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OCTOBER 12, 2021 BROOKLYN (Oct. 12, 2021) The following statement has been released by General Manager Sean Marks: “Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant. Kyrie has made a personal…

FEATURED GAMES    + Add to Calendar    THE LATEST Ultimate Highlight: Bucks take 3-2 lead in Finals Milwaukee powers back from a 16-point first-quarter deficit to win Game 5 in Phoenix for a 3-2 series lead. Holiday’s two-way masterpiece puts Bucks on precipice Milwaukee’s All-Defensive First Team guard finally breaks out on offense … and…

Of the 10 officials who will call Finals games in 2021, three are making their debut in the championship series. NEW YORK — The NBA today announced the list of referees assigned to the NBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV. The championship series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns tips off on Tuesday, July…

The NBA and NBPA have announced results for players tested since June 30. NEW YORK – Of the 106 players tested for COVID-19 since June 30, zero new players have returned a confirmed positive test. Anyone who has returned a confirmed positive test, or has been identified as having been in close contact to an infected…

The broadcast experienced 20-year ratings records in Phoenix and Milwaukee markets. Viewership for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on ABC was up 13 percent from last year’s Game 1, according to Nielsen. The ABC broadcast averaged 8,560,000 viewers, peaking with nearly 10 million viewers (9,970,000) from 11:15-11:30 p.m. ET. The Phoenix Suns victory over…

The Hall of Famer is the only coach to lead eight different NBA teams to the playoffs. NEW YORK — Larry Brown, widely and highly regarded as one of the game’s premier teachers, and the only coach in history to have won both an NBA and NCAA Championship, is the recipient of the 2021 Chuck Daly…

Longtime NBA assistant spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Nets have named David Vanterpool as an assistant coach on Head Coach Steve Nash’s staff. Vanterpool comes to Brooklyn after serving the past two seasons (2019-21) as the associate head coach for the Minnesota…

The Hawks were only 14-20 under former coach Lloyd Pierce when then-assistant coach Nate McMillan, who is 56, was named interim coach after Pierce was fired. McMillan, who was more experienced than Pierce, with being a former head coach in Portland and Seattle, would not let the young Hawks play out the regular season string.…

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The Utah Jazz today announced the return of NBA summer league basketball in Utah with the four-team, six-game Salt Lake City Summer League presented by University of Utah Health, Utah Sports Commission and Western Governors University on Aug. 3, 4 and 6 at Vivint Arena. The participating teams in the round-robin summer showcase in downtown…

NEW YORK — The Detroit Pistons tonight won NBA Draft Lottery 2021 presented by State Farm®, which was conducted at the NBA office in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pistons will have the first overall pick in NBA Draft 2021 presented by State Farm, which will be held on Thursday, July 29. Below are the results from…

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have shown much improvement this season under head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. They have beaten some teams that they shouldn’t have and also lost some games they should’ve won. Then there are times when they are embarrassed and look like they aren’t ready to play. Last night was one of those games.  The…