NEW YORK — New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
Gentry made his comments to the media following the Pelicans’ 107-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on March 17 at Smoothie King Center.
The 25-year-old guard has high expectations with Cleveland this season. Donovan Mitchell is exactly what the Cleveland Cavaliers needed. Last season, the Cavs scored 10.6 more points per 100 possessions with Darius Garland on the floor (113.6) than they did with him off the floor (103.0). That was the fifth biggest on-off OffRtg differential among…
Ten years ago, as a 23-year-old rising-star guard, Damian Lillard became the first player to participate in five All-Star weekend events. Last night, as the oldest player on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster, he made a lot more history. THE LINEUP ⌚ What a weekend for Dame Hali, Brown, Towns go off Tyrese being Tyrese…
Gary Trent Jr. was acquired by Toronto in a trade on March 25. The Toronto Raptors announced Monday they have extended qualifying offers to guards Gary Trent Jr. and Nando de Colo. Trent Jr., 6-foot-5, 209 pounds, averaged career highs of 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists 1.0 steals and 31.1 minutes in 58 games…
Eighteen years ago, Michael Jordan spoke loudly and carried a big name, all of it leveraged on behalf of the NBA players in a labor fight with NBA owners that barely salvaged a season delayed until February. In 2011, the tables had turned – or rather, Jordan had moved to the other side of this…
The future of Lonzo Ball in New Orleans remains very much up in the air. Three years later, the NBA chatter is still abuzz about a player with a most appropriate last name, who is raising hopes in his city and also the volume on social media. And, speaking of elevation, he’s also being placed…
Cody Zeller is in the best stretch of his career right now, averaging 32.2 FanDuel points per game across his last six outings. See below for a breakdown of value plays for today’s slate of games on Fan Duel by FantasyPros. Kawhi Leonard (SF – LAC): $9,900 vs. SAC Kawhi should crush in this matchup, and…
