The NBA suspended Miles Bridges for 30 games on Friday, following an investigation into domestic violence allegations against the Charlotte Hornets forward.
Bridges was arrested on June 29 after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend on June 27, causing multiple injuries in the presence of their two children.
Miles Bridges was suspended 30 games by the NBA, with 20 games considered already served.AP
The NBA considered 20 games of his suspension already served, though Bridges did not play this season as an unrestricted free agent without a contract after his arrest and plea.
He will serve the final 10 games at the beginning of the 2023-24 season if he signs a contract.
The NBA’s investigation included the involved parties, as well as third-party witnesses, and “consulted with a group of domestic violence experts who provide the league with guidance in such cases,” the league said in a release.
Bridges was sentenced to three years of probation — including weekly drug testing — as well as 100 hours of community service, domestic violence counseling and parenting courses.
Khloé Kardashian “likes” Tristan Thompson being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The “Kardashians” star subtly supported her on-again, off-again beau by dropping a “like” on the NBA’s Instagram post that announced Thompson’s and Shaquille Harrison’s move.
News of Thompson’s trade comes just weeks after he purchased a mansion three doors down from Khloé’s Hidden Hills estate.
The athlete, who shares 4-year-old daughter True and an 8-month old baby boy with Khloé, signed the deed for the $12.5 million, 10,584-square-foot property in December 2022.
Neither Khloé nor Thompson publicly commented on his eyebrow-raising real estate move.
The “Kardashians” star “liked” the NBA’s post announcing the news.lakers/Instagram
However, the Good American co-founder repeatedly has had to shut down reconciliation rumors in recent weeks and maintain that she’s “single.”
Despite telling fans and followers that she and Thompson, 32, aren’t romantically involved, the pair continue to spark rumors otherwise.
Just last week, the duo were spotted at a McDonald’s together grabbing a ton of food, but a source close to the former couple doubled down to Page Six that it wasn’t a romantic outing.
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Thompson recently purchased a home three doors down from Kardashian.NBAE via Getty Images
The NBA player was also invited to True’s birthday party last weekend and was seen mingling with the Kardashians and their friends.
In addition to the two children he shares with the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum, Thompson is also a father to 6-year-old son Prince, whom he co-parents with ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig, and 1-year-old son Theo, whose mother is Maralee Nichols.
While the former Chicago Bulls player was showering his daughter at her birthday party, Nichols took the opportunity to shade Thompson and the lavish display.
Despite the eyebrow-raising moves, Kardashian maintains she’s “single.”khloekardashian/Instagram
“Happiness,” she wrote alongside the social media upload of Theo at the beach. “it’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.”
Instagram users commented on the pointed caption, with one writing, “This one will grow up mentally healthy and happy in the natural world.”
Ime Udoka, suspended by the Celtics for the entire 2022-23 season for having an affair with a married staff member, has been named a possible head coaching candidate for vacancies with the Rockets and Pistons, according to ESPN.
ESPN reported Sunday that the Rockets declined to pick up Silas’ fourth-year option. Dwane Casey stepped down as Pistons coach after five seasons and a 17-65 campaign this year.
Udoka’s future with the Celtics — already in question with the suspension — became clearer when the organization removed the interim label from Joe Mazzulla, who replaced Udoka after the alleged code of conduct violation — that included sending inappropriate text messages and a “volume of violations” — and suspension, in February.
When Udoka was suspended by the Celtics in September, the organization said in a statement that his future with the team would be determined “at a later date.”
Udoka emerged as an candidate for the Nets opening when Brooklyn fired Steve Nash earlier this season, but backlash followed and the team opted to instead hire Jacque Vaughn by removing his interim label.
Udoka’s coaching career began as an assistant in San Antonio, where he spent seven years on Gregg Popovich’s staff before adding a year with the 76ers and a year with the Nets.
Ime Udoka has been suspended for the entire 2022-23 season by the Boston Celtics.Getty Images
Then, ahead of the 2021-22 season, the Celtics hired Udoka, and he guided them to the NBA Finals in his first year as a head coach.
But by the end of September, just three months after the Celtics lost to the Warriors, Udoka had been suspended.
