Former NBA player Vlade Divac had a scare over the past weekend when he was forced to go into an emergency stomach surgery. Details have been scarce about the incident, but according to Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee, the Serbian center reportedly had his spleen removed and looks to be in the process of recovering. Kings official told me Vlade Divac had emergency surgery to remove his spleen but is recovering and doing well. — Ailene Voisin (@ailene_voisin) August 6, 2014 Get well
Flopping has been one of the most egregious problems ailing the NBA for years—from Vlade Divac taking dives against Shaq to Dwyane Wade falling untouched out of bounds. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has always been outspoken about his dislike of flopping, and now he appears to be putting his money where it counts—in research. [Read more…]
With the NBA season winding down, award season is right around the corner. The Coach of the Year award this season is a very tight race. I have a tremendous history with coaches. It started by growing up with an NBA Coach of the Year living across the hall from me for my entire childhood. That helped me grow up to have an 18-year NBA career playing for 15 different coaches. And when you consider that I had one coach (Doug Moe)