Kenny Atkinson is no longer the head coach of the Nets, the team unexpectedly announced on Saturday. “After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team,” General Manager Sean Marks said in a statement. “This was an extremely […] More
It was Stephen Curry vs. Kyle Lowry again Thursday night, as the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Toronto Raptors in their first matchup since last year’s N.B.A. finals. The game went back and forth, and just like in the series-clinching Game 6 of the finals at Oracle Arena, the Raptors prevailed in the […] More
The wallet of the Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is about to be a bit lighter. The N.B.A. said Friday that it has fined Cuban $500,000 for “his public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding N.B.A. officiating” after his team’s Feb. 22 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The N.B.A. also denied the Mavericks’ protest of the […] More
Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. LONDON — The plan was to meet up in London and, if everything fell right, maybe even watch the big game together. Aston Villa played Manchester City on Sunday in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium, pitting your humble […] More
Nets point guard Kyrie Irving had arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday, and the team called it “successful.” He will miss the rest of the season. Irving, 27, was signed as a free agent last summer as the Nets made a splashy retooling of their lineup. But after playing the first 11 games of the season, […] More
Spike Lee, the Oscar-winning filmmaker and most famous fan of the Knicks, has accused the franchise and its owner, James L. Dolan, of repeatedly lying about why he was stopped shortly after entering Madison Square Garden before a game on Monday night. Lee said he would not be returning for another Knicks home game this […] More
The N.B.A. sent a memo to teams on Sunday advising them on how to handle the rapid spread of the coronavirus, as the death toll in the United States has risen to six — all in Washington State. Among the league’s recommendations was that players should opt for fist bumps instead of high-fives when interacting […] More
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Kris Weems, the coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, had a new player in the gym for his team’s practice on Monday morning, and Weems wasted almost no time throwing him into the mix. The problem, Weems discovered, was that Stephen Curry did not always listen to directions. “Sometimes I’d draw […] More
