CoachingThursday, Aug 13, 2026

Miami men's basketball coach Jai Lucas, who led the Hurricanes to a 26-9 record and an NCAA tournament berth in his first season, has reportedly received an extension.

Doc Rivers wound up learning during the trial-and-error process of speechwriting was that the words he will say in entering the Hall of Fame aren't going to be about him.

Fever All-Stars Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell supported coach Stephanie White on Thursday, saying they were disappointed by the boos during White's introduction at Tuesday's home game.

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In November 2024, Stephanie White returned home to Indiana for her second stint as head coach of the Indiana Fever. Since then fans — or, more likely, people cosplaying as Fever and WNBA fans online — have unfairly criticized White relentlessly. White was blamed for the Fever’s up-and-down start to last season and, specifically, for…

Steve Kerr has been just as synonymous with the Golden State Warriors’ golden age of success as the likes of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. The Warriors head coach made a dramatic U-turn after reportedly being very close to retiring at the end of last season, recently signing a two-year deal to extend his stay. […] The post Warriors owner Joe Lacob’s ‘Hall of Fame’ bar on bringing back Steve Kerr amid retirement speculation appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Mavericks The Mavericks didn’t tear apart their roster this summer, but just about everything else changed. Dallas hired former Raptors executive Masai Ujiri to run basketball operations, then replaced Jason Kidd with Dusty May, fresh off winning the national championship at Michigan. The obvious goal is building something sustainable around reigning Rookie of the Year […] The post NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Pelicans, Cavs, Saliou Niang appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Four years ago. I was so proud of Kerr. Benching Draymond and Klay was so incredible. I truly thought we had so much promise ahead of us. It is so sad to see what Kerr devolved into right after. Refusing to bench Draymond and Klay for several seasons. Shoving minutes down their throats while the young guys languished on the bench. Anyway, now that this era is over, I can just enjoy those old moments. When Kerr finally realized he couldn’t win with Draymond and Klay and needed to have an actua...

Welcome to Inside the Suns, your weekly deep-down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team. Each week, the Fantable — a round table of Bright Siders — give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: Mat Ishbia’s hiring of Brian Gregory as GM was initially considered questionable and attributed mostly to Gregory’s MSU ties. What are your thoughts on Gregory’s performance so far? zenzino: I didn’t know much about Brian Gregory, but I had a good feeling ...

San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant learned during his rookie season that Gregg Popovich was not going to sugarcoat his criticism, even after stepping away from his longtime role as the team’s head coach. During the latest episode of The Road Trippin’ Podcast, Bryant recalled a workout in which Popovich ripped apart his jab step […] The post The time Gregg Popovich ripped Spurs rookie a new one over ‘worst jab step’ ever appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Indiana's All-Star big slammed fans for the jeers.

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NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years. He was a kid born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., whose parents ran a deli. He went to college in Washington, DC, and continued to live there for the rest of his life. He also wound up spending nearly six decades in Boston as the architect of the greatest basketball franchise of all time. He coached 20 seasons and...

The life and times of a Celtic legend and Hall of Fame coach.

The WNBA is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, says legendary UConn head coach Geno Auriemma about the ongoing debate regarding transgender athletes. As the discourse surrounding WNBA’s eligibility criteria and transgender athletes in women’s sports rages on, more and more big names in the basketball world are giving their two cents.

As the Indiana Fever won their second straight game, edging past the New York Liberty on Tuesday, 106-92, head coach Stephanie White faced an unusually hostile crowd at their home arena. After White had previously defended Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington following their game on Saturday, she faced criticism and boos from the home fans during Tuesday’s game.

Stephanie White's message didn't land with Dave Portnoy.