Since winning three road games in four days last week in Sacramento, Golden State, and Phoenix, the Nets have struggled. They lost their third contest in a row on Monday, falling by a score of 128-102 to the Bulls. It was a six-point game at the half before Chicago began to pull away in the third quarter, leaving head coach Jordi Fernandez upset about his team’s second-half … [Read more...] about Nets Notes: Monday Loss, Sharpe, Williams, Whitehead
Veteran NBA Forward Paul Millsap Retiring
Veteran NBA forward Paul Millsap is retiring from basketball after spending 16 seasons in the league, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The 47th overall pick in the 2006 draft out of Louisiana Tech, Millsap spent his first seven seasons with the Jazz before signing as a free agent in 2013 with Atlanta. The 6’7″ big man made four straight All-Star teams with … [Read more...] about Veteran NBA Forward Paul Millsap Retiring
Udoka, Atkinson Earn Coaches Of The Month Honors
The Rockets’ Ime Udoka and Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson have been named the league’s Coaches of the Month for games played in October and November, NBA Communications tweets. Udoka took Western Conference honors as Houston finished the month with a 14-6 record. Mark Daigneault (Thunder), Taylor Jenkins (Grizzlies), Tyronn Lue (Clippers) and JJ Redick (Lakers) were the other … [Read more...] about Udoka, Atkinson Earn Coaches Of The Month Honors
Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Rozier, Richardson
Heat forward Jimmy Butler had to leave Sunday’s game in the closing seconds due to pain in his right knee, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. After being fouled on a drive to the basket with 1:27 remaining, Butler took a while to get up and appeared to be favoring the knee. He stayed in a game a little longer, but was taken out with 24.2 seconds left to play and Miami … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Rozier, Richardson
Western Rumors: Kings, Grant, Kessler, Moody, Looney, Rockets, A. Mitchell
The Kings are off to a disappointing 9-12 start this season, already 2.5 games back of a play-in spot in the Western Conference, prompting executives around the NBA to keep an eye on the situation in Sacramento to see if the front office will make another move to try to upgrade its roster, writes Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Citing a “heightened sense of urgency” in Sacramento, … [Read more...] about Western Rumors: Kings, Grant, Kessler, Moody, Looney, Rockets, A. Mitchell