Carmelo Anthony got his wish. Make no mistake, this was a case of the player prevailing over the coach as Mike D’Antoni “resigned” today in a mutual decision made with owner Jim Dolan, according to the breaking news story by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, who scooped everyone. But there clearly had been a developing conflict between Anthony and D’Antoni over offensive philosophy, and Dolan had to choose sides with the team on a six-game losing streak heading into tonight’s game against
Mike James is back for his third temporary stint with the Chicago Bulls, unless this 10-day contract turns into something bigger and better. The Bulls today signed guard Mike James to a 10-day contract, and he will be in uniform tonight when the Bulls take on the Miami Heat at the United Center. Luon Deng (wrist), Richard Hamilton (shoulder) and C.J. Watson (ankle) are all listed as day-to-day. James, 36, appeared in seven games with Chicago earlier this year and averaged 6.1 ppg,
Few players in the nation have baffled me more than Patric Young. Here’s a guy who plays his best against the best, then can completely disappear while having the ball completely ignore him on both ends. Coming out of the first half against a Kentucky team that could challenge some NBA teams, Young perfectly sealed UK’s wonderbig Anthony Davis then perfectly fed a cutting teammate for a layup. Beautiful drop step followed by an even better delivery to get an easy
Congratulate the Orlando Magic and general manager Otis Smith. They’ve done the right thing by keeping center Dwight Howard. Orlando as to hold onto to Howard, the NBA most dominant center, as long as possible, which means beyond Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. You only send Howard packing for a blockbuster trade proposal. If there’s no blockbuster trade proposal, keep Howard and re-evaluate things at the end of the year. Period. It should be mentioned that Howard, who can’t keep his mouth
Remember the inspired story idea of a New York tabloid editor in a meeting to find yet another follow-up anlgle to the death of 39-year-old actor John Garfield: “John Garfield still dead.” OK, Dwight Howard is still in Orlando. No, that’s not the same thing as being dead, even if it seemed tame to Shaquille O’Neal and doesn’t seem to do much for Howard, who keeps telling the Magic the same thing he tells everyone (except possibly the Nets and Mavericks), that he
Sometimes a trade can be a bitter pill to swallow, but a sweetener of some sort can make it easier to digest. Sometimes, that sweetener comes in the form of $3 million in cash. Other times, a future draft pick or two can even things out in the minds of the men making the deal. With the NBA trade deadline is now 10 days away, cellphone minutes are being burned at this very moment as teams try to maneuver the moves that will either
BARCELONA — When it comes to finding NBA talent in Europe, the Eastern Conference is admittedly a step or two behind the West. General managers such as San Antonio’s R.C. Buford and Houston’s Daryl Morey have a knack for squeezing value out of overseas talent they’ve either drafted or acquired for picks and cash. Now the East is making a comeback, hitching their wagon to quality instead of quantity. So while the Spurs and Rockets’ combined 12 rights-held players are more than
The Golden State Warriors traded Monta Ellis. But not to the Orlando Magic for Dwight Howard. And not to the Magic to play with Howard. And Howard doesn’t want to be traded. But that doesn’t mean he is re-signing with the Magic. After Howard again reminded everyone why this mess is a really big deal – annihilating the big, bad Heat for 24 points and 25 rebounds in a 104-98 home overtime win – he said he would like to play out the season