Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after one season
One season was apparently enough time for the Phoenix Suns to decide Igor Kokoskov was not long-term coach they wanted. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/23/report-suns-fire-kokoskov
About Last Night: Mitchell atones for Game 3 meltdown
Given that no team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit in NBA history, it’s almost certainly a case of too little, too late. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/22/about-last-night-4-22-2019
Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after one year
One year was apparently enough time for the Suns to decide Igor Kokoskov was not long-term coach they wanted. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/23/report-suns-fire-kokoskov
Series Preview: Bucks, Celtics at it again after first-round sweeps
The Eastern Conference semifinals, the two series that we’ve been waiting for since October, are almost here. The top four teams in the East are loaded with talent, and they all can reach The Finals if they can put it together on both ends of the floor. With apologies to the teams that finished Nos. 5-8 in the standings, it’s time for the East playoffs to really get started — and to find out which East team will be the first in the last nine years to reach The Finals without LeBron James. After this round, two franchises will be one step closer, and two teams will have seen their season end in disappointment. https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2019/eastseries5/preview
Report: Kings coach Luke Walton sued for sexual assault
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� A female sports reporter has accused new Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton of sexual assault in a lawsuit. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/22/report-kings-walton-sued-sexual-assault
Hawks’ Lloyd Pierce replacing Pacers’ Nate McMillan on USA coaching staff
Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has been added as an assistant coach for USA Basketball this summer, when the Americans will compete in the FIBA World Cup in China and try to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/22/hawks-lloyd-pierce-joins-usa-coaching-staff
Slumping Harris looks forward to next shot at redemption
BROOKLYN — It’s a rough time for Joe Harris to be in his worst shooting slump since … well, since most NBA fans knew who Joe Harris was. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/22/nets-joe-harris-aims-bounce-back-vs-sixers
Key dates for 2018-19 NBA season
April 12 — Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2019 (3 p.m. ET) https://www.nba.com/key-dates
Lillard leads Blazers beyond emotion, toward West semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — There is no advanced NBA metric for leadership from the point guard position. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/22/time-damian-lillard-lead-blazers-success-playoffs
About Last Night: Nurse face says it all
Nick Nurse is still a relative unknown among casual NBA fans, who paid more attention to Dwane Casey’s departure than Nurse’s promotion to Toronto’s head coach last offseason. He quietly and deftly managed a remade Raptors roster, incorporating four new starters while keeping a 10-man rotation happy en route to a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference. https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/21/about-last-night-4-21-19
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