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Adam Silver says new Hack-A-Shaq rule could be in place by July

Edit CBS Sports 22 Apr 2016
The NBA is the fastest sport among the four major leagues, yet the Hack-A-Shaq rule makes games seem like they sometimes drag on ... The NBA plans to combat this issue as soon as possible, and have a new rule in place before the start of the 2016–17 season ... That pales in comparison to the jump during last season's NBA playoffs, which experienced 10 times more Hack-a-Shaq fouls than the postseason before it....

The Fast Break: Game 3 (Dallas Mavericks)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
In the third quarter Dirk Nowitzki moved past Wilt Chamberlain for 16th place on the NBA's all-time career playoff scoring list ... The 'Masking Tape Mavs,' as head coach Rick Carlisle jokingly called them after the final game of the season, appear to be inching closer to fielding a full roster ... Spurs 96, Mavs 91 Box Score ... He's just the seventh player in NBA history to reach that milestone, and he's the first 7-footer to do so....

Former Syracuse recruit Moustapha Diagne to enter NBA draft

Edit Syracuse 22 Apr 2016
-- Moustapha Diagne, the former Syracuse basketball recruit, will enter his name in the NBA draft, a source said Thursday ... He spent this past season at Northwest Florida State (Junior) College ... They can also hold one workout with each NBA team....

Jaylen Brown tries to follow ‘big brother’ Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s blueprint

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 22 Apr 2016
... Abdur-Rahim held a news conference to announce he was declaring for the NBA draft ... The 2015-16 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year can only hope to match Abdur-Rahim’s career numbers (18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over 12 NBA seasons)....

Nuggets end-of-season evaluations 2016: Kenneth Faried

Edit Denver Post 22 Apr 2016
Faried was among the NBA leaders in field goal percentage ... E-Mail Alerts & Newsletters Nuggets Ink blog Denver Nuggets photos Nuggets Mailbag archive Ask Mailbag questions Nuggets stats, roster NBA standings. In some ways, Kenneth Faried was very happy with his fifth NBA season, all with the Nuggets ... His 55.8 shooting percentage ranked seventh in the NBA and was his highest since his rookie season....

Scott Brooks to coach Wizards, sources say

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 22 Apr 2016
The Wizards succumbed to injuries and inconsistency in Wittman’s final season and were among the league’s most disappointing teams after reaching the second round of the playoffs the past two seasons ... when the NBA might act....

Sports on TV: OKC Thunder slips to fourth place in local NBA ratings

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
The Oklahoma City Thunder slipped to fourth place in the NBA local TV ratings for the 2015-16 season. The Thunder averaged 6.7 in its telecasts on Fox Sports Oklahoma, a 7 percent drop from last season in which it placed third with a 7.2 ... The Golden State Warriors led the NBA with a 9.76 average rating on CSN Bay Area, including an NBA record-setting 23.2 for their season finale against Memphis....

The NBA makes new play in Africa in pursuit of fans

Edit Topix 22 Apr 2016
The NBA is making a new play for fans in Africa by splitting with the continent's biggest sports broadcaster and teaming up with a Zimbabwean telecommunications entrepreneur who started his first business with $75. The NBA announced Thursday that it has a new multiyear deal with Econet Media to show live games and other NBA programs on Econet's pay TV, Internet and mobile platforms in sub-Saharan Africa from the 2016-17 season ... ....

DeRozan regains shooting touch as Raptors rout Pacers 101-85

Edit Austin American Statesman 22 Apr 2016
Rookie Myles Turner scored 11 of 17 points in the second half.Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) shoots over Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series in Indianapolis, Thursday, April 21, 2016 ... In Monday's victory he didn't even attempt a free throw — only the second time that happened all season ... NBA Commissioner Adam Silver attended the game....

Durant rallies with 34, Thunder top Mavs 131-102, lead 2-1

Edit Austin American Statesman 22 Apr 2016
Barea (5) and Dirk Nowitzki during the first half in Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Dallas ... The NBA leader in triple-doubles during the regular season had an oddity with no rebounds ... Barea (5) during the first half in Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Dallas....

Marquette guard Wally Ellenson leaving basketball team

Edit Tampa Bay Online 22 Apr 2016
His departure from basketball comes more than two weeks after his younger brother, Henry, decided to leave Marquette after his freshman season to enter the NBA draft....

Texas guard Isaiah Taylor skipping senior year for NBA

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 22 Apr 2016
Austin, Texas • Point guard Isaiah Taylor has decided to skip his senior season at Texas and enter the NBA draft. The 6-foot-3 Taylor averaged 15 points, five assists and 2.8 rebounds as he started 33 games last season for the Longhorns, who went 20-13 in their first season under coach Shaka Smart. Texas was a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but lost 75-72 in the first round on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer by Northern Iowa ... ....

AP Sources: Scott Brooks to be Washington Wizards next coach

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
He helped develop Durant and Russell Westbrook into perennial All-Stars and led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012 ... The Wizards succumbed to injury and inconsistency in Wittman's final season and were among the league's most disappointing teams after reaching the second round of the playoffs the past two seasons ... toward the end of the season....
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