Well, they almost made history. Maybe it’s even more frustrating, that the Celtics came to the precipice of doing something no team had done before, Jayson Tatum rolled his ankle, and the whole race went collapsed with him. The Celtics’ season is over, blown in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals by Jimmy Butler, … Read more
Nearly two months after Dwane Casey quit as head coach, the Detroit Pistons are strongly pursuing Monty Williams, the NBA’s winningest coach since 2021, to be their next manager, sources say. league. Athleticism. The Pistons are preparing to offer Williams around $10 million a year, league sources said, which would put him among the highest-paid … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — There were moot contract numbers discussed and a financial divide in the preliminary stages of negotiations between Bob Myers and Joe Lacob over Myers’ future. But that was months ago. If Myers had intended to continue his tenure at the helm of the Golden State Warriors, teams still needed to close that … Read more
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Register here. Isn’t it exhausting to have a burner account And a real account? Official Twitter? Burner-Gate looks real What is a burner account, you ask? Merriam-Webster defines “burner account” (yes, there is … Read more
The Heat had the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible on Sunday night in Boston — and delivered. After fumbling a 3-0 run at the top of the second-seeded Celtics with two lopsided losses and a buzzer-beating back-breaker, Miami considered the prospect of making the wrong kind of history as a first team. of … Read more
No amount of due diligence can tell you how a first-time head coach will fare. You can talk to his former bosses, players, people in the pro and con camps, family members, etc. If you haven’t seen this responsible person, there are some things that are unknowable. How will they use timeouts? How good are … Read more
For what it’s worth, the Florida Panthers forward is up for the challenge. “Maybe some teams feel the heat in those high-pressure situations, but we don’t really feel that,” Tkachuk said. “We are having fun. “No one expected us to be here.” Maybe not. But, indeed, here they are, those resilient Panthers, just four wins … Read more
Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers, who helped build the core of the Golden State roster that has won four NBA championships since 2015, is stepping down from the franchise, he has announced. at a press conference on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: The Warriors and Myers had no substantive discussions about … Read more
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Register here. Nikola Jokić has just mounted a horse and is waiting for his next victim for the NBA Finals. Good luck to Bam Adebayo and Co. Miami maintains the status quo Heat … Read more
BOSTON — After everything they’ve done to get to this point, the Celtics suddenly had the rug pulled from under them. On the first play of Game 7, Jayson Tatum sprained his ankle landing on Gabe Vincent’s foot, and just wasn’t the same. Vincent was sliding on the floor and was only a split second … Read more
