Pacers Asst. Brian Shaw looking ahead to playoffs ahead of coaching gig Brian Shaw is always on some team’s radar for a head coaching job. This off-season will be no different. The Pacers brought Shaw on as Assistant Head Coach in 2011. This after the Lakers passed on naming him head coach following Phil Jackson’s …
Byron Scott sent packing by Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Byron Scott has been fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Three losing seasons and poor defensive output saw to that. Of his firing, Scott said…
Carmelo Anthony wins NBA scoring title Carmelo Anthony is the league’s best scorer this season. He edged Kevin Durant (28.1 ppg), when Durant opted not to play the Oklahoma City Thunder’s final game of the season against Milwaukee. Anthony, who will also sit out the final game of the season (Knicks host the Hawks), ends …
Magic Johnson’s son, EJ, opens up about coming out to the public When EJ Johnson was recently “outed” by TMZ, he didn’t expect it to cause a stir. It did, though, and he has met the challenge with confidence and openness.
Gary Payton and Rick Pitino elected to Hall of Fame with five others Monday, Gary Payton became a first ballot Hall of Famer and Rick Pitino added to what could be his personal “Best Week Ever” as the official announcement of the 2013 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class was made in Atlanta.
Lakers fans pull no punches with Twitter remarks to Mark Cuban Mark Cuban doesn’t have the most favorable relationship with Los Angeles Lakers fans. That should be of no surprise, as he is the owner of the rivaling Dallas Mavericks. The flack he caught during and after the two teams met Tuesday night, though, may …
Lakers retire Shaquille O’Neal’s #34 jersey at Staples Center Shaquille O’Neal stood at half court of Staples Center Tuesday, flanked by his children and his mother night to watch his #34 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters by the Los Angeles Lakers. A congratulatory video from Kobe Bryant was aired and Phil Jackson …
Javaris Crittenton, a former NBA player, was indicted Tuesday on murder charges stemming from a 2011 Atlanta shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old mother of four, Jullian Jones. The shooting, a drive-by, was in retaliation for a robbery in which Crittenton was the victim. Jones was not the intended target.
