Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for May 7 Saturday, May 07, 2016 The NBA world got a surprise this morning with the Grizzlies firing Dave Joerger. We'll kick off this pod talking about the openings at head coach and also some draft-pick talk to help understand what good jobs are available. Before the DFS preview, there's a quick few minutes on Friday's amazing night. Best playoff night of … [Read more...]

Blake Griffin and his Los Angeles Clippers are gone till November Blake Griffin, after receiving a bone marrow treatment on the right quadriceps muscle that first paused and then ended his 2015-16 season, will not participate in the Team USA training camp this summer. As such, he will not be part of the Olympic run in Rio this year. Griffin had to leave the 2012 Men’s Basketball team that … [Read more...]

LeBron James, Cavs continue dominance of Hawks 11:29 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information print LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers took a commanding 3-0 series lead with Friday’s 121-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. History says this series will not last much longer, as it’s the 11th time in James’ career that his team has gone up three games, and eight of those ended in a … [Read more...]

Grizzlies dismiss Joerger after three seasons 12:49 PM ET ESPN.com news services print The Memphis Grizzlies have fired Dave Joerger after three seasons as coach, the team announced Saturday. "The decision was made because I believe you need a deeply committed leadership team in order to establish the strong culture needed for sustainable long-term success," general manager Chris … [Read more...]

Hawks try everything against Cavaliers but still vanish in fourth quarter again 2:20 AM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State … [Read more...]

'It's all about details': How the Spurs put away OKC in Game 3 During a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, ESPN's cameras trained in on the Spurs' bench. In the heat of a nip-and-tuck battle that would break the tie the Thunder achieved by winning an insane Game 2, the man leading San … [Read more...]

The 3-point-happy Cavaliers are terrifying, and the Hawks are dead After a record-setting Game 2 performance, the Atlanta Hawks vowed that the Cleveland Cavaliers wouldn't hit 25 3-pointers again in Friday's Game 3. Let it never be said that Mike Budenholzer's charges are not men of their word: the Cavs only made 21. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] … [Read more...]

'It's all about the details': How the Spurs put away OKC in Game 3 During a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, ESPN's cameras trained in on the Spurs' bench. In the heat of a nip-and-tuck battle that would break the tie the Thunder achieved by winning an insane Game 2, the man leading San … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Cavs In Cruise Control For the first time in his Cleveland playoff career, LeBron James isn’t carrying the Cavs alone. And for what is definitely not the first time since Tim Duncan—who San Antonio is putting it all on the line for—has been at the epicenter of their franchise, the Spurs look like very legitimate NBA title contenders.   Cleveland @ Atlanta, Game 3: … [Read more...]

Boris Diaw's next garbage-time stint could be to lose weight The rules of NBA garbage time are pretty well established — important rotation players sit, end-of-bench guys take as many shots as they can, and no one stresses too much about the result of any play. Yes, coaches don't want their players to look totally lost (or give up a big lead), but the stakes are relatively low. [Follow Dunks … [Read more...]