in addition to Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee, Miami …

[ad_1] A.J. Hoggard appears prepared to move on from Michigan State basketball. The senior point guard has committed to play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, tourney officials announced Saturday, a move that points to Hoggard turning pro despite having one season of collegiate eligibility remaining. Mady Sissoko, who entered the transfer portal April 4, also bypassed a fifth year at …

[ad_1] Finally, the stakes are perfectly clear. Sunday, in their last game of the season, the Lakers can win their way out of the back half of the NBA’s play-in tournament, a spot where they could face a horror-movie fate — Stephen Curry in a win-or-go-home game. A win Sunday in New Orleans against the Pelicans, who helped the Lakers …

[ad_1] San Antonio Spurs v Milwaukee Bucks Mike Budenhozer, who coached the Milwaukee Bucks to the title in 2021 and has built winners at a couple of stops, is one of three finalists for the Brooklyn Nets head coaching job, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez and Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin …

[ad_1] NBA reports Fox not fouled on Kings’ last play, contrary to claim originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NBA believes De’Aaron Fox was not fouled on the Kings’ final possession Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. The league confirmed in its Last Two Minute Report that: “Beal’s (PHX) left wrist makes clean contact with the ball and …

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[ad_1] Alabama basketball has secured another transfer portal commitment. Chris Youngblood, a guard from South Florida, has committed to transfer to the Crimson Tide, he told On3.com. Youngblood is a 6-foot-4, 218-pound Tuscaloosa native, but played for East Coweta High School in Georgia. He spent his first three seasons in college at Kennesaw State. He transferred to South Florida, making …

[ad_1] Kansas State was dealt a blow to their transfer portal recruitment on Saturday when UNC Greensboro forward Mikeal Brown-Jones committed to Ole Miss over K-State. Brown-Jones was a top target for K-State, and the staff pulled out multiple stops to attempt to land the 6-foot-8 forward. K-State eventually made his top three, along with Ole Miss and Pittsburgh. While …

[ad_1] How Warriors, Kings can clinch West No. 8 seed entering final game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area They don’t call it the “wild, wild West” for nothing. Even heading into the final day of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, and after both teams lost Friday night, the Warriors (45-36) and Kings (45-36) still are fighting for postseason …

[ad_1] One of the most fun artifacts of March Madness is the local celebrities it has the power to create. Just ask Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe and players Jack Gohlke and Trey Townsend, who were on hand at Comerica Park on Saturday for the first half of the Tigers’ doubleheader against the Twins. The trio represented the Golden Grizzlies …

[ad_1] Council signs hard-earned new deal; Nurse says he’s ‘right on the edge’ of rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — Ricky Council IV will be eligible for the NBA playoffs in in his rookie year. The Sixers announced Saturday that they signed Council, who’d been on a two-way deal, to a standard NBA contract. Council’s new …

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[ad_1] NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – National Championship – Purdue v Connecticut With the NCAA season wrapped up, the rush of players declaring for the NBA Draft is on — and Friday some of the biggest names and expected lottery picks threw their names into the mix. Four potential lottery picks — Alex Sarr, Donovan Clingan, Kyle Filipowski and Matas …

[ad_1] Bulls to face Hawks on Wednesday at United Center originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich NEW YORK — The Chicago Bulls know the day. They just don’t know the time—yet. But all will be determined on Sunday as the NBA’s play-in and playoff seedings are massively in flux heading into the final …

[ad_1] How Warriors, Kings can claim West No. 8 seed entering final game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area They don’t call it the “wild, wild West” for nothing. Even heading into the final day of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, and after both teams losing Friday night, both the Warriors (45-36) and Kings (45-36) are fighting for postseason …

[ad_1] Welcome to the regular-season finale, where 13 playoff seeds are still in the air, and the only first-round series we know for sure is the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers vs. the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Most notably, the final guaranteed playoff berths in both conferences remain unsettled. Win, and the New Orleans Pelicans are in as the Western Conference’s No. …

[ad_1] Is rest the right call for Warriors’ regular-season finale? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – With each passing win in the final week of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the door of opportunity went from cracking with light peeking through to being swung wide open for the Warriors. All for it to be slammed shut …

[ad_1] Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns made his return to the court on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. Towns had been sidelined since March 4 and had surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee on March 12. So speculation swirled this past week about a possible return. The source? Towns himself: The Minnesota big man started against …

[ad_1] This was a week in the transfer portal marked by returns. One guard for the Bryant men and two guards for the Providence women were the headliners. The Friars also received a second commitment from a men’s recruit who initially pledged way back in the fall of 2021. Saint Joseph’s Hawks 7-foot center Christ Essandoko (22) drives to the …

[ad_1] Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has not played since March 31 due to persistent knee soreness, and his status for the playoffs remains unclear. Speaking to reporters following the team’s loss to the Utah Jazz on Friday night, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Leonard will “hopefully” be ready for Game 1 of the first round. “That’s what we …

[ad_1] Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder Denver was in control. It was a game up on Oklahoma City and Minnesota for the top seed in the West — win their final two games and the Nuggets had home court through the entire Western Conference postseason — and they were up on the San Antonio Spurs by 23 in the …