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Adam Silver heard what Steve Ballmer said in his apology — and appeared to notice what the now-suspended Clippers owner did not say. Speaking Tuesday after the NBA Board of Governors meetings, Silver was asked whether Ballmer’s Sunday statement went far enough despite stopping short of admitting that the Clippers circumvented salary-cap rules. Advertisement “Putting aside the precise words he …

When it comes to the Clippers-Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention scandal, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes it’s time to move forward. At least for the NBA. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, addressing the media following the Board of Governors meetings on Tuesday, said the Clippers’ salary-cap circumvention penalties are “final”. NBAE via Getty Images Among the many things he made clear …

In a league where everyone seems to have lost their minds, the Knicks have had a quiet offseason. I mean, after you win a championship, why be overtly active when you have everything you need to go back-to-back? We haven’t heard of a real roster move since the attempt to sign Mavericks center Moussa Cisse to an offer sheet back …

Dwight Murray Jr. and Isaiah Wong are officially joining the Brooklyn Nets organization. This morning, the team signed both players before waiving them shortly after. The Nets traded for Murray Jr.’s rights earlier this month and then Wong’s two days later. What might seem like an odd transaction on the surface is actually a move commonly made by NBA teams …

Paul George is hoping to have the luck of the Irish. The NBA veteran was introduced as a member of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in a press conference with president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, head coach Joe Mazzulla and Mike Conley Jr., who also joined the team this offseason. Mitchell Robinson was supposed to be a …

On Tuesday, the Washington Wizards announced that they have re-signed forward Anthony Gill. Per various reports, the contract is for one season, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Gill is the longest tenured Wizards player among players on the active roster, entering his seventh season in Washington. He averaged a career-high 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 55 …

Just when everyone had (mostly) healed and moved on from all of the emotions surrounding the Deandre Ayton era, we were reminded of a decision made in 2018 that wasn’t nearly as close as we believed. Former Phoenix Suns head coach Igo Kokoshov recently spent time on the X&O’s Chat podcast, stating, “We never, literally never, had a single serious …

The Knicks are rounding out their bench with a new signing. New York is signing John Konchar, according to GSL Sports Group, which represents the forward. ESPN’s Shams Charania reports it’s a one-year deal. Advertisement SNY’s Ian Begley reported that Konchar and forward-center Drew Eubanks were among the players on the Knicks’ radar this offseason. Begley reported Tuesday that Eubanks …

The Knicks have one open roster spot left (that they can afford under the second apron), and it looks like they’ll use it on guard depth. Veteran guard John Konchar has agreed to a one-year deal with the Knicks, a story first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN and since confirmed by Konchar’s agents. This is likely a non-guaranteed contract, …

Free agent forward John Konchar has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Knicks, his agent told ESPN. At 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, Konchar is bigger than most guards coach Mike Brown can put on the floor. He guards multiple positions and rebounds like a forward, not a backcourt piece. Advertisement The signing gets the defending champion Knicks …

Since he bought the Portland Trail Blazers, Tom Dundon’s script has looked very familiar to many in the Pacific Northwest. The complaints about the Moda Center and the lease with the city, plus the penny-pinching and apparent disregard for the fan base, feel a lot like what Clay Bennett and that ownership group did after buying the Seattle SuperSonics, a …

Stephen A. Smith has found an unexpected way to describe Kawhi Leonard’s exit from the Clippers’ salary-cap scandal. “He’s a gangster.” The ESPN personality delivered that assessment Tuesday on “First Take,” marveling at the relatively limited punishment Leonard received before completing his return to the Toronto Raptors. Kawhi Leonard attends the Public School New York SS27 show at Starrett-Lehigh in …

Steve Kerr is asking Draymond Green for a favor the Warriors star once requested from him: patience. Green thanked Kerr during their postseason exit meeting for remaining patient with him through years of emotional swings, confrontations and suspensions. With Golden State entering a transition season, the coach now wants that patience returned. Advertisement “He’s going to have to adapt a …

Laying out expectations for Paul George, Mike Conley and Jayson Tatum originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tuesday marked the first day of a new chapter in Celtics history, when the team introduced Paul George and Mike Conley at the Auerbach Center in Brighton. Advertisement George entered the league as the 10th overall pick in 2010, and he’s played in …

Every day, we’ll take a closer look at another member of the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns, examining what they bring to the roster and what their role could mean for the season ahead as we count down to training camp and the preseason. Power forward, 6’9″, 240 pounds, 22 years old, 2nd season Advertisement Ah, Rasheer Fleming. He’s a player with …

When NBA owners met in New York this week, they discussed expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle, but no final decision has been made. Yet. While the latest round of bids for Las Vegas are “coming in shortly,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said — those are due Thursday, according to reports — those will not be the final bids for …

Let’s face it, last June’s big move, the three-team deal that brought Julius Randle to Brooklyn, was a salary dump on behalf of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nets got the 31-year-old Randle — and a second first round pick in the next night’s draft — for Nic Claxton who wouldn’t even be sent to Minnesota. Claxton would wind up with the …

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BRIGHTON — At age 38, Mike Conley is entering his 20th NBA season. Two years Conley’s junior, Paul George is entering his 17th campaign. Together, the Celtics’ two veteran players have accomplished a boatload: they’ve combined for 10 All-Star appearances and collectively scored more than 36,000 career points. They’ve each made the NBA playoffs 12 times. Advertisement Still, despite their …

For a few glorious weeks in 2024, Lindy Waters III looked like an incredible free-agent find for the Golden State Warriors. He sank seven of his first 12 three-point attempts to start the season and went 20-for-52 from deep in his first 15 games as the Warriors started the season 12-3. It sounds crazy in hindsight, but there was genuine …

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the punishment of the Los Angeles Clippers for their role in circumventing the salary cap is final and was meant as a deterrent for other teams not to engage in breaking league rules. Silver discussed some of the league’s pressing matters as they concluded the two-day Board of Governors meeting in midtown …

More than two months after becoming a member of the Boston Celtics as part of a blockbuster trade with the rival Philadelphia 76ers that shipped out fan favorite forward Jaylen Brown, Paul George says he understands why Celtics fans have spent their summer harboring hard feelings over him arriving to take the place of the beloved homegrown All-Star. And, for …

NEW YORK – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league looked at precedent before taking away five first-round draft picks from the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing salary cap rules, though noted that the decision was difficult because of the impact it could have on the team’s fans. Silver, speaking Tuesday at the end of a two-day Board of Governors …

The Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard scandal, in the eyes of the NBA, is over. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday that the discipline the league handed out earlier this month in the wake of the scandal “is final.”  The NBA determined that the Clippers and Leonard circumvented the salary cap through deals with third-party companies, something that was first …

BOSTON — Paul George has played just 78 games combined in his previous two seasons in Philadelphia. Since 2019, he’s been available for more than 56 regular-season games just once in his career — and he’s seemingly endured more injury-riddled offseasons than healthy ones. But sitting at the Auerbach Center podium on Tuesday afternoon, George made sure to emphasize just …