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BOSTON — For Dallas to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy, it will have to win at least one game in Boston. Did the Mavericks miss their best chance on Sunday night? Boston opened the door with the bad shooting game that anybody who has watched them these playoffs (and for a couple of years) knows is coming — they shoot …

NBA mock draft roundup: The latest projections for Sixers with 16th pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There’s now a little over two weeks until Night 1 of this year’s two-day NBA draft. What do the latest mock drafts say about who the Sixers might take with the 16th pick? Here’s our second 2024 roundup: Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report …

Former Lakers coach Darvin Ham is joining the coaching staff in Milwaukee. (Jack Dempsey / Associated Press) Former Lakers coach Darvin Ham, who had considered taking the upcoming season off, will become an assistant to former Clippers coach Doc Rivers in Milwaukee. Ham, who the Lakers fired after two seasons, will return to the top assistant spot with the Bucks, …

Connecticut coach Dan Hurley, who darted to the front of the Lakers’ coaching search in a surprise turn last week, turned down a six-year, $70-million offer to leave the defending NCAA champion Huskies, according to people with knowledge of the decision not authorized to speak publicly. The failed pursuit, which comes 20 years after the Lakers tried — and failed …

Dan Hurley is staying at UConn to chase a three-peat. He turned down the opportunity to coach LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and rejected a massive six-year, $70 million offer to do so — something first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and since confirmed by multiple others, including people on the ground at UConn practice. It would …

Why Draymond sees ‘small window’ for Warriors to win another NBA title originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While the Warriors have had plenty of struggles over the past two NBA seasons, Draymond Green believes that the team still has the potential to win another championship. Speaking to NBA forward Danny Green on the “Draymond Green Show,” the Golden …

Sixers take a pure scorer at No. 16 in our 1st-round mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia How will the 2024 NBA draft unfold? Here’s our mock draft for Round 1 on June 26: 1. Hawks: Alex Sarr, PF, Perth Wildcats (Australia) This is likely to be an offseason of significant change for the Hawks, whose backcourt pairing …

Iguodala offers level-headed take on Warriors vs. ’04 Pistons debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Defensive guru and Warriors legend Andre Iguodala gave his opinion on the hypothetical matchup between the 2004 Detroit Pistons and the 2017 Warriors, and what he said was surprising. Speaking on the “Point Forward Podcast,” Iguodala weighed in on former Pistons forward/center Rasheed …

Kyrie sends message to Celtics fans after Mavs’ Game 2 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving just can’t help himself. The Dallas Mavericks star has insisted he’s grown since stomping on the Boston Celtics’ logo and flipping off TD Garden fans in previous playoff meetings against his former team, and that he’s more focused on playing basketball …

Why Draymond calls not celebrating Poole contract ‘one of worst feelings’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There are a handful of moments Draymond Green regrets from his NBA career. And he will be the first to tell you what they are. One of which was the infamous incident with Jordan Poole where he punched the young Warriors guard …

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers didn’t just lose their man Monday when Dan Hurley turned down their offer to be the team’s head coach. They also seem to have lost the thread. That the UConn coach turned down the Lakers reported six-year, $70 million offer is not on its face a shock. Hurley has a chance to chase a third …

Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley spurned the Lakers’ offer to become their next coach. (Nick Wass / Associated Press) Dan Hurley is considered one of the best basketball minds on the planet. He doesn’t want to work for the Lakers. Dan Hurley was offered more than double his current salary as the current Connecticut coach — $70 million — to …

The Boston Celtics took a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday with a 105-98 win, but it wasn’t without an injury scare to Kristaps Porzingis. Late in the fourth quarter it appeared that the Celtics big man re-aggravated the left calf injury that kept him sidelined for five weeks during these playoffs. However, after …

This stat proves Pritchard has been among NBA’s most clutch players originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Payton Pritchard’s halfcourt shot to end the third quarter in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals came as little surprise to those who have watched the Boston Celtics guard all season. Pritchard has consistently provided a spark off the bench with clutch …

Getty Images Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is going back to Milwaukee. He has been hired as the lead assistant on Doc Rivers’ coaching staff, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Before his two-year tenure in Los Angeles, Ham worked under Mike Budenholzer for nine years, the last four of them as the lead assistant with the Bucks. During his …

Why Brown credits Holiday for Celtics’ Game 2 win vs. Mavericks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There is immense value in having players on your roster with championship experience, and Jrue Holiday provides that experience for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are the most talented and deepest team in pro basketball, but Holiday is the only player on the …

Getty Images The Lakers spent the last week aggressively pursuing UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley, but after a week of courting and rumors, Hurley will remain in the collegiate ranks. That leaves the Lakers still in search of a coach with the NBA Draft just a little over two weeks away. Now that the Hurley sweepstakes has ended, …

Dan Hurley has turned down the Lakers’ coaching job to remain the head coach at UConn, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. So, who should be the Lakers’ top coaching target going forward? And will LeBron James still be a Laker next season? Our NBA writers weigh in. What’s your reaction to Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers? Vincent Goodwill: If …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and senior NBA writer Dan Devine discuss how the Mavericks can climb back into the NBA Finals after going down 2-0 as the series shifts to Dallas. Hear the full conversation on “Good Word with Goodwill” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever …

When the Detroit Pistons badly wanted Monty Williams as their head coach last offseason, they moved heaven and earth to make it happen. The deal that finally secured the former NBA Finalist reset the coaching market: six years, $78.5 million. In the year or so since then, virtually every top coach in the NBA has cashed in. Erik Spoelstra got …

Shaquille O’Neal gives wise advice to Jaylen Brown during NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Shaquille O’Neal knows a thing or two about winning NBA championships as part of an elite duo, so he’s as qualified as anyone to give advice to Boston Celtics superstars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. O’Neal and Kobe Bryant won three straight championships …

Jrue Holiday led the Boston Celtics in scoring with 26 points in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Asked about his offense in a walk-off interview with ESPN’s Lisa Salters, Holiday credited Jayson Tatum, who assisted on seven of his 11 made field goals. “J.T. was taking it to the basket, they were double-teaming him and he was making …

How intense Draymond-Kerr fight helped Looney come out of his shell originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While Kevon Looney is far from the loudest voice in the Warriors’ locker room, he has blossomed into one of the team’s most respected leaders over the years. The soft-spoken center, to nobody’s surprise, was a quiet 19-year-old in his rookie 2015-2016 …

Dan Hurley has said no to the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley turned down the Lakers’ offer to be their next head coach and will stay put at the University of Connecticut, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander reported Monday afternoon. Hurley, who has won back-to-back national championships at UConn, turned down a six-year, $70 million offer from one of the NBA’s marquee franchises, …

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