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Bucks' Adrian Griffin appreciates chance to begin head coaching career with contender
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adrian Griffin understands the responsibility that comes with taking over a title contender as a first-time head coach. “Let’s be real,” Griffin said Tuesday during his introductory news conference as the Milwaukee Bucks’ coach. What first-time head coach...
Detroit Pistons announce deal with new coach Monty Williams
DETROIT (AP) — Monty Williams is taking over the Detroit Pistons. The team said Friday it reached an agreement with Williams to fill its coaching vacancy. Terms of the deal were not announced, but a person familiar with the situation told the AP on Wednesday night it was a six-year...
History says the NBA Finals will end in 6 games, the most common of all outcomes
DENVER (AP) — The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says. Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat — the series has ended in six games 30...
Pistons reach agreement to hire former Suns coach Monty Williams, AP sources say
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons made a bold move in their latest attempt to become relevant in the NBA again. Detroit reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation. One of the people,...
Who is Victor Wembanyama? The NBA is about to get the answer to that question
The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes has a winner. It's the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA draft lottery was Tuesday night in Chicago and 14 teams had hope that the ping-pong balls will bounce their way, giving them the No. 1 pick this year and the chance to draft Wembanyama. ...
How does the NBA lottery work, and who has the best chance to draft Wembanyama?
The NBA draft lottery has offered teams a quick path from bad to good for nearly four decades. The stakes this year are unusually high with French phenom Victor Wembanyama the top prospect. The lottery format has undergone a few changes since the New York Knicks won the first one in...
Former NBA player and executive Lance Blanks, 56, dies
DALLAS (AP) — Lance Blanks, who played in the NBA for three seasons and later worked as a scout and front office executive, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 56. Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas, his family said in a statement distributed by the NBA. He...
Pirates star Dick Groat, who also played in NBA, dies at 92
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Bo Jackson knew everything, before Deion Sanders introduced Prime Time, there was Dick Groat. A wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a lethal set shot, Groat was a star on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the...
Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was 'difficult'
Golden State's Draymond Green stepping on the chest of Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis was an action the league considered excessive, dangerous and worthy of suspension, NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said Wednesday. Dumars — whose job duties include being one of the NBA's...
Nets' starless roster in NBA playoffs with no Durant, Irving
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving and then Kevin Durant, the drama that had engulfed the team went with them — along with any realistic title hopes for this season. Not that all hope is lost. Yes, teams that win rings almost always have...
