PHILADELPHIA — If coaches and team officials truly want to change the current NBA playoff format, they are going to get their opportunity this summer.
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NBA commissioner David Stern knows a court order can only keep the SuperSonics in Seattle for the short term. The Sonics are moving to Oklahoma City eventually, and not even the desperate pleas of the dejected Seattle fans can save their favorite team from leaving.
There are times when you’d love to know what Baron Davis is thinking. This is one of the most willful, high-profile players in the NBA, and he can be properly forthright with the media, but you always sense he’s holding back a little, saving his most incisive…
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NBA commissioner David Stern knows a court order can only keep the SuperSonics in Seattle for the short term. The Sonics are moving to Oklahoma City eventually, and not even the desperate pleas of the dejected Seattle fans can save their favorite team from leaving.
Pat Riley’s worst season as coach of the Miami Heat will be his last. The Hall of Famer resigned as coach Monday but remains team president. Erik Spoelstra, a 37-year-old assistant, will succeed Riley and become the NBA’s youngest current coach. Spoelstra has never been a head coach at any level outside the NBA’s summer league.
