This is my Daily Dunks page for May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. Throughout the week this page will be updated with news and scores from across the NBA until a new Daily Dunks page is created for the following week. So make sure to keep checking this page every 24 hours or so for the latest news until next week.
Monday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (knee) says he will play in Game 1 against the Hawks (Click here for details).
#2. Doc Rivers says the Clippers need to "add pieces" (Click here for details).
#3. The Raptors fired two of Dwane Casey's assistants (Click here for details).
#4. The Magic are willing to pay Tom Thibodeau $7-$9M per year (Click here for details).
#5. Wizards point guard John Wall doesn't think he'll need surgery on his hand/wrist (Click here for details).
#6. The Pelicans have been granted permission to interview Warriors assistant Alvin Gentry for their head coaching job (Click here for details).
#7. Report: Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan had a falling out (Click here for details).
#8. The Clippers are interested in Lakers forward Wesley Johnson (Click here for details).
#9. Rockets point guard Patrick Beverley has abounded hope of playing against the Warriors (Click here for details).
#10. The Grizzlies are engaging in talks with Mike Conley about an extension (Click here for details).
Monday's NBA Playoff Results: None. Western Conference Finals begin Tuesday. Eastern Conference Finals begin Wednesday (Click here for a full schedule for both series').
Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The NBA Draft lottery happened. The Timberwolves won the #1 overall pick (Click here for full results).
#2. Bucks point guard Tyler Ennis underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder. His status for next season is unknown (Click here for details).
#3. Wizards center Marcin Gortat says personal issues distracted him this past season (Click here for details).
#4. Report: Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders really likes Jahlil Okafor for the #1 pick (Click here for details).
#5. The Pelicans are also interested in Scott Brooks and Jeff Van Gundy for their head coaching job (Click here for details).
#6. Kentucky head coach John Calipari denies interest in the Pelicans' head coaching vacancy after a report said he was interested (Click here for details).
#7. Chris Paul is frustrated with DeAndre Jordan's laziness in his approach to foul shooting (Click here for details).
#8. Thunder small forward Kevin Durant's recovery from foot surgery is going well, but he still cannot put weight on his foot (Click here fokr details).
#9. Kings VP Vlade Divac says DeMarcus Cousins is untradeable (Click here for details).
#10. Report: Ricky Rubio's posse is pushing for a trade (Click here for details).
Tuesday's NBA Playoffs results:
Warriors 110 Rockets 106 (Warriors lead Western Conference Finals 1-0). Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Lakers plan to pursue Tom Thibodeau for their head coaching job (Click here for details).
#2. Stephen Curry got fined $5K for flopping in Game 1 against the Rockets. Steve Kerr is "morally outraged" (Click here for details).
#3. The NBA First Team All-Defense was released (Click here to view it). The NBA Second Team All-Defense was also released (Click here to view it).
#4. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says trading the #1 pick will be "part of the conversation" (Click here for details).
#5. Former Thunder head coach Scott Brooks is expected to sit out this upcoming season. He is declining interviews (Click here for details).
#6. The Lakers are reportedly expected to take either Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns with the #2 pick. (Click here for details).
#7. For making the Second Team All-Defense, Warriors center Andrew Bogut got a $1.945M bonus (Click here for details).
#8. Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic underwent knee surgery. He is expected to be out 3-4 months (Click here for details).
#9. Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll had a knee injury that look scary. Thankfully he is listed as day-to-day with just a bone bruise after having an MRI (Click here for details).
#10. Rockets center Dwight Howard (knee) is a game-time decision for Thursday (Click here for details).
Wednesday's NBA Playoff Results:
Cavaliers 97 Hawks 89 (Cavaliers lead Eastern Conference Finals 1-0). Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Pelicans shooting guard Tyreke Evans underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee (Click here for details).
#2. Hawks small forward DeMarre Carroll (knee) is questionable for Game 2 on Friday (Click here for details).
#3. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry doesn't agree with the fine the league gave him for flopping (Click here for details).
#4. Warriors assistant coach Alvin Gentry is looking like the front runner to land the Pelicans head coaching job. He has landed a second interview with the club (Click here for details).
#5. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak denies any special interest in Tom Thibodeau (Click here for details).
#6. Mavericks president Donnie Nelson says Rick Carlisle can be in Dallas as long as he wants (Click here for details).
#7. Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley won't sign an extension, but this doesn't mean he is leaving Memphis (Click here for details).
#8. The All-NBA First, Second, and Third teams were announced (Click here for details).
#9. Mavericks small forward Chandler Parsons remains silent on whether or not he got microfracture surgery on his knee (Click here for details).
Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The NBA Draft lottery happened. The Timberwolves won the #1 overall pick (Click here for full results).
#2. Bucks point guard Tyler Ennis underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder. His status for next season is unknown (Click here for details).
#3. Wizards center Marcin Gortat says personal issues distracted him this past season (Click here for details).
