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☆ Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Darvin Ham, the team announced Friday. The 50-year-old Ham compiled a 90-74 record in two seasons at the helm, including leading the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals last season. On Monday, Los Angeles was eliminated from the NBA playoffs in five games, losing to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets for the second straight postseason. “This organization will remain unwavering in its commitment to deliver championship-caliber basketball to Lakers fans around the world,” Pelinka said. Before becoming the Lakers head coach, Ham spent his career as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and the Lakers for two seasons from 2011 to 2013.

Persons: Darvin Ham, Ham, ” Rob Pelinka, Darvin, ” Pelinka Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, Western, NBA, Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks Locations: Los Angeles

Jamahl Mosley made the Orlando Magic a contender. Mosley and the playoff-contending Magic — on pace for their best season in 13 years — have agreed on an extension that keeps him under contract in Orlando through the 2027-28 season, the team announced Tuesday. Mosley is in his third season with Orlando. We are very happy to have Jamahl lead the Magic for years to come.”The Magic contending might be viewed as a surprise in some NBA circles this season. But Mosley has insisted, publicly and privately, since even before the season started that this Orlando team would be different.

Persons: Jamahl Mosley, Mosley, —, Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, “ Jamahl, Jeff Weltman, “, ” Mosley, Orlando, haven't, — Mosley, Orlando's Wagner, — Franz, Moritz —, Banchero, we'll, ” Organizations: Orlando Magic, Orlando, Division, NBA, Associated Press, Mavericks, USA Basketball, U.S, AdventHealth Training Center Locations: Orlando, Denver , Cleveland, Dallas, Las Vegas, Manila, Germany

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Last season's All-Star Game played out in a way that the NBA hopes to never experience again. So, the league sent a message: Make the All-Star Game better. Boston's Jayson Tatum set an All-Star Game record by scoring 55 points and the game had a total — total — of four free throws, all of them shot by Antetokounmpo's team. “I’m proud of what the guys did at the in-season tournament and I’m looking forward to the All-Star Game. Durant is a 14-time selection and set to actually play in his 11th All-Star Game.

Persons: Nobody, Golden, Stephen Curry, Phoenix's Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, —, We’ve, ”, Curry, “ It’s, James, Antetokounmpo, Giannis, Boston's Jayson Tatum, ” Tatum, Doc Rivers, Chris Finch, Rivers, ” It’s, Adam Silver, Joe Dumars, Dumars, ” Dumars, “ I’m, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Jordan, Durant, Scottie Barnes, Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, New York's Jalen Brunson, Orlando's Paolo Banchero, ” Banchero, Julius Randle, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, Atlanta's Trae Young, Bam Adebayo, Tatum, Damian Lillard, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, “, ” Durant Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, NBA, Eastern Conference, Western Conference, Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron, “, Lakers, Milwaukee, Tyrese, Indiana Pacers, West, of Famers Locations: Indianapolis, New, Barnes, Tyrese Haliburton, Dallas, Oklahoma

Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. Trade deadline day in the NBA gave them and plenty of other players an entirely new outlook, plus may have even reshaped the start of the playoff push as well. He and Alec Burks are headed to the Knicks, a team that entered Thursday a game out of the No. Defending NBA champion Denver didn't make a move on deadline day, nor did reigning East champion Miami, though the Heat did their trade-season work a couple weeks ago by bringing in Terry Rozier from Charlotte for Kyle Lowry. Adding to the challenge of deadline day is this: Only five teams entered Thursday more than four games out of the final play-in tournament spots in the East and West.

Persons: Bojan Bogdanovic, Gordon Hayward, Doug McDermott, Buddy Hield, Joel Embiid, Royce O'Neale, Embiid, Alec Burks, Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono, Grimes, Fournier, Arcidiacono, Hayward, Hield, McDermott, Antonio, Kelly Olynyk, Patrick Beverley, Damian Lillard, Robin Lopez, Lopez, “, ” Lopez, Dejounte Murray —, —, Denver didn't, Terry Rozier, Kyle Lowry, LeBron James, Koby Altman, ” Altman, Lowry, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dennis Schröder, Thaddeus Young, Dan Gelston, Tom Withers, ___ Organizations: Spurs, Pacers, NBA, Knicks, Eastern Conference, Suns, Mavericks, Pistons, Thunder, Western Conference, Minnesota, Denver —, Los Angeles Clippers, 76ers, Toronto, Bucks, Kings, Denver, East, Miami, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State, Lakers, Warriors, Raptors, AP Sports Locations: Detroit, New York, Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Indiana, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas, Brooklyn, P.J . Washington, Canada, Utah, Milwaukee, Sacramento, Atlanta, Cleveland, East, Toronto

