Josh Lewenberg: Brandon Ingram on his dunk: “It felt good. I haven’t been able to jump that high in a while, being out since December. Just trying to figure out how I could get my legs under me. That ...
Joe Leccese, chairman emeritus, Proskauer If he wasn’t roughly Silver’s age, he’d be perhaps the prototypical candidate. He’s a lawyer from David Stern’s former firm, and insiders say he’s “put ...
DeMarcus Cousins: I’m not sure—I don’t know what the vision is. I don’t think they should’ve ever fired Mike Brown. Should’ve never got rid of De’Aaron Fox. It’s just—some things you got to tweak. It ...
Gianni Petrucci, president of the Italian Basketball Federation, highlighted the commercial potential of the league and hinted at Manchester United reportedly already agreeing on playing in NBA Europe ...
A top media executive thinks Adam Silver should run for president. An NBA team executive always assumed he’d succeed Roger Goodell at the NFL. But another team exec — and a chorus behind him — doesn’t ...
[Chipalu] SB Lakers Head Coach on having LeBron James at his G-League practice: "To have the greatest player of all time, join your practice...What an opportunity for each and every one of ...
The phrase Silver has used to describe his job, according to confidants, is “you’re herding cats all day long,” a reference to his 30 owners with 30 egos. “Commissioners j ...
He’s the prototypical commissioner: a lawyer and a people person who, one associate said, “keeps his friends close and his enemies closer.” For example, his most public critic has been Knicks owner ...
MrBuckBuck: Coach Darko Rajakovic runs in to the locker room yelling like a maniac, drops the chain on Brandon Ingram & refuses to elaborate.
Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN chairman No one is better suited to oversee media rights or more fluent in streaming, and Pitaro has a law degree. Team executives believe, if Pitaro had the job, he’d need to hire ...
[Spoelstra] “What I can say about Jalen Brunson — I really enjoyed working with him during the World Cup. And I really dislike myself, for how much I grew to like him. He texted me the other day to ...
Bill Koenig, NBA president, global content and media distribution If anyone can be considered Silver’s right hand, it appears to be Koenig. An accomplished lawyer, he led the league’s most recent ...