Steve Kerr talking with Knicks about coaching position

“We talked about the coaching position and we’ll keep talking. I’ve made it pretty clear the past couple of years that I’d like to get into coaching, and now it’s sort of out there. It’s like anything else, you have to explore it and that’s what we’re doing.”

—Steve Kerr to Peter Botte of the New York Daily News

Kerr has made it no secret that he wants to be a head coach in the NBA someday. And the Knicks have done a poor job keeping it a secret that they are targeting Kerr to be their coach. It looks like something could very well get done after the first round ends and the games get more spaced out so he can negotiate more with the Knicks and finalize his contract.

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Clippers finish off Warriors on emotional night

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This was a different night at Staples Center. There was no doubt about that. Donald Sterling was banned from the building (ostensibly) for life, unable to watch the team that he — for now — owns. That distraction following the ugly incident this week was slowly drawing into the rearview mirror. Fans felt comfortable wearing […]

Thunder interrupted

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Kevin Durant drew a loose ball foul late in overtime and comfortably sank his first free throw. The second one felt automatic. This is Kevin Durant, after all. He got the ball and prepared to shoot before Joe Crawford stepped in and took the ball from him to correct something on the scoreboard. Durant missed […]

Wizards shock Bulls again and again

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You could sense the United Center crowd, shocked at what they were seeing in the closing stages of this decisive Game Five. That was five offensive rebounds in the final two minutes over the Wizards’ last three possessions. It does not matter Washington did not score in that time. That put the game away. Chicago […]

Rockets, Dwight Howard tired of waiting

“Obviously, we all want to win now. Our owner only cares about two things: his granddaughter and winning a title. Dwight is at that stage where there’s nothing to accomplish but winning a title. I’m hungry; I’m in my eighth year and we’ve only advanced once. So while, logically, you know that younger teams that come together — and we’re the youngest team in the playoffs — take longer to win. We logically get that, but we’re all impatient emotionally.”

—Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com

The Rockets are on the brink of Playoff elimination as they host the Blazers tonight. The organization has done a lot of rebuilding and had its sights squarely on a championship Wednesday. The pieces did not quite come together this year.

Add on top of that the crumbling legacy of Dwight Howard, who now stares down his fourth straight first-round exit. Things are not looking good for the Rockets.

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NBA bans Donald Sterling for life

The harshest of penalties includes a $2.5 million fine. Sterling has been ordered by the league never to associate with the Clippers again. You have to imagine this effectively ends his ownership of the NBA team.

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Rockets’ Lin travels… big time!

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Apparently the refs for the recent Rocket-Blazers game need to bone up on the NBA rule for traveling because they really blew this obvious traveling courtesy of Houston’s Jeremy Lin.

Memo to NBA refs… players are allowed to take 2 steps without dribbling the ball. Not three, not four or the bazillion steps Lin took.

Seriously, how in the world did the refs miss this call?

Donald Sterling is just another black eye the NBA needs to fix quickly

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As this site, and many others have noted in recent days, Clippers owner and real estate tycoon Donald Sterling made some off-color and racist remarks in a private, recorded conversation he had with his current girlfriend, who happens to be partly African-American. The tape was leaked by TMZ a few days ago, and on Sunday, […]

Spurs survive Mavs’ late rally

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The Spurs built a 20-point lead and saw it crumble in the second half. The Mavericks took the lead and had Monta Ellis fighting to give them a surprising 3-1 lead. Boris Diaw changed that.

He hit a three late in the game and Ellis failed to answer, giving San Antonio the advantage. Ellis missed a game-tying 3-pointer on the following possession. And, down by two with less than 20 seconds to play, he missed an open layup to tie the game giving the Spurs a series tied at 2 on a 93-89 road win.

Manu Ginobili was brilliant with 23 points, looking to attack the rim at all costs throughout the game. Dallas was led by Monta Ellis’ 20 points and some surprising energy from DeJuan Blair off the bench.

Hawks push Pacers to brink

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It is hard to believe we are at this point. But Atlanta emphatically and dramatically pushed top-seeded Indiana to the brink of elimination with a dominant 107-97 win. The Pacers made a run at the end of the game to make this one close.

But throughout, the Hawks led the Pacers by 20-plus points, dominating the second quarter 41-19. Mike Scott his five 3-pointers in the quarter alone on his way to 17 points. It was part of Atlanta’s balanced attack that put five players with more than 15 points, led by Shelvin Mack’s 20.

The Pacers are still looking for answers and now have to win two straight games, including Game Six in Atlanta.

Paul George scored 26 points to lead the Pacers.

Heat dispose of Bobcats in sweep

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Give the Bobcats all the credit in the world for trying. They tried their little hearts out without Al Jefferson in Game Four. They fought hard and were in the game.

Then the turnovers piled up. LeBron James awoke. And that was that.

Charlotte is the first team eliminated from this year’s postseason losing to Miami in four games with a 109-98 loss at Time Warner Cable Arena. And so sets the era of the Bobcats. Long live the Hornets.

LeBron James scored 31 points to lead Miami. Charlotte committed 16 turnovers which turned into 22 Miami points. Kemba Walker had 29 points on 11-for-15 shooting. It just was not enough when the Heat got themselves rolling.

Miami now stares nearly a week of rest awaiting the winner of the Raptors and Nets series.

Playoff Preview: Heat-Bobcats Game 4

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The NBA Playoffs continue at 7 p.m. on TNT as the Bobcats host the Heat hoping to avoid a series sweep in the Eastern Conference first round. Before each game, we will have a quick preview of the upcoming game with a matchup to watch and a stat to chew on as you watch the […]

Late Dr. Jack Ramsay helped Heat win title

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The NBA world was saddened early Monday morning by the passing of former Blazers coach Dr. Jack Ramsay. Ramsay was a mainstay in Philadelphia basketball and in the NBA for nearly the past 50 years. He was a head coach for the Sixers, Blazers and Pacers before becoming a broadcaster for ESPN Radio and various […]

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