Hoops Rumors

Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff ripped into the officiating crew on Saturday in his post-game media session following a six-point loss to the Thunder, as Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press writes. Bickerstaff told reporters that he was “extremely proud” about how his team competed, but was “disgusted” by the way the game was officiated. “The level of disrespect was … [Read more...] about Pistons’ Bickerstaff ‘Disgusted’ By Officiating In Loss To OKC

The Pistons‘ defense had an off night in Thursday’s loss to Washington, so it was odd that Ausar Thompson didn’t get more playing time, writes Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. While Detroit was giving up 129 points to the worst team in the East, Thompson was limited to 19 minutes and saw just two seconds of action in the fourth quarter. Patterson notes that Thompson was … [Read more...] about Pistons Notes: Thompson, Stewart, Ivey, Bickerstaff

Before being traded from the Hawks to the Clippers at last month’s deadline, Bogdan Bogdanovic had changed teams once before in his NBA career, having initially signed with Atlanta in 2020 after three years in Sacramento. However, last month’s trade represented the first in-season move for the veteran guard, who said it has been a more challenging adjustment period and that he … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Bogdanovic, Wizards, Poole, Joseph, Houstan

The Mavericks will once again have just nine players available on Friday in Houston. Forward P.J. Washington, who is dealing with a right ankle sprain, was originally listed as questionable, but he has been ruled out and will miss a seventh consecutive game, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Head coach Jason Kidd explained that with the … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Mavericks, Doncic, Lonzo, Ivey