Paul George: ‘Doc Rivers told me to hit the side of the backboard’
On the Smoking Drugs Is Cool podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, Paul George told the hosts it was Doc Rivers who told him to hit the side of the backboard with his three-point attempt. “So it was game seven, right? And in the huddle, I asked my teammates if they remembered that Gatorade commercial where I hit the game-winner,” Paul George told the hosts. “I said, I spent all day trying to make the game-winner, and the filming crew ...
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Some exciting news for Cavaliers players was announced this week as owner Dan Gilbert decided to pay all players in old-timey medieval swards again. Gilbert, who has not interacted with his employees since being contractually obligated to give three high-fives during a 2016 championship ceremony, sat quietly above the practice facility to watch the players' reactions to the news. “Look at them. They’re delirious with joy,” Gilbert said, watching like a gargoyle. “They’re literally jumping around and throwing things. I haven’t seen ...
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NBA fines Thunder $65,000 for repeatedly trading their own 1st round picks back and forth to themselves
The NBA has fined the Oklahoma City Thunder $65,000 for repeatedly calling the league office and requesting to swap their own first-round picks back to themselves. “Hey guys, it’s Sam Presti. We’d like you to record a trade we just finalized,” The OKC general manager said on his first call to NBA headquarters. “Yeah, we’ve made a real doozy of a deal. Maybe my best one yet. We’ve decided to part ways with our number 15 pick and, and in exchange, ...
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After years of pleading with coaches and players, Daryl Morey’s teams still find a way to shoot those pesky, inefficient mid-range two-point attempts. In his last year with Houston, his Rockets players jacked-up a whopping three attempts that were neither a three-pointer nor dunk. Naturally, this caused the collapse of the franchise, and Morey was forced to move on. “The same mistake won’t be made in Philadelphia,” Morey explained as he showed the press his new court design. “Now, when a player ...
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A determined Marcus Smart studies film of wavy arm inflatable guys before big game
Marcus Smart is not leaving anything to chance before the Celtics big game versus the Miami Heat tonight. Per his request, team video coordinators have ...
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Chain Net Night has been added to the regular season as the NBA continues to search for sponsorship opportunities. The special night, which was sponsored ...
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“The next time I hear someone worth less than 30 million say the NBA’s ratings are in trouble, I’m going to throw my tiara at ...
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A touching but bizarre gesture was made by Lakers guard J.R. Smith on Instagram over the weekend. “I’ve decided that I will donate $1,000 for ...
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NBA asks Rob Pelinka to stop tampering with Giannis while he’s on free throw line
The Orlando restart has everyone in the NBA excited to return to their job. But Lakers’ GM Rob Pelinka might be the most excited to ...
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On Sunday, the NBA announced that Blazers guard Damian Lillard was fined $40,000 for his "insistence on being an all-world talent for the city of Portland when perfectly good ...
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Life for an NBA role player can be difficult. Just ask balding Lakers guard Alex Caruso. Reports are the third-year guard is being routinely asked ...
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Doc Rivers asks NBA to include more audio of fans booing so it feels like a Clippers home game
Doc Rivers has asked the Orlando game-ops crew to pipe in audio of fans booing so as to better replicate the atmosphere of Clipper home games. “My ...
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New York media members saw this coming, but many still weren’t prepared for the exhausting four-hour press conference new head coach Tom Thibodeau recently put ...
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