April 2016 Basketball Wiretap

Chris Bosh Vows NBA Return, Critical Of Treatment From Pat Riley

Sep 30, 2016 7:43 PM

Chris Bosh has vowed to continue fighting to return to the NBA despite the decision of the Miami Heat to move on.

"I didn't see my career in Miami ending like this," Bosh said in the latest installment of his Rebuilt video series on the Uninterrupted digital network. "I didn't get a call or a text or anything like that. I mean, it's a business. We understand that. We always say those things. But if you say certain things to the person and you win championships and you have these moments, you don't want to find things out through the media."

The NBA medical staff last week agreed with the findings of the Heat physical that ruled out a Bosh return for training camp.

"That does not mean my NBA career is over," Bosh said of the Heat stance. "There's 29 other teams, it's a whole league. One team does not make up the opinion of everything."

In a video Bosh posted, he appeared to challenge many of the touchtones the organization stressed during his six seasons.

"It's kind of tough," he said. "We say all these things: the commitment, brotherhood and all these things. And then, for whatever reason, you find out, or I find out like this. So, it hurts.

"You think when you're done playing, this is how it's going to go: You ride off into the sunset, everything is all good, you blow kisses and maybe a couple of tears are shed and everything and the people just send you off. And that's not so much the case with me. So, I guess my career in Miami's done. My career's not done. But I did not expect that at all."

Bosh reiterated what he believes is his destiny to return to the NBA.

"And I feel like it's just some higher power telling me like, 'It's not right now, because if you look at the way things are going with the organization and everything, maybe just right now isn't your time to play basketball,' " Bosh said. "And that's kind of how I took it. And, so, I hear the message loud and clear and I'm just trying to work through it, as best as I can."

Bosh said the pronouncement from Pat Riley was difficult to hear.

"I was in disbelief for a couple of seconds, and then I threw my phone down and stormed out of the room," he said. "I'm glad I didn't break my phone. I wanted to break it, but I didn't.

"This is my reality. You can either make it a good thing or a bad thing. You can either complain or you can just keep moving on. And I just decided to keep moving on."

Ira Winderman/South Florida Sun Sentinel

Tags: Chris Bosh, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Ben Simmons Fractures Fifth Metatarsal In Right Foot

Sep 30, 2016 7:13 PM

Ben Simmons rolled his right ankle during the final scrimmage of the Philadelphia 76ers' 2016 Training Camp at Stockton University earlier on Friday.

After receiving an X-ray and MRI of the foot and ankle, the images were reviewed by Sixers Head Physician Dr. Christopher Dodson and Sixers Chief Medical Officer and Co-Chief of Sports Medicine Orthopedics at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center Dr. Jonathan Glashow. 

It was determined that Simmons suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot. 

Simmons had recently gained a significant amount of weight via muscle.

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Tags: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia Sixers, NBA, NBA Injury

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LeBron James Urges Cavs To Re-Sign J.R. Smith

Sep 30, 2016 3:56 PM

LeBron James is urging the Cleveland Cavaliers to re-sign J.R. Smith now that the team has started training camp.

The Cavaliers were in a similar situation last season with Tristan Thompson.

“I hate coming into another season – two years in a row – with one of my big guns not here. So, for a leader of a team and for me personally, I just hate to deal with this [expletive] again,” James said. “It’s just too big of a piece to our team to have to deal with in another training camp. Hopefully things get resolved fast, because you know how big and important he is to our team.”

David Griffin said the organization made “an incredibly competitive and aggressive offer” to bring back Smith.

“Negotiations are always two-sides, but J.R. did his part,” James said. “J.R. did his part. He showed up every day. Worked his ass off every day. Became a two-way player, a model citizen in Cleveland and he’s a fan favorite, obviously, we all know that. All of a sudden now he’s a season ticket-holder at the Indians’ games. You know, so. … But we just miss him. We miss having him around. He’s a big piece of our team and they just need to get it done.”

Rich Paul represents James and Smith.

The Cavaliers have the league’s second-highest payroll at nearly $118 million.