☆ Mark Cuban: These 2 industries will be the 'next wave of revenue generation' in sports—but they 'aren't my strengths'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"To spend more time with my family and because I believe the next wave of revenue generation is around real estate and entertainment and those aren't my strengths," the billionaire responded. Cuban has never been shy about pointing out where his strengths lie, saying in the past that he is "really, really, really good at sales." Those pursuits make more sense for the Adelsons, who have a long history in the entertainment, casino and real estate space, Cuban said in a pre-game interview on Dec. 27th. It's because of their real estate empires that they've built," Cuban said. It's been hard enough learning the pharmacy and basketball business, let alone trying to learn real estate as well."

Persons: Mark Cuban's, it's, Miriam Adelson, Cuban, Adelson, It's, Sheldon Adelson Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Cuban, Twitter, ESPN, Las Vegas Sands, Forbes, Vegas Sands, Mavericks, CNBC Locations: Las Vegas, Texas, Cuban

LeBron James joined yet another exclusive club, and he’ll have plenty of familiar faces alongside him at the NBA All-Star Game. James is an All-Star — and an All-Star starter — for the 20th time, with the league unveiling the results of this season’s starter balloting on Thursday night. Durant is a 14-time selection now, one of only 11 players in NBA history to be picked that many times. Tatum set an All-Star Game record last season, scoring 55 points in Salt Lake City on the way to MVP honors. This year’s All-Star Game goes back to the traditional East-vs.-West format, which was utilized in the first 66 NBA midseason classics.

Persons: LeBron James, James, —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Dallas ’ Luka, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Stephen Curry, Durant, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid —, Tatum, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard, “, ” Tatum, it’s, Curry, Boston's Jaylen Brown, York's Jalen Brunson, Atlanta's Trae, Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell, Miami's Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Orlando's Paolo Banchero, Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox, Phoenix's Devin Booker, Kawhi Leonard, Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, ” Haliburton, I’ve, ”, Antetokounmpo, ” Durant, Adam Silver, Gordie Howe, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Howe, Aaron, Mays, Musial, Mickey Mantle, it’ll, SportsMediaWatch, ” Joe Dumars, ___ Organizations: NBA, Star, Western Conference, Golden State, Eastern Conference, Haliburton, TNT, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, NHL, Major League Baseball, Star Games, Kobe Bryant’s, League, TBS Locations: Indianapolis, Dallas, Dallas ’ Luka Doncic, Oklahoma, Salt Lake City, Miami, Indiana, Indy, U.S

☆ 'We have scouts all over the world': Former NBA All-Star Danny Ainge takes a money shot for global talent
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Utah Jazz is casting its net wide for international players. "We have scouts all over the world — almost every basketball country throughout the world," Danny Ainge, the team's CEO and governor, told CNBC's "Halftime Report" on Friday. All 30 NBA teams feature at least one international player this season. Ainge joined the Utah Jazz as CEO in December 2021 after leading basketball operations for the Boston Celtics for 18 years. This marks a 52.59% increase from last year and a 76.57% increase since the year Ainge joined the franchise.

Persons: Danny Ainge, CNBC's, Ainge Organizations: Utah Jazz, National Basketball Association, NBA, StubHub, Boston Celtics Locations: South America, Europe, Asia, U.S, Canada, France, Utah

☆ Why Mark Cuban is leaving 'Shark Tank'—and 3 of his biggest moments on the show
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It's official: Mark Cuban says he's leaving ABC's "Shark Tank" after more than a decade on the show. His 12 years — and counting — on "Shark Tank" have produced memorable moments, ranging from laugh-inducing to heartstring-pulling. Here are three of the most notable ones:The largest offer in 'Shark Tank' historyDuring Season 6, Cuban made the biggest offer in "Shark Tank" history to Arum, Soo and Dawoon Kang, the sisters behind dating app Coffee Meets Bagel. "How many people can say they baited a Shark ... even better, the biggest Shark, and [still] came away with a deal?" Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank."

