Jokic’s triple-double propels Nuggets past Hawks

Photo: Peter Baba The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Troy Brown Jr. Brown Jr., 6-6, spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers where he averaged 7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in a career-high 76 games, including a career-best 45 starts. His 7.1 ppg…

Photo: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving talked about taking over the game in the fourth quarter vs. the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night: “They were trying to get the ball out of me and Luka’s hands. It felt like we did a great job tonight of…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter In an interview with GQ’s Howard Beck, former Magic and Rockets star Tracy McGrady said that he has heard an NBA team in Las Vegas would be LeBron James. “I’ve heard that for the last three years, that it was gonna be an expansion team out…

Photo: nba.com The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) ratified Wednesday the league’s newest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which was described as the one that “will ensure labor peace through the remainder of this decade.” The brand-new CBA will take full effect starting in Jul. 1 this year…

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin loves what he’s seen out of Malik Beasley this season. (via Milwaukee Bucks): “He’s having a phenomenal year. If you look at what he’s shooting, almost 48% from the three, he’s elite at what he does. I’m happy for a guy like him, it…

Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Boston Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla said the team has thought about starting big man Robert Williams, but they continue to manage him and condition him toward that point. Point guard Marcus Smart (knee) is out for the Celtics vs. Bulls, and Mazzulla did…