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Just a few hours after DeMarcus Cousins was suspended one game for"conduct detrimental to the team," the Kings center took to Instagram to post some cryptic me sages.He had three posts all within the same hour David Wright Jersey that pertained to truths and lies. What's not clear is what exactly Cousins is trying to prove with theposts. Sacramento didn't include any information in its pre s release, but reports say Cousins was suspended for yelling at coach George Noah Syndergaard Jersey Karl during a timeout in Wednesday's game.MORE: Cousins screaming at George Karl. Rondo gets in front of him trying to calm things down.....lol. Junior Coimbra (@JrRap77) Considering there's video evidence Jeurys Familia Jersey , it seems more than likely that's what led to his suspension. But the reasonfor why he was yelling may be the reason for Cousins' posts on Instagram. , per its league sources, "the reason for DeMarcus Cousins tirade on coach George Karl was theSacramento Kings stars belief that his coach hadnt done enough to defend him to referees Todd Frazier Jersey in a lo s to the Cleveland Cavaliers."In addition, The Vertical reports "Cousins continued to vent at Karl in the locker room after the game and later got into a heated discu sion with vice president of basketball operations and general manager Vlade Divac."MORE: It's Mike Piazza Jersey po sible Cousins saw this report and felt like some of it wasn't portrayed accurately. It's also po sible these Instagram posts were directed at something else entirely, but the timing certainly is questionable.

Nate Robinson wants to attempt something very few athletes have done: play in the NBA, and the NFL.The 5-9 point guard was waived by the Pelicans all of two games into the season and hasn't Gerrit Cole Jersey found an NBA home since. The only three-time slam dunk contest champion in NBA history has not been effective in the past two seasons, though, and he appears ready to move on from the NBA.MORE: The path is football, the sport that originally brought Robinson to the University of Houston Astros Jersey Washington.Robinson committed to Washingtonon a football scholarship, as a cornerback. He played in 13 gameshis freshman season, starting six, and recordedtwo interceptions and made 34 tackles. Now that his basketball career has e sentially stopped, Robinson, 31, wants to pursue an NFL career."If you ask people around here, they know:Nate Robinson, hisbest sport is football," he said . "People tell me George Springer Jersey all the time, if anybody can play football, it's you."For me, I don't think anyone's ever played basketball and football. I mean, you've got Deion Sandersto play football and baseball, Bo Jackson, why not me, Nate Robinson, be the first one to do it?"There are players who have been drafted in the NBA and NFL (back when the NFL had double-digit draft rounds), but Bud Grant appears to be the first and Hector Rondon Jersey only player who has played in both leagues. He was a first-round selection by the Eagles and a fourth-round pick by theMinneapolis Lakers. He played just two NBA seasons and averaged2.6 points per gamebut was a reserve on the Lakers'1950 championship team. In the NFL, Grant also only played two seasons, but he had a decent run in the CFL and eventually became a legendary coach with the Vikings.Even though Robinson wouldn't be the first, he'd be the first in the modern era. His NBA friends,Jamal Crawford andGlenDavis, as well as his football friends,coachRickNeuheisel, tight endMarcedes Lewis and linebackerBrendon Ayanbadejo, all seem to have faith he can do it.He still has some gas left in the tank, but there needs Josh Reddick Jersey to be a team willing to take a chance on him for this dream to happen.

Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin once shared an NBA team. Now they share an NBA city.The Knicks star says Lin is the face of the Nets, and despite what people may believe Oakland Athletics Custom Jersey , he's happy for his formerteammate.MORE: He is the face of their franchise believe it or not, t. "He came up, they paid him. Now the ball Catfish Hunter Jersey is in his hands. Now hes one of the franchise players over there. I dont know what you want me to say about that. Im happy for him, excited for him to see how its going to turn out over there.Anthony and Lin played together on the Knicks during the 2011-12 season,the year Lin broke outin what became known as "Linsanity." He eventually turned that production into a lucrative deal with the Tony Phillips Jersey Rockets before getting traded Kendall Graveman Jersey to theLakers and landing with the Charlotte Hornets last season. After helping the Hornets make the playoffs he landed a three-year, $36 million deal in Brooklyn.As for his relationship with Anthony, it appears that the two never really clicked. Former Knicks coach Mike D'Antonisaid Anthony didn't adapt well to Lin's surge in points, playing time Walt Weiss Jersey and popularity.MORE: Anthony, however, seems to feel pretty indifferent about his and Lin's time as teammates.That was five, six years ago, bro, Anthony said. I forgot about that.

