• The Canadian Press

    Charles Oakley declines invite to MSG as long as James Dolan is in charge

    Retired New York Knicks star Charles Oakley says no thanks, he won’t step foot in Madison Square Garden. Not during these NBA playoffs, and certainly not as long as he has an ongoing lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan over a tussle with security at a 2017 Knicks game that got Oakley ejected from the arena. “I guess their lawyer called my lawyer saying it's a good time for you to come back to the Garden,” Oakley told The Associated Press on Friday. Oakley, the former

  • The Canadian Press

    Cavs and Mavs try to keep home-court edge in Game 3s against Celtics and Thunder

    Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers took the home-court advantage with a Game 2 victory in Boston, the same way Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks did in Oklahoma City. Now the Cavs and Mavs will try keep that edge against the top seeds in each conference in their respective Game 3s at home Saturday. The Celtics, who had the best record in the NBA, had the same problem in the first round, losing Game 2 to Miami before winning the final three games of the series. “Nobody’s in there def

  • Yahoo Sports

    Golden State Warriors 2024 NBA offseason preview: Maximizing Steph Curry's window should be the goal

    If the Warriors wish to build the best possible team around Curry during his final years, they will need to consider the possibility of trading Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, who should each fetch a significant trade return.

  • The Canadian Press

    Pacers' Carlisle fined $35,000 by NBA for criticizing referees, implying bias against small markets

    NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing the officials and “questioning the integrity of the league” with his pleas for fairness for small-market teams. Carlisle made his comments after the Pacers' 130-121 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday. He was called for two technical fouls and ejected late in the game as Indiana fell into a 2-0 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Carlisle complained about a number of missed calls