The Lakers, who are in the process of searching for a new head coach, have interest in a handful of veteran assistant coaches around the NBA, Jovan Buha of The Athletic stated within a mailbag video (YouTube link; hat tip to Lakers Nation). According to Buha, Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, Nuggets assistant David Adelman, Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney, and Heat assistant … [Read more...] about Lakers Eyeing Nori, Adelman, Sweeney, Quinn In Coaching Search
D’Angelo Russell Fined $25K By NBA
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell has been fined $25K for “verbally abusing a game official,” the league announced today in a press release (Twitter link). According to the NBA’s announcement, the incident occurred on the court immediately after the Lakers lost Game 5 to the Nuggets in Denver on Monday. It’s a bit of added insult to injury for Russell, whose season came to an end … [Read more...] about D’Angelo Russell Fined $25K By NBA
Lakers’ Christian Wood Opts In For 2024/25
Lakers big man Christian Wood has exercised his player option for 2024/25, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The move guarantees Wood’s $3,036,040 salary for next season, postponing his free agency until 2025. Wood, 28, remained on the free agent market for over two months last summer despite averaging 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in … [Read more...] about Lakers’ Christian Wood Opts In For 2024/25
Glen Davis Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Involvement In Fraud Scheme
Former NBA big man Glen Davis, who played for the Celtics, Magic, and Clippers across eight NBA seasons from 2007-15, has been sentenced by a federal judge to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the league’s health and welfare benefit plan, according to Alex Prewitt of ESPN. Davis was one of 18 former NBA players originally charged back in 2021 over … [Read more...] about Glen Davis Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Involvement In Fraud Scheme
And-Ones: Towns, Media Rights, California Classic, Howard
Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the NBA’s Social Justice Champion for the 2023/24 season, the league announced in a press release. The four-time All-Star is a voting rights advocate and supported Minnesota’s Restore the Vote bill last year, which “restores the right to vote to thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals.” Towns also advocates … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Towns, Media Rights, California Classic, Howard