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Sixers president Daryl Morey shouldered responsibility for the decision to remove Rivers during a news conference Wednesday. Several members of Doc Rivers’ staff, sources said, have pointed to All-Star point guard James Harden — whom league personnel are expecting to decline his player option in search of a long-term contract — as a driving force behind Rivers’ departure.
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Chris Haynes: Sources: Lakers are considering a lineup change for Game 2 versus Nuggets, inserting Rui Hachimura into the starting lineup. pic.twitter.com/I8OhxN0Jcc
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Nate Jones: I talk to Damian Lillard every day. He talks to the front office every single day. His focus is on improving and what they need to do to be better in Portland.
Source: Twitter @JonesOnTheNBA

Sixers president Daryl Morey shouldered responsibility for the decision to remove Rivers during a news conference Wednesday. Several members of Doc Rivers’ staff, sources said, have pointed to All-Star point guard James Harden — whom league personnel are expecting to decline his player option in search of a long-term contract — as a driving force behind Rivers’ departure.
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Clutch Points: Jimmy Butler and Michael Jordan are the only two players in NBA playoff history to have multiple career games of at least 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists & 5 steals… on the ROAD🤯 pic.twitter.com/x7KdGKI4CD
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Alexa (Twitter User): Muting all of you that are undervaluing the Blazers #3 pick and insisting on trading Dame. What’s wrong with you all? You think we suffered this long to go out like that? Goodbye. Damian Lillard: If the fans wana trade me … start the petition and send it in 🤷🏽‍
Source: Twitter @Dame_Lillard

The 2005 NBA draft will not be remembered all that fondly, as it features just one surefire Hall-of-Famer, a few other low-level All-Stars, a whole lot of role players and many more busts.

“Damn right, I did. Damn right, we did. And the best part about it is we still don’t care what none of y’all think… We don’t care if you pick us to win.” Jimmy Butler on if he thought that the Heat would make a long playoff run after the Play-In 🔥
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The San Antonio Spurs’ ticket office has been in turbo mode since Tuesday night, when the team won the NBA Draft lottery — and thus the right to select top prospect Victor Wembanyama next month. Many Spurs employees were in the office working past midnight on Tuesday, a team spokesperson told Front Office Sports, and spent all of Wednesday responding to ticket inquiries as quickly as possible. By Wednesday afternoon, more than 2,100 season-ticket membership deposits had been placed, and the Spurs... Читать дальше...

“If you want to do all that stuff and give all that money back, more power to you. You can make that stance. ‘Know what? I want to do what I want to do. I want to flash my gun and make videos and do things.’ Ok, that’s fine. But you can’t make money on the NBA doing this stuff,” he said. “I just hope that he grows up and realize like, yo, man, first of all, you’re not a thug. You’re not a criminal. You’re not a crook. You’re a guy making $100 million a year the dribble a stupid basketball. And, you hit the lottery. Читать дальше...

Tim Bontemps: Marcus Smart: “We get tired of doing the little things sometimes.” He said spacing is a perfect example of that, and that getting on top of each other offensively causes the Celtics issues.
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Tim Bontemps: Final: Heat 123, Celtics 116. A record-setting 46-point third quarter for the Heat flips this game, and this series, on its head. Jimmy Butler with yet another spectacular showing, going for 35 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals, as Miami wins a third straight Game 1.
Source: Twitter @TimBontemps

Dave McMenamin: After film today Anthony Davis accepted the responsibility of guiding LAL’s defense against DEN – whether that’s going 1-on-1 vs. Nikola Jokic or roaming and still keeping an eye on Aaron Gordon at the same time: “That’s why they pay me the big bucks. I got to figure it out.”
Source: Twitter @mcten

Ja Morant’s Hunger Ja 1 sneakers are no longer listed on the Nike or Finish Line apps. The Hunger Ja 1s have been expected to release on May 25. The mismatch red and blue colorway was listed on both the Finish Line and Nike apps as recently as Tuesday.
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Behind the scenes, the Clippers have made clear their pleasure that Lue is their coach. Yet, although Lue has two years remaining on his five-year contract, the last season in 2024-25 is not guaranteed, said a person with knowledge of the terms. That, combined with the job security of even accomplished NBA coaches seemingly growing even shakier in recent weeks — Mike Budenholzer and Monty Williams are out of jobs in Milwaukee and Phoenix, respectively, only two years after meeting in the NBA Finals ... Читать дальше...