He had been in a relationship with actress Nia Long since 2010, but after the alleged affair, People reported in December that the pair broke up after 13 years, and one son, together.
Ime Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA finals in his first season as head coach, but he was suspended three months later.Getty Images
With Udoka suspended this year, Mazzulla led the Celtics to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, and they’ll face the team that emerges as the No. 7 seed from the play-in tournament.
Tony Parker and Pau Gasol played for him. Becky Hammon coached alongside him. Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade waged battles against him.
He is Gregg Popovich.
And he, finally, is a Hall of Famer.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame made it official Saturday, with three of the NBA’s all-time international greats — Nowitzki, Parker and Gasol — joining Wade, Hammon and Popovich as the headliners of the 2023 class that will be enshrined on Aug. 11 and 12 at ceremonies in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
“This is basketball heaven,” Wade said on the ESPN telecast of the announcement in Houston.
Also getting the Hall’s call: the 1976 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team; former Purdue coach Gene Keady, a seven-time Big Ten coach of the year; former Texas A&M women’s coach Gary Blair, who took two teams to the Final Four; longtime coach at Division III Amherst and two-time national champion David Hixon; and Gene Bess — who won 1,300 games as a junior college coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Former Heat star Dwayne Wade said “this is basketball heaven” after learning of his Basketball Hall of Fame selection.Getty Images Dirk Nowitzki spent the entirety of his 21-year NBA career with the Mavericks.Getty Images
The late Jim Valvano, who as a coach who led N.C. State to the 1983 NCAA title, was selected as a contributor — also taking into account his work as a broadcaster and an outspoken advocate for cancer research and the V Foundation.
Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told the new members or their families about the happy news earlier this week.
Most of them joined Colangelo and other Hall of Famers on Friday for a welcome dinner of sorts, then on Saturday took their first public bows as basketball royalty.
“This class not only represents all levels of basketball — it represents truly, in every regard, what the game is all about and where it is,” Colangelo told The Associated Press. “I mean, think about the candidates. There’s the countries that are represented, Germany and Spain and France. It shows how far the game has come and where it is today. I think maybe it’s the most unique class, I’d say, of all time, and that covers a lot of territory. It stands by itself as in its uniqueness.”
The four NBA players — Nowitzki, Parker, Gasol and Wade — combined for 95,092 points, 39 All-Star appearances and 10 NBA championships.
Hammon was a six-time WNBA All-Star and is coach of the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
And all Popovich has done is win five NBA titles, more games than anyone else in league history and an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games that were played in 2021.
“He’s amazing,” said Golden State coach Steve Kerr, who played for Popovich and coached under him with USA Basketball at the 2019 World Cup and then the Tokyo Olympics. “The Hall of Fame was just a formality. Everybody knew he would be there. It was just a matter of when.”
Steve Kerr said the Basketball Hall of Fame was “just a formality” for Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, as everyone knew he’d eventually get there.Getty Images
The longstanding belief was that Popovich wanted certain people in the Hall before he would allow himself to be under consideration.
Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili had to go in first, and Popovich also lobbied for Houston two-time champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich.
Parker going in with Popovich seems fitting, and Popovich has long raved about Hammon’s ability.
“In all honesty, I always felt the Hall of Fame is like for Red Holzman, Red Auerbach and Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. … I’ve never felt like I really belonged, to be honest with you,” Popovich said. “I’m not trying to be ‘Mr. Humble’ or anything. I’m a Division III guy. I’m not a Hall of Fame guy.”
Becky Hammon coached with Gregg Popovich and recently led the Las Vegas Aces to the 2022 WNBA title.Getty Images
It’s the latest accolade for Gasol, Spain’s longtime star whose two NBA championships came with the Los Angeles Lakers alongside his dear friend Kobe Bryant.
Nowitzki, the German great who changed the game with his combination of big-man size and guard skills, spent the entirety of his 21-year career in Dallas and is sixth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Parker won four rings with Popovich in San Antonio.
“When Jerry called, I tried to stay all cool on the phone … but this is super cool,” Nowitzki said. “And I called my family, my immediate family … and my mom, right away, said, ‘I’m the mother of a Hall of Famer.’ That’s when it really set in.”
Wade won three titles with Miami.
