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Led by chief Zach Zarba, the three-person crew also features veteran NBA officials, David Guthrie and John Goble. The trio of Zarba, Guthrie and Goble have made a combined 20 NBA Finals appearances. Game 6 of the NBA Finals marks the 11th NBA Finals game that Zarba has officiated in his career, while this will be Guthrie’s eighth NBA Finals game and Goble’s seventh NBA Finals game. Each referee has officiated one game earlier in this series....

A message was waiting for Hayward on the scoreboard at Fenway Park — home of MLB’s Boston Red Sox — welcoming him to Boston. More: NBA free agency tracker: Latest news, signings of top available players Miami is also in the free agency race for Hayward, and displayed a banner of him on Saturday outside American Airlines Arena. Hayward was photoshopped into a Heat jersey. Stevens recruited and coached Hayward while at Butler, where they took a trip to the 2010 NCAA title game....

MORE: NBA free agency live blog Lin’s deal is figured to pay him $36 million over three years, according to ESPN NBA Insider Marc Stein. The price point is what many estimated but fall short of the five-year, $120 million deal his former Charlotte teammate Nicolas Batum pulled down, and on par with 24-year-old Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (four-years, $50 million), a player perceived to have far more upside. Lin averaged 11....

#1 Joel Embiid - Hand - Will be re-evaluated this week Joel Embiid suffered a gruesome finger during Philadelphia’s victory over the Thunder last week. The injury was severe enough that Embiid had to undergo surgery on a torn ligament in his left hand, and while the 25-year-old has been absent for the Sixers over the past week, it is believed that he will be re-assessed ahead of a potential return over the next seven days....

NBA legend Oscar “The Big O” Robertson tops the list. MORE: See Robertson’s place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list | Wolves troll Love in “The Return” video According to The Plain Dealer, ResponsibleOhio hopes to “create a system where marijuana would be grown at only 10 locations and then sold to manufacturers to turn into candies and other products or consumers at retail shops and medical dispensaries.” The plan does not impact Ohio’s laws against personal growth, use or sale of marijuana....

In case you didn’t know… The NBA Playoff format has been at 16 teams since the 1983-84 season when it increased from 12 playoff teams. Since then, the format of the seeding has been tweaked, as well as the maximum number of games in a series for the first round, but it’s remained at 16 teams for over 30 years. The heart of the matter According to Lowe’s report, seeds seven through ten in each conference would play in a three-game round where seeds seven and eight face off and the winner makes the playoffs, the loser of that game would take on the winner of the nine and ten seed game for the eighth and final seed of the conference they’re in....

It didn’t take long for that label to be permanently discarded. It only took a decade for the NBA to drag the national team from a 44-point average margin of victory and the greatest assemblage of talent ever on a single roster — 11 of the 12 were voted individually into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame — to being defeated by Argentina, Yugoslavia and Spain at home in Indianapolis at the 2002 FIBA World Championships....

During the 2019-20 season, the league battled the covid-19 pandemic brilliantly giving us the first-ever NBA bubble, which eventually culminated with LA Lakers bring crowned the Champions. What the NBA and its players have managed to do during these difficult times is truly commendable. After the shortest offseason, there were concerns about players resting and there were speculations of a dull start to the season but so far we have had plenty of jaw-dropping performances and astonishing stat-lines from supstars across the league, which brings us to the NBA MVP race 2020-21....

Teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets are also attempting to make big moves as they look to build a roster that can compete during the 2019/20 season. So, here are all the latest NBA rumors you need to know for Saturday, June 29. Golden State Warriors planning to offer Klay Thompson max deal A number of teams were interested in meeting with Klay Thompson during free agency, but ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Thompson is set to stay with the Golden State Warriors as the team prepares a max contract:...

Teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Houston Rockets are also attempting to make big moves as they look to build a roster that can compete during the 2019/20 season. So, here are all the latest NBA rumors you need to know for June 27. Kevin Durant declines $31.5M player option for 19-20 season Despite suffering an Achilles injury during the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant is still expected to be among the summer’s most in-demand free agents....

Rockets reach NBA bubble; 3 teams begin practice The Houston Rockets took off for Disney World on the 10th of July, and have reached the Grand Floridian hotel for their quarantine. However, James Harden and Russell Westbrook weren’t among the Rockets on the flight to Orlando. While Harden is set to join the team for sure in the coming weeks, speculation is rife about Westbrook’s health situation. The All Star point guard has not posted any workout video since the 22nd of June, and also missed a Zoom interview last Friday....

Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki will return to the site of one of the best moments of his stellar career. MORE: Box score | Playoff schedule | PHOTOS: Eastern Conference | Western Conference Ellis scored 12 of his 29 points to lead a fourth-quarter comeback that also got an energetic boost from Blair in his return after getting suspended, and the Mavericks forced a deciding game in their first-round series with top-seeded San Antonio, beating the Spurs 113-111 on Friday night....

You can find the daily NBA playoff schedule with times and TV channels for every game below. MORE: NBA playoff scores NBA playoff schedule: TV, times, how to watch live Game 1 of the NBA Finals is scheduled for May 31 with a Game 7 on June 17 if necessary. Here’s how to watch every NBA playoff game live. All times Eastern. *If necessary. NBA playoff bracket

First of all you have to see the shot. With 4.2 seconds remaining Leonard got the ball off the inbounds and worked his way to the corner. He put a shot up and it looked short at first. Then it bounced once, twice, three, then four times and finally fell. But again, you have to see it to believe it. Here are some of the best reactions after the shot heard round the North

After a four month hiatus, Basketball is set to return at the end of July with NBA Playoffs to follow soon after. Twenty two teams would take part in the season restart taking place at the Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The teams would play out the remainder of the rescheduled regular season followed by the NBA Playoffs and the league hopes that a new NBA Champion will be crowned by October....

Point spreads and totals are current as of Thursday morning. Check our odds page for updated NBA lines from Las Vegas. No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers at No. 7 Boston Celtics (7 p.m. ET, TNT)Game 3 spread, total: Cleveland -4, 204 Series lead: Cleveland 2-0 The Celtics have played competitively this series, despite losing 113-100 and 99-91. They are 1-1 ATS as double-digit dogs. The playoffs are all about superstars, and Cleveland has two in LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who combined for all 24 fourth-quarter points in Game 2....

According to the New York Post, the NBA office regretted not having the Knicks on the Christmas schedule. MORE: Finally, Christmas uniforms done right | Greatest Knicks of all time Normally, the NBA wants its most promising and exciting teams to play on Christmas day, such as the Warriors, Cavaliers, etc. However, the Knicks are off to their best start in three seasons with a 14-16 record, and have brought the entertainment factor with Anthony and rookie Kristaps Porzingis....

The addition of two of the NBA’s best two-way players firmly in their prime makes the Clippers immediate contenders, although the team lost plenty of depth to accommodate George’s max deal. The likes of Patrick Beverley will be back, although the LA roster is still slightly short when it comes to quality depth. Nevertheless, the Clippers still have plenty of time to add further talent, and here we will examine three players that could still link up with Kawhi and PG13 in Los Angeles....

The Detroit Pistons will have another opportunity to register their first win in the competition when they take on the Knicks. They lost their initial two games to the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder. It has been a decent start for the New York Knicks as they have won two of the three games played. The Knicks are one of the teams that will play five preliminary matches in the competition....