Stephen Curry expre sed his gratitude for the support ofLeBron James and Dwyane Wade after he led the Warriors past the Rockets and into the Western Conference Finals.Warriors star Curry was held scorele s in the opening two quartersof Game 6 Friday against the Rockets in Houston but produced a sensational second half, racking up 33 Fred Lynn Jersey points to inspire the defending NBA champions who were without injured Kevin Durant to a 118-113 victory and a 4-2 series win.That haul represented Curry's best since the opening game of the Boston Red Sox Hats playoffs and summarily silenced any doubters.And Lakers starJames, who faced Curry in each of the past four NBA Finals during his time with the Cavaliers, voiced his backing of his fellow three-time champion, as did retired Miami Heat legend Wade.James posted on Twitter: "NEVER underestimate the heart of a Champion!!!!"Wade added on his account: "Y'all better stop disrespecting @StephenCurry30just because he's a Xander Bogaerts Jersey team first guy and is willing to sacrifice in momentsdoesn't mean he's not still a beast."NEVER underestimate the heart of a Champion LeBron James (@KingJames) Yall better stop disrespecting just because hes a team first guy and is willing to sacrifice in moments doesnt mean hes not still a beast. DWade (@DwyaneWade) Asked if he felt he had been disrespected or underestimated ahead of Game 6, Curry Carlton Fisk Jersey took a long pause before responding."I've heard a lot of noise this series, for sure," he said. "I'll just leave it at that."Whether it's positive, negative, whatever the case is, I know what I'm capable of and it's bigger than me, so I don't get Bill Lee Jersey caught up in that."I don't need any extra motivation, I don't need to hear who I am as a player, I know that. My confidence never wavers in those situations so I appreciate those words."Champions recognize champions and what it takes to win games like tonight and do what we've been able to do over these last five years, so hopefully (there is) more of that to come."

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes the "horrible" and "ridiculous" state of college basketball is hurting NBA play and that was him putting it kindly.Cuban criticized the slow tempo and Ron Santo Jersey physical style of college offenses in the same way UConn women's coach .MORE: | | "If they want to keep kids in school and keep them from being pro players, they're doing it the exact right way by having the 35-second shot clock and having the game look and officiated the way it is," Cuban said Wednesday night,. "Just because kids don't know how Kerry Wood Jersey to play a full game of basketball."Cuban believes this style is not properly preparing pro prospects for the next level of competition."You've got three kids pa sing on the perimeter. Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey With 10 seconds on the shot clock, they try to make something happen and two other kids stand around. They don't look for anything and then run back on defense, so there's no transition game because two out of five or three out of five or in some cases four out of five kids aren't involved in the play."It's uglier than ugly, and it's evidenced Jose Quintana Jersey by the scoring going down. When the NBA went through that, we changed things."Cuban also said the state of the college game is "worse than high school." He laterturned his attention to his most frequent target of criticism: officiating."The referees couldn't manage a White Castle," Cuban said."Seriously, the college game is more physical than the NBA game, and the variation in how it's called from game to game (is a problem). Steve Cishek Jersey "Hell, they don't even have standards on balls. They use different balls. One team's got one ball, the other team's got another ball. There are so many things that are ridiculous."