At the arena where the Heat play, they’ve retired the numbers of five former players — Tim Hardaway, Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh and Wade.
And now all five of them are linked by Hall of Fame membership as well.
Like Parker, Nowitzki and Gasol — and Popovich, for that matter — Wade got in on his first ballot.
Former guard Tony Parker was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame along with his former Spurs head and assistant coaches.Getty Images
“To me, it’s a no-brainer that all of these guys are first-ballot guys,” Heat president Pat Riley said. “Look at the records. Look at the longevity that they’ve had in this league. Look what they’ve done for the league, and how much the league calls them back — because they’re ambassadors of this great league and they have a great voice and a great message. Dwyane being a first-ballot was a no-brainer.”
The class will get its jackets and Hall of Fame rings on Aug. 11 in Uncasville, Connecticut, then the ceremony and their speeches will come on Aug. 12 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
“It’s incredible,” Popovich said on the telecast. “It’s obviously an honor … I sit here amongst people who I’ve always been in awe of myself. So to be in this situation is kind of an out-of-body experience to be honest with you. All I can do is thank all the people who have helped me to be in this position.”
LaMarcus Aldridge has called it quits — again –after a 16-season NBA career.
Similar to Tom Brady, another No. 12, this was the second time the seven-time All-Star has announced a retirement.
“In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement… so, on that note…I’m thankful for all the memories, family and friends I made throughout my career,” Aldridge tweeted out on Friday afternoon. “It was one hell of a ride and I enjoyed every min!”
The 37-year-old center has not played this season.
Brady retired from the NFL after the 2022 season, his 23rd, after winning seven Super Bowls with the Buccaneers and Patriots — and a 40-day retirement following the 2021 season.
“My last game I played while dealing with an irregular heartbeat. Later on that night, my rhythm got even worse, which really worried me even more. The next morning I told the team what was going on and they were great getting me to the hospital and getting me checked out,” He wrote on social media back in 2021.
In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement… so, on that note…I’m thankful for all the memories, family and friends I made throughout my career. It was one hell of a ride and I enjoyed every min! 12
Aldridge won the 2006-07 Rookie of the Year award to go along with being a seven-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA teamer.Getty Images
“With that being said, I’ve made the difficult decision to retire from the NBA. For 15 years, I’ve put basketball first and now, it’s time to put my health and family first.”
Once he was medically cleared to return to play, however, he re-joined the Nets on a one-year deal, averaging 12.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in what turned out to be his final professional season.
Coming out of his playing career at Texas, Aldridge was picked second overall in the 2006 draft by the Blazers.
Tom Brady retired after the 2021 season — for 40 days.Getty Images
He would spend nine seasons in Portland before signing with the Spurs in 2015.
Aldridge’s best seasons were his last two in Portland from 2013-15, in which he averaged 23.2 points and 11.1 rebounds, which was followed by 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds.
Overall, the Texas native averaged 19.1 points and 8.1 rebounds through the entirety of his career, making for a solid tenure.
Now the question is if Aldridge did enough to earn a spot in the Hall of Fame or not; according to Basketball Reference, he has a 50.9% of making it.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving seems to have a bleak outlook on the team’s playoff hopes.
After a 116-108 loss to the Sixers on Wednesday, Dallas dropped to the No. 11 seed in the west — and one spot out of the play-in tournament.
Irving — who was seen chirping back and forth with a fan during the contest at Wells Fargo Center — let an F-bomb fly while discussing where Dallas ranks in the standings.
“What does our future look like?” Irving said postgame when asked about being traded midseason for the first time in his career. “I think that now, again, just where we are in the season, and where other teams are positioned already, it kind of looks like a bit of a clusterf–k, to be honest with you.
“Because we’re 37-40, and we’re trying to get into the play-in game. It’s not the expectations I don’t think any of us had in that locker room and me getting traded midseason.”
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving dribbles during the third quarter against the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on March 29, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Getty Images
“I didn’t expect to ask for a trade at that point in the season,” he said.
“So I wanted to finish out with Brooklyn, finish out with the season that we had going and I didn’t get a chance to do that.
“So some of the goals I had previously this season had to be shifted, and I had to be more than willing, which I am, to be flexible and adaptable and live with the result, whether we make the playoffs or not.”
