News archive: May 2015 (Page 12)
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Injuries
The Cavs say Kyrie Irving has a right foot strain. The All-Star point guard had imaging done on the foot in the past week.
Injuries
Pau Gasol has a strained left hamstring and will undergo an MRI on Saturday. The Chicago Bulls center is unsure if he will be able to play Sunday in Game 4.
NCAA news:
Tennessee has added Canadian forward Kyle Alexander to its recruiting class. The school announced that the 6-foot-10 Alexander had signed his letter of intent.
NBA games
Austin Rivers scored a career playoff-high 25 points while sparking a decisive run to end the third quarter leading the Clippers to a 124-99 victory.
Videos
Derrick Rose banked a 3-pointer in at the buzzer and scored 30 points Friday night to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 99-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Suspensions & fines
Clippers forward Matt Barnes has been fined $50K for directing inappropriate language at a fan. The fan in question was the mother of Rockets' James Harden.
News
Wizards head coach Randy Wittman vehemently denied a report on Friday alleging that point guard John Wall and team medical staffers "clashed" with each other.
Suspensions & fines
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been fined $25,000 for pushing a fan, it was announced Friday by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations.
NBA rumors
Dallas Mavericks guard Raymond Felton will file paperwork to exercise his $3.9 million player option for the 2015-16 season, according to league sources.
NBA rumors
The Magic are said to be very high on the idea of Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau should he be made available. The runner-up candidate is Scott Brooks.
Injuries
Matt Barnes says injured Los Angeles Clippers teammate Chris Paul will play Game 3 against the Houston Rockets.
NBA rumors
After battling against the odds just to make the Dallas Mavericks’ roster, veteran forward Charlie Villanueva found a way to become a valuable contributor.
News
The Cavaliers apologized Thursday afternoon for a video that has drawn criticism on social media for being insensitive to domestic violence.
NCAA news:
Iowa State senior-to-be guard Naz Long underwent hip surgery this week and he's expected to be out at least three monhts, but it could be as long as five.
NCAA news:
The Gators hired Louisiana Tech's Michael White on Thursday, a week after Billy Donovan left to take the head coaching job with the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.