The Heathave suspended forwardGerald Greentwo games for detrimental conductTuesday. Green will be allowed to return to the team Friday.Green was hospitalized on Nov. 4 for undisclosed reasons. He was Eric Thames Jersey discharged Saturday.Miami-Dade Fire and Rescuethat it responded to a call lastweek to the area whereGreen lives intheMarquis Residences Condominium complex and thatthe subject was taken to the hospital, though it couldn't confirm the identity of Milwaukee Brewers Custom Jersey the person transported because of privacy laws.MORE: | The911 call for theincidentsaidthe subject was "bleeding" and was "pa sed out."Heat coach ErikSpoelstra briefly addre sed the incidentThursday, saying, "The only comment well make other than what we Robin Yount Jersey made (Wednesday)is that were grateful that hes Lorenzo Cain Jersey safe and healthy right now. Our thoughts are with him and his family."Green has not played since the Heats win over theRocketson Nov. 1.I want to apologize to my family, fans and the Heat organization, Green said in the Orlando Arcia Jersey news release. I accept the suspension and look forward to rejoining my teammates this weekend.The Heat are slated to host theLakers on Tuesday and the Jazz on Thursday.

Over the past few years, NBA offenses have become increasingly reliant on the 3-pointer. In the 2011-12 season, the average team attempted 14.8 3-pointers a game. Lastseason, that average jumped to22.4. And yet, the Memphis Grizzlies have stubbornly resistedthe wildproliferation of shooting from beyond the arc. They have finished lastor second-to-lastin 3-point attempts in each of the last three seasons.Over that time span, than any other team in the league a gap identical to the span between16th- and29th-rankedteams in the same category.As to why the Grizzlies have been at the bottom of the league in3-point attempts, it can be attributedmostlytoMike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen.MORE:Conley averaged just 1.7 pull-up 3-point attempts per game last season, which places him in the among starting back court players. That was actually a slight increase from the year before, whenhe averaged Edwin Encarnacion Jersey 1.4. The teams who have leveraged 3-pointers as an enormous part of their offense the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers andLos Angeles Clippers all have a primary ballhandler who is a prolific, off-the-dribble 3-point shooter.This puts a huge amount of stre s on the defense, because it means a defense has to extend their pick-and-roll coverage above the 3-point line to avoid being burned. Conley simply isn't that style of point guard.The wing positions have traditionally been where teams generate their 3-point shots. Every rotational decision on the wing involving Allen presents a stark contrast between offense and defense. Allen has played in 80 percent of Memphis' games over the past three years, averaging . By box plus-minus, a box score-derived estimate of a player's impact per 100 po se sions, he has been in the league over that stretch, and by an enormous margin.Shaun Livingston is the whohas played at least 4,000 minutes during that same time span and attempted fewer 3-pointers. Allen makes the Grizzlies better when he is on the floor, but he does Roberto Perez Jersey so in a constricted way.The last 3-point lever is Zach Randolph, though he is mostly symbolic of a front-court rotation that has emphasized brawn and defensive ability. Teams that build around outside shooting are usually looking to add an extra shooter at power forward, either with or Bob Feller Jersey by playing smallball. Memphis has occasionally dabbled with playing shooters like Jon Leuer or Jeff Green alongside Marc Gasol, but Randolphorplayers of a similar skill set like Ed Davis or Darrell Arthur play most often.It seems like every offseason Memphis has looked to bolster it's outside shooting with additions on the wing. Two summers ago it was Mike Miller. Last year it was Vince Carter. This year they've added Matt Barnes, perhaps with the intention of getting shooting morewithout sacrificing defense. The thing is, the way Memphis'roster is constructed, it's still a choice between emphasizing shooting and focusing on size and shooting. While they might be able to spread the floor more and squeeze outmore offensive efficiency by chaining Allen to the benchor playing small with Green or Barnes at power forward, the resulting hit to their defense almost certainly makes it a net negative move.That conundrum doesn't look to have changed with their 2015-16 roster,so it's unlikely that the team suddenly increases their 3-point rate this season. In a Manny Ramirez Jersey vacuum, analytics love the 3-pointer. But basketball isn't played in a vacuum. The most importanttakeaway from the rapid increaseof basketball analytics has been to find the most efficient style of play po sible, given the strengths and weakne ses of the players on the team.Memphis has had tremendous succe s without the 3-pointer, underscoring the insight of analytics that to succe s. The Grizzlies have had a top-10 defense each of the last three seasons, and have built their identity around that end of the floor. Their offense which has actually been within a point per 100 po se sions of the league average all three seasons is buoyed by a high offensive rebound rate and a low turnover rate. The recipe of elite defense and averageoffense has been enough to push them to threeof 50-win seasons. It has also been not quite enough to get them over the hump in the playoffs.This leaves an incredibly interesting question about this team: "Have they maxed out their potential playing this style?"The Grizzlieshave been an elite defensive team and an average offensive team. Interesting playoff matchups notwithstanding, that margin hasn't been enough to catapult them into the Western Conference's toptier. It's hard to imagine their defense performing better than it already has. It's also Mike Napoli Jersey hard to imagine how the Grizzlies' offense performs much better than it has, given the style of play thieirroster demands.For Memphis to truly compete for a championship, they will likely facethe challenge of maximizing performance through minortweak and improvements on the margins. This summer we watched the Indiana Pacers dealwith the same i sue and decide to tear it downrather than keep butting up against their ceiling. They chose a different path than Memphis, but there are no guarantees for them either.Shooting more 3-pointers is not going to get Memphis an NBA championship this season. They're hopinghealth and a little added depth will be the key instead. But don't be surprised if this Grizzlies team looks stunningly familiar:ferocious defense and agritty, grinding offense. Good, but not quite good enough.

