Report: NBA limits Jerry Colangelo's power, access with Team USA

Edit CBS Sports 12 Apr 2016
Jerry Colangelo's roles as managing director of USA Basketball and chairman of the Philadelphia 76ers created a potential conflict of interest, so rival NBA teams urged the league to restrict his power with the national team, according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski ... voting process for national team and Olympic rosters, league sources said....

Russell Westbrook collects record-tying 18th triple-double in 17 minutes

Edit CBS Sports 12 Apr 2016
In doing so, he tied Hall of Famer Magic Johnson's record for triple-doubles in a season since the NBA-ABA merger. Coincidentally, Westbrook did this against Johnson's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers ... Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA....

Russell Westbrook needs just 17 minutes to record 18th triple-double

Edit CBS Sports 12 Apr 2016
In doing so, he tied Hall of Famer Magic Johnson's record for triple-doubles in a season since the NBA-ABA merger. Coincidentally, Westbrook did this against Johnson's former team, the Los Angeles Lakers ... Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA....

Canada’s top high-school ballers put on a show at All-Canadian BioSteel

Edit Toronto Sun 12 Apr 2016
There’s no timeline for the NBA to announce anything, but the league does have a history of making public all the draft-eligible players well before the draft ... Those who spend far too much projecting this prospect with that NBA team never reach any consensus, but it’s a slam dunk Murray will be picked in the first round, even going among the lottery picks....

Govt polytechnics told to undergo NBA evaluation

Edit The Times of India 12 Apr 2016
A central-level competent authority for carrying out accreditation of different professional programmes, the NBA accreditation process involves basic steps such as enquiry and submission of application, preliminary interaction and eligibility, submission of SAR, evaluation team (ET) visit, final accreditation report, follow-up action and application for re-accreditation....

Spurs help deliver record NBA TV viewership, but miss out on history

Edit Business Journal 12 Apr 2016
The Spurs and Warriors set a new ratings benchmark on NBA TV on Sunday night as 2.6 million viewers on average tuned in to the Western Conference showdown between the teams with the two best records, league officials said. The game, won by the Warriors, 92-86, moved Golden State within one victory of topping the Bulls’ NBA record for most wins in the regular season, 72, set during the 1995-96 season....

Maryland’s Melo Trimble, Diamond Stone to declare for NBA draft; Stone to hire agent

Edit The Oklahoman 12 Apr 2016
Maryland sophomore point guard Melo Trimble will declare for the NBA draft but not hire an agent, while freshman center Diamond Stone also will declare and plans to hire an agent, the team announced Monday night ... The preseason Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, he was a second-team all-league selection this season ... 19 overall by NBADraft.net, averaged 12.5 points per game and was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection....

Should the Warriors be worried heading into the NBA Playoffs?

Edit WPTV 12 Apr 2016
The Golden State Warriors are poised to make NBA history in their regular-season finale on Wednesday ... But while the Warriors will certainly be heavy favorites to repeat as NBA Champions in the upcoming playoffs, regular-season dominance has not always translated into postseason success for other historically great teams in other sports ... Incredibly, neither team won the World Series....

Warriors GM had a thoughtful explanation for letting players aim for the best record in ...

Edit Yahoo Daily News 12 Apr 2016
On Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors tied the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the best regular season record in NBA history when they won their 72nd game ... Myers added, "All that’s being accomplished, in my opinion, is theirs and I’m just proud of what they’re doing." ... The Warriors look destined to get to 73 wins, but it will be telling to see what the team looks like in the postseason after having to use all 82 games to get there....

Maryland's Stone to sign agent, Trimble declares for draft

Edit The Washington Times 12 Apr 2016
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland freshman center Diamond Stone will enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent while sophomore point guard Melo Trimble will declare but not hire an agent, the school announced Monday. The 6-foot-3 Trimble averaged a team-high 14.8 points and 4.9 assists last season ... ....

UNF's Dallas Moore eyes NBA, but leaves options open

Edit The Florida Times Union 12 Apr 2016
After guard Dallas Moore scored 24 points to lead North Florida to its first victory over a Big Ten team in 12 tries two seasons go, he was saluted by Boilermakers coach Matt Painter ... Now after an award-filled junior season, Moore is attempting to prove he can play in another league — the NBA. read more ... ....

WATCH: Hornets' Nicolas Batum leaves game with sprained ankle

Edit CBS Sports 12 Apr 2016
Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum left Monday's game against the Charlotte Hornets with a sprained left ankle, and the team announced that he will not return....

Oklahoma basketball: Buddy Hield picks up Robertson Trophy, then heads to Thunder-Lakers game

Edit The Oklahoman 12 Apr 2016
While Hield was eager to take in his first NBA game from a courtside seat, he's also eager to begin his own NBA career ... “Just working on floaters because you don't get as many jumpers in the NBA,” Hield said. “Pull-up jump shots because you're not going to get every three in the NBA ... You don't get threes all day ... The NBA is more physical, so you've got to be stronger.” ... “They've never been to an NBA game,” Hield said....
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