Category: NBA

The Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation. One of the people, who asked to remain anonymous because the agreement wasn’t disclosed, told the Associated Press Wednesday night that Williams had agreed to a six-year deal. Phoenix fired Williams more […]

Yaron Weitzman FOX Sports NBA Writer In 2006, the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. After knocking out the Boston Celtics, they’re back in the Finals for the seventh time. How incredible is that for a grade? No other NBA team has matched that number during that […]

Shortly after Boston’s dramatic win in Miami on Saturday night, Jaylen Brown began thinking about the future. He raised his hands, raised seven fingers, and began shouting, “Game 7! Game 7!” Game 7, actually. Brown and Boston are on the sidelines after Derrick White’s crucial setback gave the Celtics a 104-103 win over the Heat […]

Yaron Weitzman FOX Sports NBA Writer On the track he would have saved almost everything. First, he hit Marcus Smart in the face with a pull-up 3 with less than two minutes left in the game. Then he (finally) brought the ball powerfully to the basket and completed it by touching And-1. And then there […]

For many, LeBron James cemented his status as the all-time greatest men’s basketball player when he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring charts in February. That’s not the case for Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, and it’s not because he believes his former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan is the GOAT. “LeBron James […]

Rick Bucher FOX Sports NBA Analyst The turnovers turned around in the Eastern Conference Finals. Three threaten to come over the distance. The Boston Celtics found their way into the NBA Finals last year with stingy, opportunistic defense and a steady cascade of three-pointers. It seems they recaptured this combination to keep their hopes of […]

LA Clippers general manager Michael Winger has become Monumental Basketball’s president, giving him full leadership of the Washington Wizards, ESPN reported Wednesday. As President of Monumental Basketball, Winger also oversees the Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards’ G-League affiliate. Winger has served as the Clippers’ general manager for the past six seasons. Before […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping LeBron James will decide to continue his career after recovering from a difficult end to the season. James didn’t meet with the media the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future after the Lakers were eliminated from the […]

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer LeBron James ended his post-game press conference with an eyebrow-raising message after the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in Monday’s Western Conference Finals, apparently hinting he might consider retiring . “I don’t like to say it’s a successful year because at this point in my […]

The Boston Celtics meet the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals with a trip to the NBA Finals at stake. Stars like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown paved the way for the Celtics to playoff success. Against the 76ers, Tatum had an NBA-record 51 points in Game 7, and Brown averaged 24.6 points per […]