Rockets star Chris Paulclaims Lakers guard Minnesota Twins T-Shirts Rajon Rondo spit in his face before he traded punches with Rondoduringan on-court fight on Saturday night.Despite several video angles of the brawl, it was difficult to find any evidence Byron Buxton Jersey to supportPaul's accusations until Sunday afternoon.A Twitter user shared new video of the incident, appearing to show Rondo spitting in the face of Paul: tom y (@tom2517) MORE:Here's a look at the full scrum:Rondo and CP3 threw hands in Lakers-Rockets brawl Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) The NBA is now investigating the incident and is expected to hand out suspensions to those players involved in Rod Carew Jersey the brawl. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports this video will be considered Minnesota Twins Hoodie before making a final ruling on punishments.Whatever case Rondo's making, NBA is evaluating a video clip captured courtside that shows saliva/spit shooting from Rondo's mouth onto Chris Paul's face. It appears Rondo will have to sell league on fact that it was unintentional -- and that appears to be a tough case to make. Adrian Wojnarowski Zach Duke Jersey (@wojespn)

CLEVELAND Very often, in the seven-game struggles that make up NBA championships, some subtle,unexpected twist tilts the balance in favor of the eventual winners. The annals of NBA history are packed with their names, even in recent FInals.The Spurs got an invaluable boost from backup Patty Mills last year, as the Heat did from Mike Miller to win the championship the year before. The insertion of J.J. Barea into the starting five seemed to boost the Mavs to the 2011 title. The Celtics might not have won in 2008 if not for P.J. Browns clutch mid-range shooting.MORE: |If there was something promising for the Warriors to Miami Marlins Jersey pull out of their Game 3 lo s Tuesday night, it was that, this time around, the series-changing guy might well be David Lee, the two-time All-Star power forwardwho struggled with injuries and lost his job to Draymond Green this seasonand, at $15 million for the season, became one of the leagues most expensive backups.Lee did notplayin the first two games of the NBA Finals. But with Golden States offense badly crippled by a suffocating Cavaliers defense, coach Steve Kerr had to get some scoring. Hed used Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli at center in Game 3and Mo Speights in the previous two games. He had leaned on his small lineup with Green at center and Harrison Barnes at power forward only in overtime of Game 1 and for longer stretches in Games 2 and 3.Nothing seemed to be working, though. The Warriors, the top shooting team in the league this season (47.8 percent), struggled to get any sort of offense going. They shot 40.3 percent in the first 11 quarters and two overtimes of the Finals.Lee made a brief appearance in the first half of Game 3, thenplayed almost all of the fourth quarter for the Warriors, in which Golden State made a Wei-Yin Chen Jersey furious push back from a 17-point deficit and score 36 points, more than they had the previous two quarterscombined. Lee was 4for4 with 11 points in 13 minutes,17 secondsof playing time, and his work in the pick-and-roll with Stephen Curry also helped snap the NBA MVP out of his game-long funk. Curry was 6for9 with 17 points in the fourth quarter, after shooting 4-for-11 with 10 points Miami Marlins Hats in the first three quarters.I think what helped him was David Lee playing so well as the roll man, and Steph was able to find David, and that softened them up a little bit, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. David was terrific.David helped us big time get back into that game, and then Steph just got hot.D-LEE: It would be a full circle if Lee could somehow have an impact on changing the course of this series. He spent the first seven years of his NBA career, split between the Knicks and Warriors, without sniffing the postseason. His first playoff run, when the Warriors reached the conference semis against the Spurs in 2013, was ended by a hip injury after six