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The NBA did not find Joel Embiid’s Shawn Michaels impression to be very amusing. The league announced Tuesday that the Philadelphia 76ers reigning MVP Embiid has been fined $35,000 for a celebration that he did the middle of Sunday’s game …
Adam Silver could be going back to playing the hits. The NBA commissioner Silver appeared Wednesday on ESPN’s “First Take.” During the interview, Silver noted that the league is considering a major change to the annual All-Star …
The NBA is seeking to curb load management, especially among star players, with a new set of rules that are likely to be passed this week. The NBA Competition Committee has recommended stricter guidelines regarding resting players during nationally …
Charles Oakley appears to have another enemy besides James Dolan. The retired former All-Star big man Oakley appeared this week on the “Showtime with Coop” podcast hosted by fellow ex-NBAer Michael Cooper. During the show, Oakley accused …
The NBA’s drug-testing unit takes no days off, even during the offseason. Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner received an unexpected summer drug test from the league this week. He posted a photo of the drug-testing kit to Instagram along with …
Jaden Shackelford made the wrong kind of NBA history on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shackelford became the first-ever NBA player to be penalized in the middle of a game for flopping. In Wednesday’s NBA Summer League action, …
The NBA’s European soccer moment has arrived. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Wednesday that the league has finalized some interesting details for the new in-season tournament that is set to debut next NBA season. Wojnarowski reveals …
The NBA Board of Governors is set to approve two rule changes for the 2023-2024 season when they vote on July 11.
It has been more than two decades since an NBA game was broadcast on NBC, but we have some good news for fans of “Roundball Rock.” The NBA’s current media rights deals are set to expire after the 2024-25 season. Andrew Marchand of …
Veteran referee Eric Lewis’ season is officially over. The NBA revealed on Thursday the list of officials who will be working the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets Finals series. Lewis was not included on the list of 12 total referees in the Finals …
For many, Bob Costas’ voice is associated with the 1990s NBA on NBC and the dramatic climax of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls career in the 1998 NBA Finals. The sport has undergone a lot of changes since those days, however, and Costas is …
Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has a new job, though he will not be going anywhere near the sidelines. The legendary college basketball coach will be working as a special adviser to the NBA, the league announced Wednesday. In a statement, the …
Just hours after his defensive performance helped win a playoff game, one NBA star was left off the list of this year’s All-Defensive selections. The NBA revealed on Tuesday the ten players who had earned All-Defensive Team nods for the 2022-23 …
Many NBA players are apparently not feeling the ice. The Athletic shared the results this week of an anonymous NBA player poll that they recently conducted. One of the questions asked was “Who’s the most overrated player [in the …
Russell Westbrook’s incident in Phoenix on Sunday has officially drawn the attention of the NBA. Chris Haynes of TNT reported Monday that the league is looking into the incident between the LA Clippers guard Westbrook and a Phoenix Suns fan …
The NBA has officially rendered its judgment on the controversial sequence at the end of Wednesday’s play-in tournament game. With the New Orleans Pelicans trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder by four points in the closing seconds, Pelicans …