Persons: Mark Cuban, He's, he's, Dawoon Kang, Kang, Bagel, Cuban, Justin Crowe, Crowe, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary, Donovan, Trey Brown, Barbara Corcoran, Warren Buffett Organizations: Hollywood, NBA's Dallas Mavericks, CNBC, Cuban, Sharks, Golden State Warriors, Mavericks Locations: Cuban, Los Angeles

Las Vegas Sands and Adelson and Dumont families representative Ron Reese declined Wednesday to comment. Adelson, a physician, rarely gives interviews; in 2021, she told Las Vegas television station KNTV about her work with people fighting addictions. “A good person with good values, though he is totally opposite of us in his political views,” she told the Las Vegas Review-Journal then. The Adelson family owns that newspaper. Major League Baseball owners recently voted to let the Oakland Athletics relocate to Las Vegas, and the city is frequently mentioned as a possible home for an NBA team.

Persons: — Miriam Adelson, powerbroker, Adelson, Dumont, Sands, Patrick Dumont, Mark Cuban, Ron Reese, ” Adelson, “ I'm, Cuban, Miriam Adelson, ”, Sheldon Adelson, Sheldon Adelson's, “, Donald Trump, Trump, Robert Mueller's, “ Miriam, ” Trump, “ You’ve, Michael Milken, Israel Hayom, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Miriam Adelson, Brad Alberts, “ I’m, ” Alberts, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Israel, Dallas Mavericks, Las Vegas Sands Corp, NBA, Forbes, Vegas Sands, Adelson, Las, Las Vegas, Sands, Expo, Republican, Cuban, White, Republican Jewish Coalition, Nevada’s, Vegas, Securities and Exchange Commission, Oakland Raiders, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Mavericks, Las Vegas Sands, NHL's Dallas Stars, Dallas Morning Locations: U.S, Las, Vegas, Las Vegas, Cuban, Israel, New York City, Boston, Sands, Macau, Singapore, Tel Aviv, Russia, Gaza, West, Vegas Sands, Dallas

Adelson, 78, is a medical doctor and widow of Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands who died in 2021. Adelson and her family own the Las Vegas Sands and Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada’s largest newspaper. It's doubtful Adelson would try to move the Mavericks to Las Vegas, especially since Cuban will retain responsibility over basketball operations. “There’s no doubt that there’s enormous interest in this (Las Vegas) market,” Silver said at the time. Silver will also likely address the potential sale at the In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas when he speaks there during the Dec. 7-9 weekend.

Persons: — Mark Cuban, MIRIAM ADELSON, Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Patrick Dumont, Israel Hayom, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Adam Silver, ” Silver, Greg Abbott, Tilman Fertitta, ”, Trump, “, Silver, Tim Reynolds, Ken Ritter, Paul Weber, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Dallas Mavericks, WHO, Las Vegas Sands, Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada’s, Republican Party, Vegas Sands, Expo, Apollo Global Management, NFL Raiders, Raiders, Bank of America, Mavericks, Cuban, NBA, TEXAS, Texas Sands, GOP, Capitol, Republican Gov, Texas Legislature, Texas GOP, Republican, NBC, Governors, Pro Locations: Las Vegas, Las, U.S, Oakland , California, Vegas, Texas, Austin , Texas

☆ Adelson family to buy majority share of Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The owner of a casino empire is preparing to buy a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks franchise from billionaire businessman Mark Cuban, according to multiple media reports. The Adelson family will purchase a majority share of the Mavericks from Cuban for $3.5 billion, according to media reports that cited sources familiar with the deal. The deal will reportedly see Cuban retain partial ownership of the Mavericks franchise and remain in control of the team’s basketball operations. A spokesperson for the Mavericks referred all inquiries to the Adelson family. CNN has sought comment from Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson, Adelson, Cuban Organizations: CNN, Dallas Mavericks, Vegas Sands Corp, Securities and Exchange Commission, Las, Mavericks, Cuban, NBA, Las Vegas Sands Corp Locations: Sands, Nevada, Macao, Singapore, Las