games. Last year, there was the disappointment of the first-round lo s to the Clippers.Then came this year and the disintegration of his status in the league. Lee was in the All-Star game two years ago, and averaged 18.2 points and 9.3 rebounds last season. But this year, he played only 49 games, averaging 7.9 points in 18.4 minutes.Hes made a stiff upper lip his constant companion. Hes had little choice it was clear from the beginning that the Warriors had a chance at a special season, and playing-time complaints from Lee could easily have torpedoed it. Coaching great Chuck Daly used to that the most important job of a head coach is to keep the four guys who dont play from poisoning the eight guys who do.Lee has done no poisoning. Credit Kerr and the coaching staff for that, but credit Lee, too.Weve talked all season about this, Lee said. My job as a pro is to be ready. I have confidence in myself. My teammates have confidence in me, and my job is to be ready when my number is called. Theres guys on Cleveland that do the same thing. Mike Miller hasnt played in a Jose Fernandez Jersey long time, James Jones, and guys coming in and hit shots and make plays. My biggest concern was to go out there and play as hard as I can, bring some toughne s, and just really be as active as po sible and be aggre sive.THE OPPONENT: The i sue with Lee, of course, is that he is a notably poor defender, and if the Warriors hope to use him to soften up the Cavs defense, he threatens to similarly soften up Golden States defense. Starlin Castro Jersey But that still could be a winning formula for the Cavs. For the first three games of this series, theyve engaged in a defensive struggle with Cleveland and the result has been two overtime games on their home floor, and three-quarters of a blowout in Cleveland before a rally with Lee on the floor for one quarter.The Warriors had the leagues best defense this season, but trying to la so LeBron James in a grinding, defensive series doesnt seem to be the answer. Softening up the defense even if that softening happens on both ends at least offers the Warriors to play a little more like themselves offensively.It was only one quarter, and it could prove to be a fluke. But the Warriors need to change the tenor of this series, and quickly, or they risk going back to Oakland with a 3-1 deficit.Its not the perfect solution, but its worth trying. As Kerr said Tuesday, Yeah, youll see more of David Lee.

Not all is well in the nation's capital.While the Wizards are e sentially guaranteed a playoff spot in the East, they have struggled in March, losing seven of their Rollie Fingers Jersey last 11 games. Washington's latest lo s, a 101-97 defeat at the hands of the lowly Knicks on Sunday night, proved to be too much for All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal to let go.MORE: "I'm tired of talking about this s. It's just the same thing over and over,"Bealsaid after the game(). "Until we do it individually and together collectively, we're going to get our a ses kicked in the playoffs. This Walt Weiss Jersey isn't even remotely acceptable, how we are playing right now. We're playing like we're gonna be done on April 11, April 12." NBC Sports Wizards (@NBCSWizards) Washington has gone 15-11 during a long stretch without John Wall, who has been out since January after . The good news for Wizards fans? Wall did recently , though there is no immediate timetable for Terry Steinbach Jersey his return to thelineup.The Wizards started off strong Santiago Casilla Jersey without Wall, rattling offa five-game winning streak, but it's been a tale of two very different months for Washington.Wizards by monthNet ratingA sist %Effective FG %Februaryplus-2.369.554.0Marchminus-2.067.652.6"It looks like we are waiting for John to come back and change everything,"guard Tomas Satoransky said. "We're not playing like we did the first games he was mi sing. That's not right way to do it. We have to go and play as hard as we can every game."And if they don't, then Beal and the rest of the Wizards can start planning those Jose Canseco Jersey summer vacations sooner than expected.