LOS ANGELES — Doc Rivers often thinks about his father, a former Chicago police lieutenant who taught him life lessons that the Celtics coach relies on to guide his team.
ATLANTA — Rick Sund’s first two weeks as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks convinced him the team is moving in the right direction and should keep Mike Woodson as coach.
This is what I’m thinking: • Who is that Dennis Williams impostor on WGR 55? I almost pulled off the road Tuesday evening when I heard Williams on his radio show call Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch a “coward.”
LOS ANGELES — Rajon Rondo side-shuffled down the floor during the Boston Celtics’ off-day stretching drills Wednesday, lagging behind the teammates he usually sprints right past.
CHICAGO — Vinny Del Negro realizes he won’t win over fans until he wins a few games, so the Chicago Bulls’ new coach understands the skepticism given his track record. After all, there is none.
NEW YORK — NBA referees, influenced by cozy relationships with league officials, manipulated a 2002 playoff series to force it to a revenue- boosting seven games, a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal alleged Tuesday.
Michael Curry will be the Pistons head coach after only one year as an assistant. Curry is set be introduced as Detroit’s new coach at a news conference today, Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press.
