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NBA on TNT’s Reggie Miller Gives Colleague Steve Kerr Advice

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For weeks the talk has been almost exclusively whether or not TNT’s color commentator Steve Kerr would consider, if not outright accept, the vacant coaching job with new President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks. Now, after two underwhelming seasons—failing to win a single postseason game, let alone make the 2014 NBA Playoffs, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni resigned Wednesday. The move, unexpected as it was, seemed to have been prompted by his displeasure with the

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After Losing Game 5, Mavericks Ticket Prices Falling Fast

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Last night was an absolutely enormous game for the San Antonio Spurs as they will were able to take the lead in their highly contested series with the Dallas Mavericks and now hold a three games to two advantage in the series. The Spurs were led by Tony Parker who played one of the best games of his career even though he didn’t get a wink of sleep heading into the pivotal Game 5 being that his first child was

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Grizzlies Tickets For Game 6 Have The Lowest Average Price for NBA Playoffs

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The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night in Game 6 of their first round series at the FedEx Forum.  The Grizzlies enter the game with a 3-2 series lead and a chance to clinch a series victory in what would be a big upset, as many expected the Thunder to go deep into this year’s playoffs. As surprising as a Grizzlies victory would be, what’s more surprising is the price of remaining secondary market tickets for

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Oklahoman newspaper calls Kevin Durant “Mr. Unreliable”

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Doesn’t Clay Bennett’s family own the Oklahoman? I believe that is the case. But whatever the case, that was a low blow by the newspaper this morning printing a front page headline that read: “Mr. Unreliable.” I have a headline for Scott Brooks and his strategy in Game 5, which you can hear in this podcast with WHBQsports56 in Memphis. I think you will like it. The hosts, Greg and Eli, loved it. And as far as the Durant headline goes, there is a corollary to be drawn

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Sprung: Purpose of Pierce, Garnett in question after Nets’ Game 5 loss

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Why did the Nets acquire Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from Boston last offseason, mortgaging key future assets to do so? To help win a championship? To be on the floor in important moments in the playoffs, where their championship experience and leadership would prove invaluable to a team that previously had no players with real, legitimate postseason success? In the most important moments in the Brooklyn Nets’ season, the final minutes of the team’s Game 5 loss in Toronto, Pierce and

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VIDEO: Adios, Mike D’Antoni; That Was Some Legacy You Left

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So we close the door on the Mike D’Antoni era in Los Angeles. OK, we slam the door. At least that is what we would do if we were Lakers fans, whose hopes were astronomically high at the start of the D’Antoni era, and whose egos and now black and blue after the worst season in franchise history. The Lakers had nine non-sellouts, set a team record for losses (55), dropped a game against the Clippers by 48 points, and became second-class

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Poll: Who Should Be The Next Coach of the Lakers

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The Lakers are said to be waiting until after the May 20 Draft Lottery to decide who should be their next coach. They will have a lengthy list of candidates to choose from, because just about everyone out there (OK, not Phil Jackson) would like to have that job. Who do you think the Lakers should hire? Vote below. The results will show after you cast your ballot.

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DraftStreet Fantasy Spin, May 1, 2014: Who Wants a Phil Jackson T-Shirt?

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Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet’s two-day NBA playoff fantasy leagues I bring good news to you today, both for myself and for y’all. First, y’all. You see that Phil Jackson t-shirt to your right, patterned after the Obama “Hope” campaign? It can be yours if you sign up for tonight’s fantasy contests and make a deposit. You’ll be wearing it next week — just in time for Steve Kerr’s hiring. And if you follow my

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