Stephen Curry on His Return to Play and Regaining His Rhythm

Photo: Miami Heat/Twitter Jimmy Butler missed Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks after rolling his ankle in Game 1 but there is optimism that the Heat star will return for Game 3. Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra said that the 33-year-old small forward is “working” and…

Tempers began to flare with just under four minutes to go in the Tuesday night game between the Pheonix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. After Lakers guard Austin Reaves tried to lay the ball up strong against Suns star shooting guard Devin Booker, Reaves was met with a block…

Photo: New York Knicks/Twitter Free agent center Nerlens Noel is signing a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. After completing a buyout with the Detroit Pistons, Noel joins a Nets team needing some size off the bench. The sixth overall pick in the 2013 draft, Noel has established a reputation as…

Photo: FIBA Basketball Greek coach Dimitris Itoudis has revealed that Panagiotis Kalaitzakis and Giorgos Tsalbouris will not be included in the team roster that is set to go to the Philippines. The remaining players who will travel to the Philippines are Walkup, Moraitis, Bochoridis, Lountzis, Larentzakis, Rogavopoulos, Papanikolaou, Papapetrou, Mitoglou,…

This story appears in SLAM 240. Get your copy here. 94 feet of uneven asphalt is one of the most intimate environments that hoopers find themselves in. Barely visible three-point lines. Cracked and shifted baselines. Sun-faded half-court circles. Weeds sprouting from the sidelines. Chipped backboards with rusted chainlink nets. The…

Kevin Durant has reportedly given the Brooklyn Nets an ultimatum during a meeting over the weekend, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources: Kevin Durant informed Joe Tsai that he does not have faith in the Nets‘ direction. The meeting was described as transparent and professional, with a clear…