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Bulls to hire Dan Craig to Billy Donovan’s staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Bulls have worked to complete their assistant coaching staff after the departures of Chris Fleming and Josh Longstaff. One day after agreeing to hire former Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr., Billy Donovan and the …

The Indiana Pacers ended the New York Knicks’ season on Sunday with a Game 7 win at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers were down 2-0 and 3-2 in the second-round series against the Knicks, but were stellar offensively on Sunday as they eliminated the banged-up Knicks from the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Pacers are moving on to face the Boston …

Celtics-Pacers schedule: Dates, times for East Finals matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will face a bottom-four seed in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. And this time, they’ll hope for a different result. The No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers completed their upset of the No. 2 seed New York Knicks in Game …

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson exited the third quarter of Game 7 with the Indiana Pacers and was soon ruled out with a fractured left hand. Brunson left for the locker room late in the third period with the Knicks down double digits and was followed in by his father, Knicks assistant coach Rick. The elder Brunson returned to the bench …

2024 NBA Playoffs – New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City fans understand how special this team is — hundreds of them showed up at the airport at 1 am to welcome their Thunder back after they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Mavericks Saturday night. Those fans are going to be rewarded over the coming years …

New York Knicks v Chicago Bulls UPDATE: Both Josh Hart and OG Anunoby will play and start in Game 7 for the Knicks, the team announces. Both went through warmups and are able to go despite lingering injuries. While how many minutes they can play and how close to 100% they are we will not know until the ball goes …

Bronny James recalls feeling starstruck after meeting Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the son of an NBA legend, Bronny James certainly has met his fair share of celebrities and high-profile athletes. But an encounter with Warriors star Steph Curry left him in awe. The 2024 NBA Draft prospect and son of LeBron James recently revealed to …

Josh Hart and OG Anunoby should both take the floor for the Kicks as they face off against the Pacers in Game 7. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The New York Knicks will be getting two vitally important players back for Sunday’s must-win Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers. Josh Hart and OG Anunoby will be taking the floor at Madison Square …

Podz gifts rapper Gunna signed Warriors jersey after Bay Area show originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Playing for the Warriors certainly has its perks. Thanks to Golden State’s dynastic trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, the Warriors have become a premiere attraction for celebrities locally and around the world. Four-time Grammy-nominated rapper Gunna is the …

For Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks and Pacers will leave it all on the court. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have taken this series as far as it can go. It has see-sawed back and forth unpredictably, with the Pacers mostly playing the spoiler. The Knicks went up 2-0, …

Minnesota Timberwolves v Phoenix Suns After the Suns were swept out of the playoffs by the younger, more athletic Timberwolves, many of the offseason questions in Phoneix focused around their big three — would the Suns keep Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal together, or did that group need to be broken up in the name of adding needed …

Getty Images New York Knicks wings OG Anunoby and Josh Hart are “on course” to play in Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Anunoby, dealing with a hamstring strain, has not played since Game 2 of the series. Hart, meanwhile, hurt his abdomen in Friday’s Game 6. He’s averaged 42.6 minutes per game in the playoffs. …

2023-24 season: 57-25 Highlight: Chet Holmgren immediately being this good, providing the Thunder with a legitimate big three this early in their process. How it ended With no sad faces in the front office. This year was an outstanding achievement for a roster this young, and the Thunder got invaluable playoff experience before heading into next season with heightened expectations …

Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference finals on Saturday in one of the most exciting games of the season. Despite trailing by as many as 17 points, the Mavericks came all the way back to stun the No. 1-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of their second-round series, but the win didn’t come without a …

Getty Images Now that the 2024 NBA postseason has begun, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. Every year, I write the same explainer on why you should always pick Game …

It’s a win-or-go-home Game 7 as the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets host the No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening. This Western Conference semifinal has gone back and forth. The Timberwolves won the first two games before Denver reeled off three consecutive victories. In Game 6, Minnesota completely torched the Nuggets 115-70 to even the series 3-3.  Tip-off …

A trip to the Eastern Conference Finals is on the line when the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers face the second-seeded New York Knicks in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup on Sunday. Indiana extended the series with a 116-103 win on Friday. The Pacers (47-35) have won the last two postseason series against New York, the last coming in …

Former Magic guard JJ Redick, right, and official Gediminas Petraitis greet each other on the court during a game in Orlando. (Phelan M. Ebenhack / Associated Press) JJ Redick? Seriously? The Los Angeles LeBrons appear to be closing in on the landmark hire of a bench boss who possesses but one legitimate qualification. JJ Redick could be the next Lakers …

(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; photos from Associated Press) The wall of cameras and reporters focused on Bronny James against the blue back drop, the diamond stud in his right ear reflecting the lights as he answered different versions of the same question at the NBA scouting combine. “To be honest,” he said with a soft smile, “It’s a lot.” …

Washington scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter [Getty Images] PJ Washington scored two late free throws as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 in a thrilling game to reach the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Mavericks transformed a 75-58 deficit in the third quarter into a 115-110 lead with just over a minute …

DALLAS — For a building that’s been “rowdy, proud and loud” for two decades, for the video that now streams before fourth quarters — of Kyrie Irving yelling, “Don’t be boring!” — the 20,555 watching Dallas stave off Oklahoma City fell into a chilling silence as P.J. Washington stepped to the foul line with 2.5 seconds remaining Saturday night. A …

CHICAGO — Once Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery netted Atlanta the No. 1 overall pick, NBA personnel attending this week’s combine activities quickly spun their attention to the Hawks’ various trade options this offseason. Atlanta was already one of the more active teams in the league in advance of last February’s trade deadline, gauging rival clubs’ interest across the Hawks roster …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder v Dallas Mavericks Experience can come with some pain. Dallas Mavericks players such as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have that experience from past painful losses and it fuels them in big moments. The young Oklahoma City Thunder just got their first big dose of it. P.J. Washington made two free throws with …

The Oklahoma City Thunder have always preached patience. It’s a core tenet to how they’ve conducted this largely successful rebuild, and it’s a message general manager Sam Presti has done his best to sell an eager fanbase. “I’m not trying to dismiss everyone’s excitement, but we’re not a .500 team,” he told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon in November. “We have to …

Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA At a glance: Record: 22-60 (14th, West)  Offensive Rating: 109.3 (26th) Defensive Rating: 115.6 (21st)  Net Rating: -6.4 (25th)  Pace: 101.80 (3rd)  2024 Draft Picks: 4, 8, 35,48 After lucking out in the draft lottery and selecting Victor Wembanyama with the first pick in the draft, the Spurs vaulted from a bottom feeder to one of …