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[ad_1] The 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class was officially announced on Saturday, with a star-studded roster featuring Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Seimone Augustus and Jerry West among the players set to be inducted this summer. This follows an all-time 2023 class featuring Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Becky Hammon, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker as just a …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The red swarming Steve Clifford’s eyes betrayed his calm exterior as the Hornets’ 62-year-old head coach explained his decision Wednesday afternoon to step down at season’s end. “This has been going on for weeks as we’ve discussed things,” Clifford told the assembled media at Spectrum Center. “I just don’t see myself in these next few months …

[ad_1] NBA: APR 01 Hawks at Bulls We’ve seen it coming for weeks, but the Philadelphia 76ers win over the Grizzlies made it official: The Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls will face each other in the East 9 vs. 10 seed Play-In game on April 17. Where they will play that game remains undecided, although Chicago is most likely (the …

[ad_1] USATSI The NBA playoffs are almost here. Barely more than a week remains in the regular season, and the postseason is set to begin April 16 with the Play-In Tournament. The playoffs get started April 20. The playoff picture is coming into focus (13 teams have already clinched postseason spots), but there is still plenty to be decided in …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokic posted his 25th triple-double of the season to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-110 and move top of the Western Conference. Jokic registered 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, while team-mate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a game-high 24 points. Jamal Murray was back from injury for the Nuggets and scored 16 points. The Los …

[ad_1] by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld For the majority of fantasy managers, championships will be decided on Sunday. For the final time this season, we’ll offer up our top pickups of the night. This time, we’re focused only on Sunday’s slate and the players who can be added to provide a one-game spark. Sunday’s slate is a busy one with 13 games starting …

[ad_1] Bulls will face Hawks in play-in game on April 17 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Mark your calendars and check your play-in fever temperature. The Chicago Bulls are locked into the 9 seed vs. 10 seed matchup against the Atlanta Hawks to be played on April 17. That’s thanks to the …

[ad_1] 3 observations after Embiid posts 30 in 23 minutes, Sixers cruise to victory originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Joel Embiid dominated Saturday night and the Sixers easily handled business in Memphis, cruising to a fourth win in a row. The Sixers picked up a 116-96 victory over the Grizzlies and Embiid notched 30 points on 9-for-13 shooting and …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 32 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied with a big fourth quarter for a 113-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. Dennis Schroder added 24 points and Noah Clowney had 17 off the bench for the Nets, who their second straight game. Mikal Bridges chipped in with 13 and Jalen …

[ad_1] Cleveland Cavaliers v Los Angeles Lakers The Lakers can count on Anthony Davis and LeBron James to bring it nightly, but when this team gets a third player in the offensive mix they become so much more dangerous. Saturday afternoon D’Angelo Russell scored 28 on 11-of-17 shooting, the Lakers top three scored 74 and the Lakers took care of …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James shoots in front of Cleveland center Jarrett Allen during the first half Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The opportunity began Friday night in Boston, when the Celtics hung onto the smallest threads of their lead to beat the Sacramento Kings. It continued in New Orleans when the lowly San …

[ad_1] Getty Images This is around the point on the calendar in which the best players on the NBA’s worst teams tend to call it a season. By April, almost everybody has a lingering injury or two that could feasibly keep them out, and with nothing left to play for, teams frequently choose to shut their most important players down. …

[ad_1] NBA admits refs missed crucial foul on Jones in loss to Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings were on the receiving end of a brutal missed call at the end of a nailbiting 101-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday at TD Garden. With Sacramento trailing by one point with five seconds remaining in …

[ad_1] Sixers fined for Embiid injury reporting violation ahead of his return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers have been fined $100,000 for violating league injury reporting rules leading into Joel Embiid’s return to action vs. the Thunder, the NBA announced Friday. In a press release, the league said the Sixers “failed to accurately disclose the game availability …

[ad_1] Laker forward Michael Cooper raises his finger to signify the Lakers are No. 1 after Game 2 of the 1987 NBA Finals, when he made six three-point shots in the win. (Bettmann Archive) Magic Johnson answered his cell on the first ring and in a nanosecond his excitement was at a fever pitch. “My boy made it! My boy …

[ad_1] Former Bulls coach Doug Collins named to Hall of Fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich If you watch a replay of “The Shot,” Michael Jordan’s hanging, series-deciding jumper over Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo in 1989, then you have a sense of Doug Collins’ personality. The then-Chicago Bulls coach ran around the court …

[ad_1] Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics, Game 1 Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups. An early cornerstone of the Toronto Raptors franchise and one of the great dunkers the game has ever seen in Vince Carter. The logo Jerry West for a third time — this as a GM/front office guru. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced a 13-person Class …

[ad_1] Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups will headline the 2014 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Already announced as finalists, both have now reportedly made the cut. This means that Carter, who retired at 43 after the 2019-20 season, will soon officially be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Billups, who retired in 2014 …

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Lakers (44-33) will continue battling for seeding in the Western Conference when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-31) on Saturday afternoon. Los Angeles has won eight of its last nine games to move into a tie with Sacramento for eighth place in the conference standings, sitting one game back of seventh-place New Orleans. Cleveland has alternated …

[ad_1] In the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 30, Joel Embiid tore his meniscus in his left knee when Jonathan Kuminga landed atop it during a chase for a loose ball. The team eventually determined that he needed surgery to repair the issue, and initially, it was unclear when or if …

[ad_1] Myers admits crying to Steph after Warriors exit announcement originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In stepping down as Warriors general manager after the 2022-23 NBA season, Bob Myers knew there was one person he would miss as much, if not more than anyone else. Steph Curry. The perennial superstar led Myers’ Warriors to four NBA championships during …

[ad_1] The Memphis Grizzlies (27-50) and Philadelphia 76ers (42-35) will be looking to extend their respective three-game winning streaks when they square off on Saturday night. Memphis picked up road wins at Detroit and Milwaukee earlier this week before blowing out the Pistons in a rematch at home on Friday. Philadelphia opened its three-game road trip with a 109-105 win …

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets (30-47) and Detroit Pistons (13-64) will square off in a battle of Eastern Conference teams on Saturday night. Brooklyn and Detroit have both been eliminated from playoff contention as the regular season winds down, but the Nets have won four of their last six games. They bounced back from a loss at Indiana with a 115-111 …

[ad_1] New York Knicks forward Josh Hart is known for his physical, hard-working style and is quite effective when he uses those qualities to make basketball plays. Karate-style kicks to the head do not fall under that description, however, which is why Hart was ejected from the Knicks’ 108-100 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.  Late in the …

[ad_1] After a prolonged effort to return, Julius Randle was revealed to need season-ending shoulder surgery. He will be re-evaluated in five months. The three-time All-Star’s absence will have a significant impact as the Knicks gear up for a playoff run without him. But his absence also has ramifications on the franchise’s future. This season, the Knicks made a bet …