News archive: May 2016 (Page 2)
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Stats
LeBron James moved past Shaquille O'Neal into fourth place on the career postseason scoring list and posted his 15th playoff triple-double.
Economy
The Milwaukee Bucks are launching an investigation into a very serious security breach due to someone impersonating team president Peter Feigin over email.
NBA awards
NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns of and Kristaps Porzingis have been unanimously selected to the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Injuries
The Boston Celtics announced that Kelly Olynyk Tuesday underwent a successful right shoulder arthroscopy for recurrent subluxations.
Records
Warriors guard Stephen Curry made six 3-pointers Monday night and has now hit a 3 in 45 straight postseason games, breaking Reggie Miller's record.
Coaches
The Portland Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts have agreed to a contract extension. Stotts completed his fourth season as head coach going 44-38.
Obituaries
Former Lakers forward Jim McMillian died Monday at age 68. McMillian was the third-leading scorer on the Lakers' 1971-72 team that won the NBA title.
NBA awards
Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, who set franchise rookie records in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, has won the 2015-16 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Coaches
The Indiana Pacers have named Nate McMillan as their head coach. McMillan has spent the last 3 seasons as Associate Head Coach for the Pacers under Frank Vogel.
Economy
The Philadelphia 76ers announce the first jersey patch sponsorship in the NBA and among major sports leagues in American history.
NBA games
Behind 35 points from Kyle Lowry and 28 from DeMar DeRozan the Raptors won Game 7 to end a wild series and will play the conference final against the Cavaliers.
Coaches
The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a deal to promote assistant Nate McMillan to head coach. McMillan had been the top assistant to Frank Vogel.
NBA rumors
The Spurs met the end to their season in Game 6 and questions regarding the futures of veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili began just minutes later.
NBA games
Kevin Durant scored 37 points, Russell Westbrook added 28 and Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 113-99 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2.
Coaches
Scott Skiles has resigned as head coach of the Orlando Magic, GM Rob Hennigan announced Thursday. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately.