Devin Kharpertian with a great piece on Shaun Livingston.NASH BACK: It look
like the Lakers will not waive Steve Nash in the NFL Coins offseason, despite the salary
cap savings it could create.HUH: The Cavaliers worked out a very strange deal
with Scotty Hopson that allows them to trade him as a $1.45-million player in
June even though his deal for next season is unguaranteed. Weird and smart!
James Herbert with the; A with the Celtics enigma. I wrote about
how NBA teams are playing faster this season. This is the fastest average
seasons in two decades. Will it continue?WELPVILLE: Arnett Moultrie wins the
award for Ill-Timed Late-Season Drug Suspension.DEEP LOVE: Zach Lowe on NBA
circus centerpiece Kevin Love.WHO LIKES PICKLES AND CAN SHOOT THREES? This kid.
That's who.WORTH A READ: Richard Deitsch put together a quite-nice roundtable on
race and discrimination in sports journalism.
The NBA releases internal memos on refs' points of emphasis, boosting
transparency just a bit more.Happy Tuesday. (Is it Tuesday already?) See you
next time.SIGN UP FOR OUR NBA NEWSLETTERGet news, links and Ziller's #hottakes
in your inbox every weekday morning.2017 NBA playoff standings: Knicks 1 game
out, Grizzlies in 9th -
It really could happen. For all the Cheap NFL Coins nuttiness that has gone on around the
New York Knicks this season, they might actually make the postseason.The Knicks
moved to just one game back of the fading Atlanta Hawks thanks to a huge 89-84
win over the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Sunday. New York is two games
back in the loss column and has a tough closing schedule, but Atlanta has lost
six straight games and is MMOgo
