Tag: nba

Chris Finch is coaching through pain and pushing Timberwolves to new heights: ‘He’s a warrior’

DENVER — The news conference podium at Ball Arena sits on a stage in the Denver Nuggets media room. The three-step climb to...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outduels Luka Dončić in Game 1 a day before MVP announcement

OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, one of three finalists for MVP, might watch the award announcement Wednesday afternoon. He also might...

How the ‘new’ Derrick White keeps shooting the Celtics to victory

BOSTON — As the Celtics wrapped their final practice before the Cavaliers came to town, Derrick White was working on missing.Remember that iconic...

Knicks lose Mitchell Robinson for postseason due to ankle injury

Another injury has bitten the New York Knicks.Mitchell Robinson has a “stress injury” to his left ankle and is out for at least...

Nuggets’ Jamal Murray fined $100,000, not suspended for tossing objects during Game 2

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was fined $100,000 but will not be suspended, the NBA announced Tuesday, after video caught Murray tossing a...

Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert wins record-tying fourth Defensive Player of the Year award

Rudy Gobert was the best defender on the NBA’s best defensive team, and as a result is the league’s Defensive Player of the...