Nikola Vucevic thinks it’s ‘very hard’ to defend in the NBA

Los Angeles is already showing its weatherly excellence only a few minutes after 6:30 a.m. on a Monday in late September. With night finally revealing light, the temperature is hovering in the low 70s. The doors to the L.A. Clippers practice facility have been left open to let the cool…

Photo: EuroLeague Basketball In the course of the match, a tense situation unfolded as Isaiah Canaan found himself in a disagreement with Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman. As the game came to a halt, the Olympiacos guard approached to eavesdrop on the conversation between the Turkish coach and Kostas Sloukas,…

Photo: San Antonio Spurs/Twitter Gregg Popovich seems unwavering in his position on taking the mic to reprimand the Spurs’ home crowd for booing Kawhi Leonard, a former star. When asked again about the incident before Friday’s game, Popovich emphasized that he has no regrets in standing up for Leonard. He…

Photo: Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton already knew his NBA 2K rating was updated to an 85 OVR: “I grew up playing a lot of 2K. 85? I’ll get it up to an 86, 87 OVR by the end of the year. 85 OVR is respectable.”…

Photo: Peter Baba The Milwaukee Bucks sign Kentucky forward Chris Livingston to a four-year deal worth $7.7 million, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. The first two years are guaranteed, Livingston’s agents tell Charania, who points out that it is the largest contract ever given to the final pick in…

Photo: FOX Sports Former NBA player and current analyst Kendrick Perkins took to Twitter to respond to Draymond Green who called him ‘big ogre.’ The Warriors forward used the term in response to Perk saying that he is scared to shoot the ball. “Hey Draymond, ‘ogre’? What you call me?…