“We’re still missing a huge piece of our team. So we’re not all the way comfortable yet. Once that is resolved, hopefully soon, we can really get into what we need to do,” James said. “We still have enough talent. But we can’t become full until he’s here. But that doesn’t deter anybody or any of the guys that’s coming in to show up every day. We’re still working our tails off and everybody who is filling in has been working extremely hard through this camp so far, and we’re going to continue to do that.”

Michael Lee/The Vertical

Tags: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Chris Bosh Thanks Miami Fans In Post On Blog

Sep 30, 2016 2:55 PM

Chris Bosh posted the following message on his blog as his career with the Miami Heat is likely over.

"It’s funny how things change," wrote Bosh. "All I have right now associated with basketball are my friends and memories. And I’m so thankful for those things.
 
"I remember just a few years ago when the Big 3 were together and we were having a ball playing the game we love with some of the most professional, talented guys the NBA has ever seen.
 
"I remember the fans of Miami coming out to see the show every night. The love, the compassion and the energy we felt was second to none. I want to thank the city of Miami from the bottom of my heart because things may change but the good times will last forever in my memories. Thank you!
 
"Things are different now and Miami has incredible young talent with a tremendous upside. These are not only talented ball players but great people and friends. I enjoyed playing with those guys and doing my best to mentor them by being an upstanding role model and veteran player. It’s their time to go through the ups and downs of the game with this great city."

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New Plan For Penn Station Could Keep Knicks From Moving MSG

Sep 30, 2016 12:08 PM

New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for the Pennsylvania Station-Farley Complex, which may allow the city to keep Madison Square Garden in tact.

The plans call for a brand new, 255,000-square-foot train hall, which will accommodate both Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road passengers, that’s scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020. 

"Madison Square Garden is Madison Square Garden," said Cuomo, who is not a supporter of moving the arena.

Relocating Madison Square Garden was previously estimated to cost $5 billion.

When Madison Square Garden was renovated in 2013 for $1 billion, it was given a 10-year permit.

Penn Station lost its main concourse to allow Madison Square Garden to be built in 1968 in a move that is widely considered a mistake for the city.

The New York Times proposed moving Madison Square Garden to the west end of the Farley Building and then hollowing out the current Garden as Penn Station's grand concourse.

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Blake Griffin Spent Offseason Working On Three-Pointer

Sep 29, 2016 9:01 PM

Blake Griffin is hoping to add a three-point shot to his game this season.

Griffin has taken only 87 3-point shots in his last 182 games, hitting 32.2 percent of them. 

Griffin said he shot more 3’s than he’s ever shot before during the offseason, nearly mirroring his work from the long mid-range. 

If Griffin is able to shoot a respectable three-point shot, he would help the Clippers solve their spacing issues.

“I want to be someone who shoots from there confidently, for sure,” Griffin said. “A lot of us power forwards, our strength is inside or our versatility. You look at the best power forwards, Anthony Davis, LaMarcus (Aldridge), Draymond (Green) ... they can all shoot but they can all put the ball on the floor and they can all score inside. I don’t necessarily think falling in love with the 3-point shot is a good idea, but shooting it confidently from there is great.”

Green made 100 three-pointers last season, which helped the Warriors go small.

“The further out I can stretch, the more I can help open up the floor,” Griffin said.

Dan Woike/Orange County Register

Tags: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, NBA B-Ball IQ

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Dunc'd On: BOS Season Outlook w/Jared Weiss, Bosh and News w/Danny Leroux

Oct 5, 2016 1:56 AM

Dunc'd On's Season Outlook for the Boston Celtics with Jared Weiss of CLNS. We analyze how the Celtics will look after acquiring Al Horford, potential breakout and regression candidates, overrated and underrated players, playing time and lineup issues, key questions for success this year, and finally give our predictions for the Celtics season.

Danny Leroux also joins for a wrap-up of the Chris Bosh news out of Miami, and how a potential long-term injury exclusion would affect the Heat's cap space, plus injury news and the Beasley/Ennis trade.

 

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Warriors Encouraging Kevin Durant To Be Aggressive In Seeking Shots

Sep 29, 2016 7:48 PM

The Golden State Warriors are stressing that they want Kevin Durant to be aggressive.

