The sense is that over and above any contract considerations, Ujiri wants to stay on long enough to return the Raptors to championship contention, something he emphasized during his end-of-season media availability and has reiterated privately. He wants to win again in part because — between the pending free agency of Kawhi Leonard and the incident he had with a police officer … [Read more...] about Masai Ujiri intends to stay with Raptors until they return to championship contention
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens wing Cedi Osman recently said that he might invite his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James to the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four in Abu Dhabi. “Maybe if I shoot him a text… why not?” he said. So, did he actually send the text? “No,” Osman answered BasketNews question. “Because, you know, they had a tough series against Minnesota, and then he … [Read more...] about
Gary Payton on Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic: ‘It wasn’t his call to make that decision. He made a decision based on what he was told to do’
Gary Payton: And then I feel for Nico, man. Nico was my rep at Nike—that’s like a little brother to me. He always looked up to me like that. So I feel for him because of what he took, you know what I’m saying? People don’t understand—he’s the President and General Manager. He can’t make those calls on his own. An owner has to make that call. He can’t just say, “I’ll make the … [Read more...] about Gary Payton on Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic: ‘It wasn’t his call to make that decision. He made a decision based on what he was told to do’
And you got any Donald Sterling stories? Darius Miles: Not really. Like, you know, me and Q kind of felt he was weird. So, you know, we kind of kept our distance. You know, at the white party, we’d walk in there for about 15 minutes, and as soon as we shook everybody’s hands and kissed the babies, we were out. You know what I’m saying? So we really didn’t— I think one of the … [Read more...] about
Keerthika Uthayakumar: Most makes to tie or take the lead in the last 90 seconds of the 4th or OT in a single postseason (since 1997): Tyrese Haliburton – 5 this year LeBron James – 5 in 2018 Kevin Durant – 5 in 2012 Dirk Nowitzki – 5 in 2011 Ray Allen – 5 in 2009 Ben Gordon – 5 in 2009 John Stockton – 5 in 1997 … [Read more...] about