Chicago Sun-Times

McGRATH: Brad Stevens is smart, but he’ll need more than that in NBA

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:39:31 -0500

DAN McGRATH: It’s called basketball in college and the pros, but it’s a vastly different game. That’s the reality confronting Brad Stevens as he becomes the 17th coach in Celtics history.

Durant to D-Wade: ‘Show me don’t tweet me’

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:30:00 -0500

Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant are getting a little 1-on-1 in before the season starts. Well, on Twitter, anyway.

Lamar Odom tweets about his ‘dark time’

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:31:34 -0500

Lamar Odom is breaking his silence with his first post on Twitter since the NBA star was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month.

Dennis Rodman’s bizarre pistachio ad spoofs his ties to North Korea

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:15:01 -0500

When Dennis Rodman returned from another visit to North Korea earlier this month, he said his attempt at “basketball diplomacy” should be taken seriously by President Obama. “People think this is a gimmick. I would love to make this a gimmick . . . but it’s not about the money,” Rodman said. But in light of his new commercial for pistachios, it’s harder to believe the former NBA wild child. In the spot, Rodman (with pistachio-green hair) sits next to an actor dressed like North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Rodman declares, “The secret to world peace is…pistachios,” before the …

Rodman might train North Korean Olympic basketball team

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:48:16 -0500

Dennis Rodman says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has asked him to train his players to compete in the 2016 Olympics.

Celtics’ Jared Sullinger charged with domestic violence

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:24:00 -0500

Massachusetts prosecutors say Boston Celtics forward Jared Sullinger has been arrested on domestic violence-related charges.

Lamar Odom arrested for DUI in L.A.

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:08:13 -0500

Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Lamar Odom has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.

Rodman will return to North Korea

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:55:11 -0500

With people dressed in all sorts of costumes and strange getups at the Wizard World Comic Con on Saturday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Dennis Rodman looked strangely normal. Rodman, who was part of the Bulls’ last three NBA championships, has sported everything from a wedding dress to a Mohawk. While either might have been appropriate Saturday, the Hall of Famer instead wore slacks and a T-shirt as he signed autographs. It’s all part of Rodman’s plan to distance himself from the basketball career that made him famous and delve into other arenas. Most notably, Rodman …

Samuel Dalembert reaches deal with Mavs

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:20:00 -0500

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have reached a deal with Samuel Dalembert, who will likely be their fifth starting center in the past five seasons. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told reporters at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas on Wednesday night that Dalembert had agreed to a contract but hadn’t signed it. The deal with the 32-year-old Dalembert came after Dallas missed out on Dwight Howard, who chose Houston. The 6-foot-11 Dalembert is known as a defensive-minded center with career averages of 8.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game. The Mavericks have had a different starting …

Heat amnesty Mike Miller

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:30:00 -0500

Mike Miller was a luxury that the Miami Heat decided they could no longer afford. Miller was designated Tuesday as the team’s amnesty player, a move that may save the Heat more than $30 million in luxury tax payments over the next two years and comes only a few days after team president Pat Riley said the two-time defending NBA champions were hoping to keep the core of the roster largely intact for next season.

Jason Kidd receives probation in DWI case

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:13:33 -0500

Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and was placed on interim probation nearly a year after he smashed his Cadillac SUV into a utility pole on eastern Long Island.

Celtics finalize Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett trade with Nets

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:42:01 -0500

The blockbuster breakup of the Celtics is complete. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are Brooklyn bound.

Ex-NBA player Duane Washington sentenced to 60 days in hit-and-run

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:42:01 -0500

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Former New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers player Duane Washington has been sentenced to 60 days in a western Michigan jail for hitting a pedestrian and then leaving the scene. MLive.com reported Monday that Ottawa County Circuit Judge Jon Hulsing in Grand Haven also placed the 48-year-old ex-NBA player on 18 months’ probation and ordered him to perform 100 hours of community service. Authorities say Washington hit 71-year-old Estella Vitins on Sept. 18 as she walked along Interstate 96 in Crockery Township after running out of gas. Washington is the brother of Clippers player Derek …

Andrew Bynum to meet with Cavs — source

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:46:01 -0500

A person familiar with the visit says the Cleveland Cavaliers are hosting free agent center Andrew Bynum.

Kevin Durant is engaged to WNBA’s Monica Wright

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:50:01 -0500

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is engaged to Minnesota Lynx guard Monica Wright.

Butler shocked as coach Brad Stevens bolts for the Boston Celtics

Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:50:56 -0500

The Boston Celtics have hired Butler’s Brad Stevens as head coach. The team and the university made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.