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving shoots the ball against the 76ers on March 29, 2023 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBAE via Getty Images
Irving added that his time in Dallas so far has been “great,” despite losing.
“I just have to be at peace with where I am and which I am, and trust of the guys that I’m going to be in that war room with every single day,” said Irving, who turned 31 last week.
“It’s been nothing but great here…so it’s been good, outside of the losses, of course. We’d like to win every game.”
Irving finished with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in Wednesday’s loss at Philadelphia, where he appeared to take issue with a fan.
The eight-time All-Star appeared agitated in the first quarter while talking with the referee about the fan.
“He just called me out, my name,” Irving told reporters after the contest at Spectrum Center. “So I just had to make sure I looked him eye-to-eye, and see if he’d say it to my face.”
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving gestures to the crowd in the second quarter against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 27, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images
Two days prior, the Mavericks were booed by the home crowd in a 117-109 loss to the Hornets — with Dallas head coach Jason Kidd likening the team’s effort to “dogsh–t.”
“There’s nothing like fans trying to tell me how to play basketball,” Irving said while looking toward crowd at Smoothie King Center.
After the game, Irving — who is a free agent this summer — went off on fans and the media in a Twitch rant, calling out those that believe they know the real him after watching him play basketball.
The Mavericks went 3-7 in their last 10 games.
They are 8-14 since acquiring Irving.
Dallas is currently a half game above No. 12 Utah — and one game behind No. 10 Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the play-in tournament.
The Mavericks visit the Heat on Saturday, followed by the Hawks, Kings, Bulls and Spurs to close out the season.
The 26-year-old won’t play again for the Nets this season, head coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday.
Simmons will start a rehab program for his ailing back.
Doctors haven’t recommended surgery and a procedure is “not in sight,” according to Vaughn.
“Our doctors and the specialists feel and think that he’ll have a full recovery,” Vaughn said, “so that starts now.”
Vaughn’s comments essentially confirmed what appeared the most likely scenario after Simmons was diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back Friday — in addition to the list of knee and back problems that have derailed his season and sidelined him since the All-Star break.
Simmons appeared in just 42 games and averaged 6.9 points and 26.3 minutes per game, with all three numbers serving as career-lows.
Ben Simmons is out for the seasonUSA TODAY Sports
When Simmons started his strengthening program in late February, shortly after the Nets returned from their All-Star break, Vaughn said the goal was to get him back on the court.
During what Vaughn labeled a “reassessment” phase, though, the nerve impingement was revealed.
That led to Simmons visiting with specialists — which then snowballed into the latest development Tuesday.
Ben Simmons’ season was impacted by injuriesNoah K. Murray for the NY Post
Despite the latest setback, Vaughn said the Nets’ aim is still “to be involved” with Simmons, who was once a rising star with the 76ers.
“I want to coach Ben and I want to be able to push Ben to get back to all-defensive team and impact our team on both ends of the floor,” Vaughn said. “So that’s definitely the goal going forward.”
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he plans to protest a two-point loss to Golden State after a confusing sequence led to an uncontested basket for the Warriors on Wednesday night.
Kevon Looney had an easy dunk on an inbounds play with the Mavericks lined up on their offensive end after a timeout late in the third quarter of Golden State’s 127-125 victory.
The Mavericks thought they had the ball after official Andy Nagy pointed in Golden State’s direction for possession but then quickly pointed to the Dallas bench to indicate a timeout.
Looney protested when Nagy pointed toward the Dallas bench, but Nagy appeared to explain that he was signaling the timeout.
The public address announcer also indicated Dallas was awarded possession.
After the break, the Mavericks lined up on their offensive end, giving Looney the easy dunk with no defenders around as the Warriors took a 90-87 lead with 1:56 left in the third.
Cuban said he planned to protest after posting on Twitter that he thought the sequence was the “Worst officiating non call mistake possibly in the history of the NBA.”
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he plans to protest a two-point loss to the Warriors after a confusing sequence led to an uncontested basket for the Golden State in Dallas’ 127-125 defeat.Getty Images
Dallas coach Jason Kidd’s contention was that official Michael Smith must have thought the Mavericks had possession because he was on the same end of the floor as the Mavs.
