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Boston Celtics set to hire Ime Udoka as new head coach

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka are putting the finishing touches on a deal for Udoka to become Boston’s new head coach, according to reports. Udoka, 43, is a longtime disciple of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, having worked on Popovich’s Spurs staff as an assistant coach for seven years and serving as his assistant at […]

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Harlem Globetrotters send letter to Adam Silver asking to join NBA as expansion team

As the NBA considers expansion, the Harlem Globetrotters are asking to be made an NBA franchise.  In an open letter to commissioner Adam Silver, the Globetrotters explained their historical significance to the sport of basketball and said that “if you really believe what you’ve been saying about social justice, going back to ‘normal’ needs to look different. “You can’t just act like […]

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Master P wants Pelicans job, to be NBA’s first ‘hip-hop coach:’ ‘We’ll win and Zion will be happy’

Make ’em say … you’re hired. Highly successful rapper, actor, businessman and one-time NBA hopeful Master P has had his eyes on the Association for a long time. So when Stan Van Gundy was recently canned by the Pelicans, Master P (real name Percy Miller) said “pass me the application.” Speaking in a video released by TMZ, Miller says he wants the New […]

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Suns’ Paul officially available for Game 3 vs. Clips

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul is officially available for Game 3 against the LA Clippers, the team announced Thursday. Paul had been in the league’s health and safety protocols since June 16 and missed the first two games of the Western Conference finals against the Clippers. Phoenix leads the series 2-0. Game 3 is Thursday night in Los Angeles. Before […]

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Kevin Durant fires back after Scottie Pippen comments on Nets star’s playoff run, LeBron James comparisons

Scottie Pippen had to know that his comments about Kevin Durant would eventually make their way to the Nets star. In an interview with GQ’s Tyler R. Tynes, the Hall of Famer discussed several topics, including Durant’s performance in the 2021 Eastern Conference semifinals. The 11-time All-Star averaged 35.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks in a […]

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Indiana Pacers to bring back Rick Carlisle as next head coach

The Indiana Pacers are hiring Rick Carlisle as their new head coach, according to a source close to the situation. Carlisle previously coached the Pacers from 2003-07 and was a Pacers assistant from 1997-00. He spent the past 13 seasons as coach of the Dallas Mavericks before leaving that role this summer.  "Dallas will always be home, but I am excited about […]

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‘Trae believes in Nate, and Nate believes in Trae’: The bond that transformed the Hawks

Award-winning columnist and author Recipient of Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2010 THE ATLANTA HAWKS burrowed together, forming an insulating semicircle around Nate McMillan, their 56-year-old coach who calmly disseminated instructions. The apprehensive Game 7 home crowd bellowed for their Philadelphia 76ers to put an end to the madness, to the notion that this […]

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Giannis Antetokounmpo was injured in Game 4, and the NBA reacted

Potentially very bad news for the Milwaukee Bucks’ title chances: Giannis Antetokounmpo left Game 4 of the team’s series against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday with a left knee hyperextension. Antetokounmpo landed awkwardly on his left leg after jumping to defend an alley-oop from John Collins to Clint Capela. The Bucks star stayed on the ground for several minutes, surrounded […]

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