Ray Allen explained why he has been struggling with his shot, from Tomasson: “Ray Allen said a reason for his shooting slump is he’s taking two many hurried shots. Must get in “better rhythm:” “I figure one game I took shots at the shot clock (buzzer),’’ said Allen, shooting just 7 of 28 on 3-pointers in his last seven games. “If you watch a lot of my shots, I feel like I’m not rushing them but they’re more hurried than I would like. That’s just the flow of the game. I got to find myself getting in a better rhythm.’’
It was Dennis Rodman who visited North Korea, but that only happened because Michael Jordan wasn’t interested as the first player invited. Rick Gladstone of The New York Times has details: “At a preview screening of the finale, the creators said they would have preferred to have recruited another former N.B.A. star, Michael Jordan, whose autograph adorns a basketball presented to Kim Jong-il, the father of North Korea’s current leader, Kim Jong-un, by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright during her visit to North Korea in 2000 — when relations were comparatively warmer than they are now. “Jordan wasn’t interested,” said Shane Smith, the founder and chief executive of the Vice Media Group, the HBO partner that conceived the North Korea trip and helped persuade the authorities there to permit it.”
Stephen Curry dislikes the city life enough to say that he is glad he didn’t fall to the New York Knicks on draft night, from Will Leitch of Sports on Earth: “Curry spends the summers back in Charlotte and is in fact going down there on Friday. He loves the Bay Area, but his home is his home. “It’s just chill in Charlotte,” he says. “Quiet. I like quiet and peace and a normal life in the suburbs. I might be too young for that, but that’s what I like. And now that I have a kid, I suppose I wouldn’t have much choice anyway.” But during the season, he is ecstatic to get to live here, wherever it is he lives. “The great thing about this whole area is that it has everything,” he says. “I can live in the city or in the suburbs or near a college, it’s all in the same place. Tough to find an environment like that.” But mostly: It’s the fans. “No offense to New York, but I’m so, so happy I didn’t fall to them in the draft,” he says after I tell him I’m a Knicks fan.”
Masai Ujiri is contemplating on his future with the Denver Nuggets, from Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post: “The Nuggets are in a holding pattern, waiting to hear which team Masai Ujiri will run next season — Denver or Toronto. No decision was made Wednesday by the 42-year-old Ujiri, who won the NBA’s executive of the year award this past season. Ujiri had verbally agreed to a multimillion-dollar, multiyear deal with Denver, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke told The Denver Post last week, but when the Toronto job opened, Ujiri interviewed with his former team. ESPN reported that Ujiri’s contract with Toronto could be for as much as $3 million per year for a five-year deal.”
According to Wojnarowski, the Houston Rockets are determined to trade recently-acquired Thomas Robinson in order to open up more cap space: “The Houston Rockets are determined to trade forward Thomas Robinson – the fifth pick in the 2012 NBA draft – to create salary-cap space for the pursuit of the Los Angeles Lakers’ free-agent superstar Dwight Howard, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Rockets have made clear to multiple rival teams that they plan to accept the best offer to move Robinson and eliminate his $3.52 million salary for the 2013-14 season. Without the salary of Robinson and others, the Rockets will have the space to offer Howard a maximum deal starting at approximately $20.5 million a season.”
David West and Roy Hibbert both talked about the dirty play of Shane Battier, from Brian Windhorst of ESPN: “Indiana Pacers players say they have to protect themselves, especially their knees, when Miami Heat forward Shane Battier is in the game during the Eastern Conference finals. “I (learned) to always have my guard up and protect my knees,” West said. “(Battier) has got this funny way of moving into your knees. We’re very conscious of that. We talk about making sure we protect our knees.”… “I know what (Battier) brings to the game and it’s worked for him in the past. He has to do whatever he has to do to make sure his team wins,” Hibbert said. “I’m going to watch my knees, watch my groin….To tell you the truth, I don’t care. I’m in there, I’m playing tough. He has to do what he has to do. “Obviously I don’t like it but it’s a part of the game. I don’t want to look back say I gave in to a dirty player.”
David Lee underwent successful surgery on his torn hip flexor, according to Marcus Thompson of Mercury News: “David Lee underwent successful surgery this morning to address a torn right hip flexor, the Warriors announced. The procedure was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. Lee is expected to begin rehabilitation in the next 10-14 days. Lee sustained the injury in Game 1 of the first round playoff series against Denver. He missed the next four games before returning to action in Game 6. Lee turned out to be an inspiration, playing spot minutes the rest of the postseason. He finished the 2013 Playoffs with averages of 5.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 10.9 minutes over six games.”
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