Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri made disparaging remarks towards the Brooklyn Nets during a fan rally outside the Air Canada Centre prior to Saturday’s Game 1 of the teams’ Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Ujiri concluded […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Less than 24 hours before the seventh- seeded Grizzlies open their playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA announced they will be without the services of reserve point guard Nick Calathes. The 25-year-old […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Point guards Michael Carter-Williams of Philadelphia and Trey Burke of Utah were named Rookies of the Month for April. Carter-Williams was named the Eastern Conference’s top rookie for the fourth time in six months after […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Charlotte’s Steve Clifford and Memphis’ Dave Joerger have been named the NBA’s Coaches of the Month for April, the league has announced. Clifford guided a Bobcats team to a league-best 7-1 record during April. The […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Charlotte Bobcats center Al Jefferson and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in April. Jefferson averaged 24.5 points and 14.3 rebounds […]
Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Elijah Brown is leaving the Butler basketball program. The university announced Friday that the freshman guard has been granted a release so he can seek a transfer to another school. “We appreciate Elijah and all of […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The regular season is behind us. The postseason awaits. In two short months from now, the NBA will crown its champion, but before then, there are individual honors to be passed out. We shall examine who […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter Craig Sager will start treatment for leukemia on Friday and will not work for the network during the early stages of the NBA Playoffs. Sager’s son, Craig II, revealed his father’s illness on […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Coming off an appearance in the NIT, Georgia State extended the contract of head men’s basketball coach Ron Hunter for two years on Friday. Hunter’s contract will now run through April 30, 2020. “It was an […]
Tulsa, OK (SportsNetwork.com) – Tulsa has named Frank Haith as its new men’s basketball coach. Haith decided to leave his position at Missouri after three successful seasons and will replace Danny Manning, who spent two years with the Golden Hurricane […]