Three days after announcing that Clippers CEO and longtime Donald Sterling crony Andy Roeser would be taking an indefinite leave of absence, the NBA on Friday named his replacement, a black man with a long history of success in both business and politics. Effective immediately, Dick Parsons is the interim CEO of the Clippers, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced. Parsons will oversee the business side of the Clippers, who are still very much alive in the NBA playoffs. “I believe the hiring
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues Can lightning strike twice in the same spot? Folks seem to think so in Draft Street’s two-day fantasy contests, where an astounding 70 out of 100 players selected Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert in the $22 entry fee contest. I was one of them, and my goose is cooked unless Hibbert and fellow starting center Kendrick Perkins both have big games tonight, along with Blake
Mikhail Prokhorov didn’t get his money’s worth from Deron Williams, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in Game 2 against the Miami Heat. After Williams posted a scoreless game, ESPN’s Bill Simmons ripped Brooklyn’s franchise player after the putrid performance. “Brook Lopez had a better game tonight than Deron Williams,” Simmons said. The criticism for Williams was warranted after the $100 million man posted a donut in the scoring column, but he isn’t the only person who should be called out for his poor
Many eyes were glued to the opening round of the 2014 NFL Draft, but that didn’t stop the NBA from continuing the Conference Semifinals. Unfortunately, a continuation of action didn’t result in competitive basketball. The hyper-competitive first round drifts further-and-further away. Thursday, May 8 was yet another day highlighted by a blowout. Even the close affair ended in a double-digit victory as we move one step closer to the NBA Finals. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action.
Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut hasn’t been heard from since he fractured a rib back on April 13 against the Portland Trail Blazers – just six days before the playoffs. When news broke that he would be unable to play due to the severe injury, the chances of a first-round upset by the Warriors against the Los Angeles Clippers became that much slimmer. It’s hard to blame Bogut for not being available: would you risk puncturing your lung for any game?
Donald Sterling is still trying to convince the world that he’s not racist. Somehow, someway, a recent conversation he had with a friend was once again leaked to the public. In this particular recording, Sterling poured his heart about how he’s not racist and more importantly, emphasized that the league cannot force him to sell what belongs to him. Radar Online has details: “You think I’m a racist?” Sterling angrily asks a long-time friend in the recorded phone conversation. “You think I
Among professional sports in America, the National Football League reigns supreme, but one would like to think that playoffs for any of the other major sports would be more important than the first round of another league’s draft. Apparently not. ESPN, which holds the broadcast rights to Thursday’s NBA playoff games, also hosts the NFL’s draft. Guess which show got top billing? Football’s offseason. Game 2 in Miami will be broadcast on ESPN 2, while 32 former college athletes will sit around
“You can’t force someone to sell property in America. I’m a lawyer. That’s my opinion.” That is the latest bombshell quote from Donald Sterling, made in a recording published by the gossip site RadarOnline. The quote is part of a 2 1/2 minute recording, apparently of a phone call, that RadarOnline says has been authenticated as Sterling’s voice. It is the first indication that Sterling will refuse to back down in his fight with the NBA office over his ownership of the