Report: Kings have six players on radar in possible trades originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The pressure is on for the 12th-place Kings as they hope to turn their 2024-25 NBA season around before it’s too late. A roster upgrade feels necessary at this point of the season, with general manager Monte McNair … Read more
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for his conduct toward officials during Thursday’s 117–108 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The penalty was due to “aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official,” the league announced. Mazzulla was initially whistled for a technical foul for leaving the … Read more
De’Aaron Fox did not sign a three-year, $165 million extension with the Kings last summer, but that was mostly a financial move. Next July, Fox could sign a four-year, $229 million extension to stay in Sacramento (it works out to an average of $2.25 million more a season than the extension he did not sign, … Read more
Nets center Nic Claxton has been fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball into the stands on Dec. 19 against the Toronto Raptors, the NBA announced. Claxton was assessed a technical foul and ejected for the incident that occurred during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s eventual win over Toronto. The decision to throw the ball … Read more
Report: Spurs positioning themselves for Kings’ potential Fox trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It appears De’Aaron Fox’s future with the only NBA franchise he knows has reached a sense of urgency. Fox’s agent, Rich Paul, met with Kings general manager Monte McNair and assistant GM Wes Wilcox on Thursday morning to discuss … Read more
Alex Caruso is a hand-in-glove fit with the Oklahoma City Thunder, an elite wing defender who is a threat from 3 and can do some secondary ball handling. Coach Mark Daigneault can bring him off the Thunder bench and they do not lose a step. Last week was the six-month anniversary of Caruso’s trade to … Read more
Report: Fox’s agent met with Kings to discuss star’s future originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings have failed to consistently do the one thing De’Aaron Fox has asked for to help determine his future in Sacramento: win. This has led to an early check-in meeting between Fox’s agent Rich Paul and Kings … Read more
The Miami Heat had a tough matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. The game got even tougher when Jimmy Butler left in the first quarter and the Heat went on to lose 104-97. Jalen Williams scored 33 points, followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 25 to lead Oklahoma City to its seventh consecutive victory. … Read more
Here is the latest news and possible return dates for Nets players… Dec. 21, 11:10 a.m. Cam Thomas (left hamstring strain) and Ziaire Williams (knee) will remain out and miss Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz, the Nets announced. Thomas has missed the Nets last nine games and was expected to miss three weeks with the … Read more
3 observations after Sixers ride hot start to victory in masked Embiid’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Joel Embiid made a triumphant, masked return Friday night. Wearing a black protective mask a week after suffering a sinus fracture, Embiid led the Sixers to a 108-98 win at Wells Fargo Center over the Hornets. … Read more