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night. Miriam Adelson is the controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a publicly traded Las Vegas company that built the Venetian and Palazzo resorts but now only has casino operations in Macau and Singapore. Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands, died in 2021 at 87. The family also owns Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. ___Associated Press writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Marc Stein, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Cuban, Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki, Adelson, Ken Ritter, ___ Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Vegas Sands, Associated Press, Cuban, Sands, Mavericks, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Las Vegas, Securities and Exchange Commission, Miriam Adelson Trust, SEC, league’s, Governors, Republican, doesn't, Indiana University Locations: Texas, Las, Macau, Singapore, Las Vegas Sands, Cuban, Dallas, Las Vegas

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family — the largest shareholders in Las Vegas Sands , a source familiar with the deal told CNBC. Adelson is selling $2 billion worth of company stock, or roughly 10% of her stake, according to an announcement from the company. Las Vegas Sands disclosed in filings Tuesday that it will buy $250 million worth of Adelson's shares. Owning a sports franchise will be a significant departure from the activities that Miriam Adelson and her late husband were known for. As a medical doctor, Miriam Adelson is also widely known for her focus on addiction.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson, Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Patrick Dumont, Sands, Miriam, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, –, Jessica Golden Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, CNBC, Cuban, Sands, NBA, Forbes, Vegas Sands, Las Vegas Sands, Republican, Center for Responsive Locations: Las Vegas Sands, Cuban, Macao, Singapore, Las, Las Vegas, Israel, United States

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Golden State's Draymond Green for five games for grabbing Minnesota's Rudy Gobert around the neck “in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner,” the league said Wednesday night. But Green will pay the biggest price, both in terms of games missed and money lost. Political Cartoons View All 1250 ImagesGreen got involved not long after that, wrapping his arm around Gobert’s neck. Thompson and McDaniels were each assessed a technical foul and ejected, while Green was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for grabbing Gobert. That category of flagrant comes with an automatic ejection, which was Green’s second in Golden State’s last three games.

Persons: —, Minnesota's Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, Klay Thompson —, Green, ”, Joe Dumars, Green's, Thompson, McDaniels “, Gobert, McDaniels, Stephen Curry, ___ Organizations: NBA, Timberwolves, Warriors, Golden State, Basketball Operations, Oklahoma City, Houston, Phoenix, San, The Warriors Locations: Minnesota, Thompson, San Antonio, Sacramento

NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson's love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts. But the basketball Hall of Famer repeatedly has passed on opportunities for ownership in the sport he knows best. “I love being with fans who are so passionate about their team and the Knick fans are, and they’re smart. They’re smart basketball fans and so that one I would have to think about.

Persons: ” Johnson, “, Johnson, James Dolan, ”, LeBron James, David Stern, “ I’ve, GlaxoSmithKline's, “ I'm Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, The New York Knicks, New York Knicks, NFL, Buffalo Bills, Dodgers, of Famer, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Lakers, Knicks, Associated Press, Garden, AIDS Locations: New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Madison

☆ Michael Jordan is selling the Charlotte Hornets — and he stands to make billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Jordan has agreed to sell his majority stake in his NBA team the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets are valued at $3 billion, per ESPN — more than 10 times the sum Jordan paid in 2010. Michael Jordan could bag a billion-dollar windfall after he agreed to sell his NBA team for what's likely be a huge premium on the price he paid 13 years ago. Jordan previously sold a minority stake in the Hornets to Plotkin, who is the founder of investment firm Tallwoods Capital, and Daniel Sundheim in 2019. Rapper J. Cole is also part of the group that will buy Jordan's majority stake, the Hornets said.

