Month: June 2022

Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant’s trade request could be a real problem for the Warriors — Chico Enterprise-Record

Let’s push the jokes and schadenfreude aside for a moment, Warriors fans. There’s serious basketball business at hand. Kevin Durant wants out of Brooklyn, per every major NBA news breaker. And per ESPN, he requested a trade directly to the Nets’ owner. He’s all-in on this trade request, and in this star-driven league, that means…

Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant’s trade request could be a real problem for the Warriors — Chico Enterprise-Record

Report: Jalen Brunson to leave Mavericks for four-year, $110M contract with Knicks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Jalen Brunson reportedly planned to meet with the Mavericks, Knicks and Heat once free agency opens.

Report: Jalen Brunson to leave Mavericks for four-year, $110M contract with Knicks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Gleyber Torres gets cortisone shot to deal with ailing wrist, expects to be back soon — Boston Herald

Gleyber Torres ran sprints before Tuesday night’s game at the Stadium, so the rolled ankle is not an issue. The wrist, which had been bothering him for the last three to four weeks, is feeling better after Monday’s cortisone shot and he is hopeful to be back soon. He was out of the starting lineup…

Gleyber Torres gets cortisone shot to deal with ailing wrist, expects to be back soon — Boston Herald

Draymond Green Had One Problem With Celtics Fans’ NBA Finals Chants — NESN.com

Draymond Green during the NBA Finals downplayed the NSFW chants he heard from Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden, even though Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and teammate Klay Thompson took issue with the foul-mouthed heckling. In fact, the Warriors’ longtime agitator seemingly embraced the tension, ultimately using it as motivation as Golden […]

Draymond Green Had One Problem With Celtics Fans’ NBA Finals Chants — NESN.com

Jazz making Celtics assistant Will Hardy, 34, NBA’s youngest head coach — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

The Jazz might keep their roster together and hope a new coach will fix their problems.

Jazz making Celtics assistant Will Hardy, 34, NBA’s youngest head coach — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Report: Hornets owner Michael Jordan meets with coaching candidates Mike D’Antoni, Steve Clifford — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Clifford is certainly an interesting addition to the mix.

Report: Hornets owner Michael Jordan meets with coaching candidates Mike D’Antoni, Steve Clifford — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Report: Knicks have “very real” chance to sign Jalen Brunson — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Where does Jalen Brunson want to be next season, New York or Dallas?

Report: Knicks have “very real” chance to sign Jalen Brunson — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Yankee Josh Donaldson sues Greenwich landlord over lease for ‘moldy’ mansion — Twin Cities

Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, while playing in the house that Ruth built, was living in a house of horrors, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. Donaldson, in a nine-page complaint filed in Connecticut Federal Court, alleges the $55,000-a-month Connecticut rental property where he relocated before Opening Day with his pregnant partner and their 17-month-old…

Yankee Josh Donaldson sues Greenwich landlord over lease for ‘moldy’ mansion — Twin Cities

Report: Kyrie Irving expected to leave Nets via opt-in-and-trade — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

In what looked like attempts by Kyrie Irving to gain leverage during a contract negotiation with the Nets, a series of reports have discussed the possibility he leaves Brooklyn this summer. But has the situation escalated past bargaining to the point Irving is actually headed elsewhere? Shams Charania of Stadium: On the Nets, Kevin Durant

Report: Kyrie Irving expected to leave Nets via opt-in-and-trade — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

NBA Draft 2022: Winners and losers from the Pac-12, plus a concerning trend for the conference — East Bay Times

The Pac-12 dodged a dash of ignominy Thursday evening in the NBA Draft, but it couldn’t escape a trend. The conference produced three first-round selections, albeit barely: UCLA wing Peyton Watson was the final pick (by Oklahoma City) and joined Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin and Dalen Terry to form the trio of top-30 selections. With that,…

NBA Draft 2022: Winners and losers from the Pac-12, plus a concerning trend for the conference — East Bay Times