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By Floyd Barber     May 1, 2025 Today, the Sacramento Kings announced that Doug Christie has been named head coach. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “After careful consideration, I am excited to announce Doug Christie as the next head coach of the Sacramento Kings,” said General Manager Scott Perry. “I’ve…

By Floyd Barber     106 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2025 NBA Draft which will be held June 25-26.   Official release April 29, 2025 11:05 AM NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 106 players have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2025 presented by…

By Floyd Barber     5 1 2025   > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 • Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat…

By Floyd Barber   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Barnett (October 2, 1936 – April 27, 2025) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks. He won two NBA championships with the Knicks. Barnett was also a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League. He played college…

By Basil Stroh     4 29 2025   TUESDAY has 3-2 series leads on the line, teams trying to evade elimination Tuesday’s four-game slate features the Wild–Golden Knights and Oilers–Kings looking to take a 3-2 lead in their First Round series as well as the Devils and Senators seeking to stave off elimination against the Hurricanes and Maple Leafs, respectively.   * Kirill Kaprizov and Minnesota return…

By Floyd Barber     4 29 2025   > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 • Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat…

By Floyd Barber           COURTESY MIAMI HEAT MEDIA RELATIONS

By Floyd Barber       > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 • Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat 87 • Game…

By Willie Byrd       MIAMI HEAT TOP PLAYERS   FORMER CLEVELAND CAVALIERS STAR AND 2016 NBA CHAMPION     COURTESY MIAMI HEAT MEDIA RELATIONS  

By Willie Byrd     CAVALIERS VETERAN PLAYER         COURTESY CAVALIERS MEDIA RELATIONS

By Joe Bob Gandy     > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 • Game 3: Cavaliers at Heat (Sat. April 26,…

By Floyd Barber     4 24 2025   > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112 • Game 3: Cavaliers at Heat…

By Willie Byrd     > First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 • Game 2: Heat at Cavaliers (Wed. April 23, 7:30 ET, NBA TV) • Game 3: Cavaliers…

By Willie Byrd MIAMI HEAT TOP PLAYERS         COURTESY MIAMI HEAT MEDIA RELATIONS

By Willie Byrd     CAVALIERS KEY PLAYER   COURTESY CAVALIERS MEDIA RELATIONS

By Willie Byrd       The veteran coach led Cleveland to the top spot in the East during his 1st season with the franchise.     NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Kenny Atkinson is the 2025 recipient of the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award, the National Basketball Coaches…

By Floyd Barber     • NBA Playoffs: Complete Coverage   4 20 2025    First round The schedule for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below: Eastern Conference All times Eastern Standard Time (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami • Game 1: Heat at Cavaliers  (Sun. April 20, 7 ET, TNT) • Game…

By Willie Byrd   • Download the NBA App >   The seeds for the 2025 NBA playoffs and SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament are locked in after all 30 teams competed on Sunday, the final day of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. Here’s the official bracket for the 2025 NBA playoffs and SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament. 2025 NBA Playoffs Bracket Western…

By Willie Byrd     • Download the NBA App • 2025 NBA Play-In, Playoffs & Final Schedule   What is the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament? The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament is contested between the teams that finish Nos. 7-10 in each conference and determines the teams that fill the seventh and eighth playoff seeds in each conference for…

By Willie Byrd     > SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament The 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will take place April 15-18. Here is the schedule: Tuesday, April 15 Atlanta Hawks (East 8) vs. Orlando Magic (East 7) | 7:30 ET, TNT winner advances to playoffs as East No. 7 seed Memphis Grizzlies (West 8) vs. Golden State Warriors (West 7)…