Persons: Michael Jordan, Gabe Plotkin, Rick Schnall, Jordan, Plotkin, Daniel Sundheim, J, Cole, Schnall, He'll, Air Jordan Organizations: NBA, Charlotte Hornets, Hornets, ESPN, Morning, Tallwoods Capital, Charlotte Bobcats, Atlanta Hawks NBA, Nike, Air, Forbes Locations: Forbes

☆ 'No one's safe': Sixers cut Rivers after repeat playoffs disappointment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 16 (Reuters) - Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers was fired on Tuesday after a humiliating Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics, as the team bounced out in the second round of the NBA playoffs for a third straight year. After Sunday's gut-wrenching 112-88 defeat in Boston, he told reporters he would stay, but acknowledged, "No one's safe in our business." Rivers is not alone: On Saturday the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Monty Williams - who won Coach of the Year in 2022 - after losing the conference semifinals for a second straight year. Williams led Phoenix to the NBA Finals in the 2020-21 season, where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ James Harden Finds His Old Groove and Gets the Sixers Back on Track
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Scott Cacciola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Quite frankly,” Harden said, “today was do or die.”The 76ers have been a staple of the N.B.A. playoffs over the past six seasons, making five appearances in the conference semifinals. The last time they made the conference finals was in 2001, when Allen Iverson led them past the Milwaukee Bucks and into the N.B.A. The challenge for the 76ers, of course, is that the Process was never about winning individual honors, though those are nice. The mandate now, on players like Embiid and Harden, but also on Rivers and Daryl Morey, the team’s president of basketball operations, is to vie for a championship.

James is 36 points away from surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career record of 38,387 and his complete game reminds Dumars of 20-times major tennis champion Roger Federer. "I've seen people try to make him shoot his outside jump shot, and he's made them. He is averaging 30 points per game and was selected to his record-tying 19th All-Star game last month. "It's going to be maybe 22, 23, 24 years that you have to play at a super high level. "I know in the NBA we've never seen that before."

☆ The Many Ways LeBron James Can Score
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

career scoring record of 38,387 points. teams shoot nearly twice as many 3-pointers as they did when James began his career in 2003. James, in a testament to adaptability, dethroned Abdul-Jabbar by scoring in all kinds of ways and learning new skills as the game changed around him. Photographs by Bedel Saget/The New York Times “His longevity is just remarkable. This playing style earned Olajuwon the 12th spot on the N.B.A.’s career scoring list.

☆ Michael Jordan: The NBA has renamed its MVP trophy after the Bulls great
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Jordan poses for a Little League Baseball photo in the late 1970s. Ken Levine/Getty Images Jordan famously shrugs his shoulders after hitting another 3-pointer during the 1992 NBA Finals versus Portland. "There is a reason you call someone the Michael Jordan of ... neurosurgery, or the Michael Jordan of rabbis, or the Michael Jordan of outrigger canoeing. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jordan continues to promote Nike's Jordan Brand across the world. Jordan Brand/Getty Images Jordan cries at the Kobe Bryant memorial in Los Angeles in February 2020.

☆ Nia Long opens up about fallout of fiancé Ime Udoka Celtics suspension
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Nia Long is opening up about the scandal surrounding her longtime partner, Ime Udoka. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress talked about Udoka’s suspension as the Boston Celtics head coach for having an alleged consensual relationship with a female member of the Celtics staff. Long and Udoka had been engaged since 2015 when the news broke in September. “I think the most heartbreaking thing about all of this was seeing my son’s face when the Boston Celtics organization decided to make a very private situation public,” Long said. “I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” Udoka said in a statement to ESPN at the time.

☆ Boston Celtics suspend head coach Ime Udoka for upcoming season
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Celtics head coach Ime Udoka (left) did not agree with a referee (right) in the second quarter during a game between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors, Game Six of the NBA Finals at the TD Garden in Boston on June 17, 2022. The Boston Celtics suspended head coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season, citing "violations of team policies." Udoka has coached the Celtics for one season, leading the organization since former head coach Brad Stevens left the role to become president of basketball operations. The Celtics have tapped assistant coach Joe Mazzulla to serve as interim head coach, ESPN reported, citing sources. The team's top assistant coach, Will Hardy, left the team in June for a head coaching job with the Utah Jazz.

☆ Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards fined $40,000 for anti-gay video
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $40,000 for making anti-LGBTQ remarks in a video on his Instagram account. The video, apparently from the weekend of Sept. 10, was posted to his Instagram account but soon deleted. The NBA on Tuesday called Edwards' language "offensive and derogatory." In 2011, the Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah was fined a similar amount for hurling an anti-gay slur at a fan. “We are disappointed in the language and actions Anthony Edwards displayed on social media,” the team’s president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, said in a statement.

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