“There was quite a few people out of position,” Kidd said. “It’s correctable, but you first have to admit there was a mistake.”
The Mavericks were without All-Star guard Kyrie Irving because of right foot soreness and fell 1 ¹/₂ games behind the Warriors, who clinched the tiebreaker by winning the season series 2-1.
Irving’s absence meant he and Doncic have played together in just half of the 18 games since Irving’s debut after the blockbuster trade that brought him from Brooklyn.
Golden State (38-36) holds the final guaranteed playoff spot at sixth in the West.
Dallas (36-37) dropped to ninth — the third of four play-in spots.
Legendary voice of the Knicks Marv Albert knew — knew that Willis Reed would show up for that triumphant Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Lakers at the Garden even with his torn thigh muscle.
“I was in the trainer’s room with him when he got the shot,” Albert told The Post on Tuesday, referring to Reed who passed away at age 80. “I did a pregame radio interview with him. He said, ‘I’m gonna play tonight.’
“So I went to the broadcast booth, and he’s not out on the court when they’re warming up, I heard a roar, and I looked down, and it’s Willis limping his way on the court and the Lakers at the other end, led by [Wilt] Chamberlain and [Jerry] West have this look on their face like they cannot believe it. It was like, ‘What is going on?’
“Then they announce the lineups, and he starts, and pretty quickly he hits a jumper — that was a ‘YES!’ I believe — and the crowd goes crazy. Minutes later he hits another one from the other side. And that’s all he did in that game. It overshadowed one of the greatest games ever played by a point guard [Walt Frazier] in the playoffs.”
Willis ReedUS PRESSWIRE
Asked what made Reed The Captain, Albert said: “He had such respect for the way he carried himself, the way he dealt with his teammates and the way he played. And how fierce and physical he was on the court, but off the court, he was a low-key guy. But he played bigger than his size [a listed 6-foot-10, 235 pounds]. … They knew he’s been their protector if need be, but was not looking to get into fights.
“He was the heart and soul of those two Knick championship teams. He was so well-respected, not only by his own teammates but around the league. As I got to know him, saw what a wonderful guy he was.
Some Twitter users followed suit with questions about O’Neal’s health, while many others shared well wishes and supportive messages.
The viral photo has over 6.5 million views and 34,000 likes as of Monday.
(L-R) Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley commentate during the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 19, 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NBAE via Getty Images
Earlier this month, O’Neal was sitting court side at the Big 12 basketball tournament championship game between the Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks at T-Mobile Center.
The NBA legend shared a moment with veteran broadcaster Dick Vitale during the game, where the smiling pair was photographed shaking hands at the scorers table.
Dick Vitale talks with Shaquille O’Neal at the Big 12 Tournament Championship game between Texas and Kansas at T-Mobile Center on March 11, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images
O’Neal, who turned 51 last month, celebrated with a “Sneaker Ball” birthday bash at The Bank in Atlanta, Ga. on March 10.
The four-time NBA champion rocked a rose-printed suit jacket and diamond chains for his party — which included a red carpet and black-tie dress code, with the exception of “fly kicks.”
Shaquille O’Neal attends his 51st Birthday Celebration at The Bank on March 10, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.WireImage
Last year, O’Neal opened up about his weight loss transformation, revealing that he was motivated to slim down with help from his “NBA on TNT” co-host, Charles Barkley.
“I like to create crazy motivation,” O’Neal said during an appearance on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast. “I was looking at myself and I had that Charles Barkley retirement body.
“I didn’t want my stomach to be over the belt anymore. So I was just like, ‘Let me go ahead and get slim.’ After that [picture] went viral, now I’ve got to live up to it.”
O’Neal was referencing a now-viral video clip he shared to Instagram that showed off his abs.
“I was 401 pounds. Now I’m 365. I’m trying to take it back to 345. I want to have muscles everywhere, and I want to do an underwear ad with my sons [for] Fruit of the Loom, baby,” O’Neal said, adding that he “wants to become a sex symbol.”
The Basketball Hall of Famer said he began taking his health more seriously after a doctor’s visit that discovered he had sleep apnea.
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