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Leave it to Mike D’Antoni to show a sense of humor upon winning NBA’s Coach of the Year award. D’Antoni was announced as the winner of NBA’s Coach of the Year award Monday during the league’s award show on TNT. When he …
Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni has always had a reputation for putting offense above defense, but he’s serious about improving his team on both sides of the ball. D’Antoni said Saturday that his main goal for next season is to …
The Houston Rockets are trying to figure out what went wrong after they were eliminated in six games by the San Antonio Spurs, and coach Mike D’Antoni appears to be offering one possible factor. In light of star guard James Harden’s …
Mike D’Antoni’s trademark mustache has been noticeably absent for the duration of his tenure as Houston Rockets head coach, and now we know why. In a feature on D’Antoni that was published on Tuesday, ESPN’s Tim Keown shared …
Mike D’Antoni’s unsuccessful tenure with the New York Knicks ended rather abruptly in 2012, and it has long been assumed that Carmelo Anthony had a lot to do with the coach’s departure. We now have confirmation of that. In a lengthy …
It sure took some time, but L.A. Lakers new president of basketball operations Magic Johnson has finally converted to the Church of D’Antoni. Speaking with reporters in Houston on Tuesday, Johnson said that Houston Rockets head coach Mike …
He may have the best record in the NBA for the third consecutive season, but Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is lobbying for somebody else as the 2016-17 Coach of the Year. After the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, …
Head coaches are probably the most criminally underappreciated component of the NBA experience. Fail to make the playoffs and half your fanbase will be calling for you to be burned at the stake — guilty until proven innocent in the kangaroo …
Mike D’Antoni isn’t a believer in the ol’ Magic charm. In a feature by Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports that ran on Tuesday, the Houston Rockets head coach expressed his belief that new Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball …
The Houston Rockets have been one of the most surprisingly impressive teams in the NBA this season, but that hasn’t stopped head coach Mike D’Antoni from coming down hard on his players after uninspiring performances. Following a 117-108 …
The Houston Rockets are 35-15, but that doesn’t mean head coach Mike D’Antoni is happy with every aspect of their play. D’Antoni called out the Rockets’ defensive effort after a 123-118 win over Philadelphia, saying it needs …
Alternative facts have become the new way for NBA coaches to show their sense of humor. Mike D’Antoni is the latest to follow the pattern. D’Antoni was asked on Wednesday about his Houston Rockets going 3-5 in their last eight games and …
The triangle offense is all Swahili to Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni. Before Houston’s 129-122 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday, D’Antoni, who previously served as New York’s head coach, was asked about the idea …
Linsanity may have been fun for the general public, but evidently it was not the most fun time for the New York Knicks’ locker room. Former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni told Adrian Wojnarowski’s The Vertical podcast that it was …
As the Sixers’ post-Sam Hinkie makeover continues, it could be bringing a well-known basketball figure back into the spotlight: P.J. Carlesimo. According to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical on Friday, Carlesimo could join the …
It sounds like the Houston Rockets’ coaching vacancy will go to one of two names – one familiar, one less so. According to ESPN’s Calvin Watkins, in addition to Mike D’Antoni, Charlotte assistant Stephen Silas was so …
