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GM: Blazers still building list of coach candidates
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Monday, 07 June 2021 18:24
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers are compiling a list of possible candidates to replace coach Terry Stotts, and general manager Neil Olshey said Monday that he hopes to start conducting a first round of virtual interviews this week.Rumors swirled this weekend about possible candidates after Stotts was fired Friday, a day after the Blazers were eliminated by the…
Doc: Referees penalizing Simmons' 'aggression'
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Monday, 07 June 2021 18:24
PHILADELPHIA -- Sixers coach Doc Rivers says he keeps a "catalogue" of video clips showing what he believes to be an unfair whistle against his All-Star defender, Ben Simmons. Rivers wants the league to officiate Simmons correctly, as Philadelphia will rely on Simmons' defense, in part, to dig out of an 0-1 hole in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against…
Morey hit with tampering fine for Curry tweet
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Monday, 07 June 2021 18:24
The NBA announced Monday evening that Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers have each been fined $75,000 for a tweet Morey posted last week about Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry.Morey, Philadelphia's president of basketball operations, was hit with the fine because it violated the league's anti-tampering rules, which prohibit executives from talking about players on opposing teams. The league…
Knicks' Thibodeau named COY for second time
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Monday, 07 June 2021 18:24
For the second time in his career, and a decade apart, Tom Thibodeau has been named the NBA's Coach of the Year.The New York Knicks coach, who led the team he grew up watching to a 20-win improvement this season, edged out Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams by a total of 11 points, while Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder finished…
Collins moves on from GSW, eyes head-coach job
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Monday, 07 June 2021 11:57
The Golden State Warriors and longtime assistant coach Jarron Collins have mutually agreed to part ways in his quest to pursue head-coaching and associate-head-coach opportunities, he told ESPN's The Undefeated on Monday.Collins, 42, joined the Warriors before the team's 2014-15 NBA championship campaign as a player-development coach. The former NBA center was promoted to assistant coach in front of the…
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