Derrick Rose is listed as doubtful with an ankle injury, and most likely won’tย play Monday night against the Pelicans. Per CBS Sports. If Rose is unable to go, he will miss his second straight game with a sprained ankle, which he suffered over the weekend. Minnesota will have to go with the next man up…
Julius Randle grew up the Dallas Metroplex and grew up watching the Dallas Mavericks and 21-year veteran Dirk Nowitzki cement his name into the NBA record books. Dirk is a sure-fire Hall of Famer whenever he decides to hang up his sneakers. Dirk spent the majority of the offseason recovering fr๏ปฟ omย surgical debridement after suffering…
Rookie sensation Luka Doncic has been the talk of the league since the beginning of the season. Doncic is averaging 19.1 points,ย 6.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. While shooting 42.9 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from three, and 77 percent from the charity stripe, according to Basketball-reference.com. Doncic arrived in the NBA…
Last week the NBA announced that they would be hiring 17-year veteran Rod Strickland to lead the G-Leagueโs professional path program. โWe will have former players and former G League players to guide [the pro path players],โ Strickland told ESPN. โWe want to help them in everyday life, like balancing a checkbook, understanding whatโs…
Three-time WNBA champion and the league’s all-time assist leader Sue Bird was introduced Fridayย as a basketball operations associate with Denver Nuggets.ย Bird was not looking to get into NBA management when Nuggets president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly,ย reached out this fall, which she stated was a “perfect match” that aligned with her future goals.…
Last month, I spoke with Charlotte Hornetsย assistant coachย Jay Hernandezย about his time playing forย Villanova’s head coachย Jay Wright. Hernandez played under Wright back when he was the head coach atย Hofstra University from 1998-2000. The Longย Island, Newย York native, also was teammates with former NBA Championย ย Speedy Claxton. Claxton is now an assistant atย ย Hofstra University. โI learned a lot about…