Getty Images Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers after what the team announced as a left ankle injury. It was a gut punch to what was an embarrassing loss for the top-seeded Cavaliers. After the game, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson had “no idea” what … Read more
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter The radio show is live coast-to-coast on the @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: The NBA Playoffs toughest lesson, Giannis’ future, @sam_amick, Buy or Sell, Carr retires, a Pacers-we-told-you-so, @Ryan_Hickey3’s dance moves, more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com @Audacy app @SIRIUSXM 375 – 9:52 AM
How many players in NBA history have ever been traded while playing at a higher level 2024-25 Giannis Antetokounmpo? The obvious answer is the last Milwaukee Bucks MVP to get traded, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but he isn’t a fair precedent to use in forecasting a possible deal because he was intent on going only to New … Read more
Michael McCarthy: BREAKING: Michael Jordan will serve as a ‘special contributor’ to NBC’s upcoming NBA coverage. Jordan’s Bulls won all six of their titles on NBC’s air. Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS So I’m doing some research on where Jokic would fall among the best non-MVP seasons… I get to … Read more
May 12, 2025, 12:12 PM ET NBC announced Monday that Hall of Famer Michael Jordan will be a special contributor to its NBA coverage beginning this fall. Jordan made the announcement via video at NBC’s Upfront on Monday, with the network following with an announcement on social media. “A legendary addition to our team! We’re … Read more
Jay King @ByJayKing Two years ago, Payton Pritchard studied the opposing stars who were able to beat the Celtics in the playoffs. He watched Trae Young and James Harden, thinking about what he would do when his time came. “I didn’t want to watch,” he said. “I wanted to compete against them.” – 12:36 AM
May 11, 2025, 08:00 AM ET The NBA playoffs set up the biggest stage for the league’s stars to make their mark. Nowhere is this more clear this season than with the top two MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, squaring off in the Western Conference’s second round. The pair have been battling it … Read more
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter The radio show is live coast-to-coast on the @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: The NBA Playoffs toughest lesson, Giannis’ future, @sam_amick, Buy or Sell, Carr retires, a Pacers-we-told-you-so, @Ryan_Hickey3’s dance moves, more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com @Audacy app @SIRIUSXM 375 – 9:52 AM
May 11, 2025, 12:45 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder remain the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Finals after grinding out a tough Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to even the series at 2-2. In the East, the Indiana Pacers are -300 favorites to advance to the conference finals over the … Read more
Three days after trading Anthony Davis to Dallas for Doncic, the Lakers orchestrated a deal with the Charlotte Hornets to land 7-footer Mark Williams, a tantalizing but injury-prone young center who was supposed to provide Doncic a vertical threat around the rim other than Jaxson Hayes. Williams was Doncic’s preferred lob partner out of a … Read more
AFTER THE FINAL buzzer sounded and the New York Knicks poured onto the Little Caesars Arena floor to celebrate their series-clinching Game 6 win over the Detroit Pistons, forward Mikal Bridges secured his headset for an interview with legendary play-by-play announcer Mike Breen. Bridges had made one of the defining plays of the victory — … Read more
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter The radio show is live coast-to-coast on the @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: The NBA Playoffs toughest lesson, Giannis’ future, @sam_amick, Buy or Sell, Carr retires, a Pacers-we-told-you-so, @Ryan_Hickey3’s dance moves, more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com @Audacy app @SIRIUSXM 375 – 9:52 AM