NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets’ Jason Kidd and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Dave Joerger on Monday were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in January. Kidd led the Nets to a 10-3 (.769) record in January, tops in the Eastern Conference. The Nets tallied two five-game[…]
NEW YORK — Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks will coach the Western Conference All-Stars for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game to be played on Sunday, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena. The Thunder (36-10, .783) clinched the best record in the Western Conference through games played Feb. 2, by virtue of the Portland Trail Blazers’ loss[…]
The 2014-16 USA Basketball National Team coaching staff features USA head coach and Duke University’s Naismith Hall of Fame mentor Mike Krzyzewski. Serving as assistant coaches are USA Basketball and Syracuse University veteran coach Jim Boeheim, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau and New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams. Read the full article here:[…]
NEW YORK — Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel will coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena. The Pacers (30-7, .811) clinched the best record in the conference through games played Feb. 2, by virtue of their 116-92 win over the Sacramento Kings[…]
The scene unfolding inside St Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis Sunday was quite unusual as a dozen tall men wearing beads sat hunched over small craft tables, stickers and glue sticks in hand, helping young patients decorate Mardi Gras masks in honor of Carnival Season. Coaches and players from the New Orleans Pelicans continued the[…]