The Minnesota Timberwolves held a minute of silence in memory of Renee Good, shot and killed by a U.S. immigration agent, before Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Good, 37, was killed less than four miles from the Timberwolves’ Target Center following a confrontation Wednesday morning. Advertisement “As we all know, our community has suffered…
The poor defense of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the poor choice of their starting lineup ended them by falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-122. The statistics in the following table come from Cleaning the Glass. Effective Field Goal Percentage Offensive rebound percentage Offensive rotation percentage Free throw rate Cavs 58.8%, 75th percentile 21.3%, 16th percentile…
NBA punishes Mark Williams and José Alvarado for fighting in Saturday’s game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to three games on Saturday night, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight game. Advertisement Considering the…
Shams Charania: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Evan Mobley (calf strain) will return to action on Christmas Day against the New York Knicks (12 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN), according to sources. Mobley, who has been out 13 days, is averaging career highs of 19.1 points and 4.1 assists, along with 9.3 rebounds per game. x.com This article originally…
Does the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule mean anything? As we rank the 10 teams playing this holiday season, it’s an interesting question after the NBA Cup, which made early-season games feel more meaningful. Advertisement Unlike the NFL’s three-game Christmas Day schedule, which features just two playoff-bound teams in three mostly meaningless games, the NBA’s five-game…
The Houston Rockets have had players with a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one that is not part of any number series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players throughout Rockets history. To honor…
Terry Rozier’s tax issue, apparently, is behind us. The Internal Revenue Service released earlier this fall, according to . The statement came on Oct. 29, less than a week after Rozier was arrested and charged amid a massive betting scandal within the NBA. Advertisement The IRS reportedly initially filed the $8,218,211 federal income tax lien…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Mitchell, who made 16 of 27 field goals, also had nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylon Tyson added 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting and a team-high 11 rebounds. Evan Mobley and…
Night three of the 2025 NBA Cup saw some epic games in both the East and West as pool play nears its halfway point. But none more epic than what Stephen Curry did. We’re at the point where it seems like it will never get old watching the Golden State Warriors star come to life…
The Portland Fire has hired Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Alex Sarama as the first coach in franchise history. “Alex represents the next generation of coaches,” Fire general manager Vanja Černivec said in a statement Friday. “He not only teaches the game, he transforms it. His approach to player development, grounded in evidence-based science, research and creativity,…
