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
LOS ANGELES — The speakers in the Lakers’ weight room have been blasting “Available,” a song off Justin Bieber’s newest album, “Changes.” The song is the work of the team’s center, JaVale McGee. Yes, he’s the one that grabbed the auxiliary cord to play the song. He’s also the only one on the team who […] More
Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. Leon Rose, a prominent player agent, will take over as the Knicks’ team president on Sunday, according to two people familiar with the timetable. Rose verbally agreed to take the job in early February and spent the rest of the […] More