"I'm not gonna get into that. I may shoot 25 shots one game, I may shoot 7," said Durant.

Durant on Thursday said Green has encouraged him to be more aggressive than he was during Thursday's training camp session.

"Yeah, I shot a lot today, and Draymond told me I wasn't aggressive enough," said Durant.

With a smile, he then said, "So that's great for me."

Green was "just basically telling me to shoot more," Durant said.

"So everybody's trying to make me feel comfortable. Coming from me, I'm just trying to help everybody else out. But when you have teammates that are unselfish and want you to do well, it shows, man. It shows out on the floor as well."

Durant said the Warriors signed him because they want him to take shots.

"That's why they wanted me here! They want me to come out here and be myself. I'm not going to play timid or not step on anyone's toes, but I'm still going to be myself," he said. "Nobody's telling me I'm shooting too much. They want me to be myself out there."

Ethan Sherwood Strauss/ESPN

Tags: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors, NBA

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RealGM Radio: Eastern Conference Over/Unders With Arturo Galletti

Sep 29, 2016 6:58 PM

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti of Basketball Numbers (@ArturoGalletti) break down the over/unders for the Eastern Conference.

They discuss the win total, division, conference and title odds as well as any pertinent individual award numbers for the 76ers (4:02), Nets (12:24), Knicks (18:31), Bucks (24:21), Magic (29:04), Wizards (34:24), Bulls (38:47), Pistons (46:26), Pacers (52:41), Hawks (57:36), Celtics (1:03:24) Hornets (1:08:15), Heat (1:13:17), Raptors (1:17:30) and Cavaliers (1:23:35) 

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P.J. Hairston Signs Camp Deal With Rockets

Sep 29, 2016 6:00 PM

P.J. Hairston has agreed to a training camp deal with the Houston Rockets.

Houston will have Hairston's D-League rights if he does not make their regular season roster.

Hairston played 66 games last season with the Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies.

Hairston was a first round pick out of North Carolina in 2014.

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Tags: P.J. Hairston, Houston Rockets, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, D-League

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Tyronn Lue Extends Open Invitation For Kevin Garnett To Join Cavs' Coaching Staff

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Cameron Payne Suffers Fracture In Right Foot

Erik Horne/Oklahoman

Khris Middleton Undergoes Successful Hamstring Surgery

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Replay Center To Make More Review Calls To Speed Up Play

Jeff Zillgitt/USA Today

Bill Duffy Paying Anthony Carter For Lost Salary Until 2020

Manny Navarro/Miami Herald

Spurs Release Ryan Richards

Tom Orsborn/San Antonio Express-News

Tim Duncan At Spurs' Practice As Post-Playing Life Evolving

Michael C. Wright/ESPN

Josh McRoberts Still Recovering From Broken Foot Suffered In Playoffs

Ira Winderman/South Florida Sun Sentinel

Joel Embiid Rusty In 76ers' Scrimmage

Keith Pompey/Philadelphia Daily News

R.C. Buford Acknowledges Transition Period Approaching Spurs

Tom Orsborn/San Antonio Express-News

Bulls Giving Dwyane Wade Green Light On Open Three-Pointers

K.C. Johnson/Chicago Tribune

Stephen Curry Likely Set For 200 Percent Increase On Next Contract

Marc Stein, Larry Coon/ESPN

Milt Newton Still Seeking Return To An NBA Front Office

Marc J. Spears/The Undefeated

Al Horford On Celtics: Weird Feeling, But It Feels Right To Be Here

Chris Forsberg/ESPN

Steve Kerr: Warriors 'Pretty' In First Practice Of Camp

Connor Letourneau/San Francisco Chronicle

Mitch Kupchak Not Thinking About Jim Buss' Deadline

Tania Ganguli/Los Angeles Times

Cavs Plan Committee Approach For Backup Point Guard Minutes

Chris Fedor/Cleveland Plain Dealer

ESPN's NBA Deal Reportedly Hurting Disney Stock

Richard Morgan/New York Post

Evan Fournier Never Considered Leaving Magic

Keith Smith/RealGM

Paul Allen Comfortable With Big Financial Commitment To Blazers' Payroll

Joe Freeman/Oregonian