#4. Report: Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders really likes Jahlil Okafor for the #1 pick (Click here for details).
#5. The Pelicans are also interested in Scott Brooks and Jeff Van Gundy for their head coaching job (Click here for details).
#6. Kentucky head coach John Calipari denies interest in the Pelicans' head coaching vacancy after a report said he was interested (Click here for details).
#7. Chris Paul is frustrated with DeAndre Jordan's laziness in his approach to foul shooting (Click here for details).
#8. Thunder small forward Kevin Durant's recovery from foot surgery is going well, but he still cannot put weight on his foot (Click here fokr details).
#9. Kings VP Vlade Divac says DeMarcus Cousins is untradeable (Click here for details).
#10. Report: Ricky Rubio's posse is pushing for a trade (Click here for details).
Tuesday's NBA Playoffs results:
Warriors 110 Rockets 106 (Warriors lead Western Conference Finals 1-0). Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. The Lakers plan to pursue Tom Thibodeau for their head coaching job (Click here for details).
#2. Stephen Curry got fined $5K for flopping in Game 1 against the Rockets. Steve Kerr is "morally outraged" (Click here for details).
#3. The NBA First Team All-Defense was released (Click here to view it). The NBA Second Team All-Defense was also released (Click here to view it).
#4. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says trading the #1 pick will be "part of the conversation" (Click here for details).
#5. Former Thunder head coach Scott Brooks is expected to sit out this upcoming season. He is declining interviews (Click here for details).
#6. The Lakers are reportedly expected to take either Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns with the #2 pick. (Click here for details).
#7. For making the Second Team All-Defense, Warriors center Andrew Bogut got a $1.945M bonus (Click here for details).
#8. Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic underwent knee surgery. He is expected to be out 3-4 months (Click here for details).
#9. Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll had a knee injury that look scary. Thankfully he is listed as day-to-day with just a bone bruise after having an MRI (Click here for details).
#10. Rockets center Dwight Howard (knee) is a game-time decision for Thursday (Click here for details).
Wednesday's NBA Playoff Results:
Cavaliers 97 Hawks 89 (Cavaliers lead Eastern Conference Finals 1-0). Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Pelicans shooting guard Tyreke Evans underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee (Click here for details).
#2. Hawks small forward DeMarre Carroll (knee) is questionable for Game 2 on Friday (Click here for details).
#3. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry doesn't agree with the fine the league gave him for flopping (Click here for details).
#4. Warriors assistant coach Alvin Gentry is looking like the front runner to land the Pelicans head coaching job. He has landed a second interview with the club (Click here for details).
#5. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak denies any special interest in Tom Thibodeau (Click here for details).
#6. Mavericks president Donnie Nelson says Rick Carlisle can be in Dallas as long as he wants (Click here for details).
#7. Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley won't sign an extension, but this doesn't mean he is leaving Memphis (Click here for details).
#8. The All-NBA First, Second, and Third teams were announced (Click here for details).
#9. Mavericks small forward Chandler Parsons remains silent on whether or not he got microfracture surgery on his knee (Click here for details).
#10. Lester Hudson, last with the Clippers, has received a $2M offer to play in China next season (Click here for details).
Thursday's NBA Playoff Results:
Warriors 99 Rockets 98: Final (Warriors lead Western Conference Finals 2-0). Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had 33 points and 6 assists on 5-11 shooting from 3-point range.
Friday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Tom Thibodeau and Alvin Gentry are the leading candidates for the Pelicans' head coaching job (Click here for details).
#2. The Cavaliers say symptoms related to tendinitis in Kyrie Irving's left knee have not diminished. Irving as a result did not play on Friday. (Click here for details). Note: DeMarre Carroll played for the Hawks on Friday.
#3. Hawks power forward Pero Antic committed a flagrant foul on LeBron James (Click here for details).
#4. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak says the team will likely keep the #2 overall pick (Click here for details).
#5. The Clippers and other teams have offered Royce White a spot on their summer league team (Click here for details).
#6. The Lakers have "big time" interest in signing DeMarre Carroll in free agency (Click here for details).
#7. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak says Kobe Bryant has told him next season will be his last season with the Lakers (Click here for details).
#8. The Lakers may choose a guard (D'Angelo Russell or Emmanuel Mudiay) with the #2 pick instead of Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor (Click here for details).
#9. Jeff Van Gundy is interested in the Pelicans' head coaching job (Click here for details).
#10. The Nuggets are reportedly building around Jusuf Nurkic and Danilo Gallinari. Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried could get traded (Click here for details).
Friday's NBA Playoff Results:
Cavaliers 94 Hawks 82 (Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference Finals 2-0). Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. Hawks small forward Kyle Korver may need surgery on his right ankle. He is done for the playoffs (Click here for details).
#2. Raptors small forward Terrence Ross underwent surgery on his left ankle. There is no timetable for his recovery at the moment (Click here for details).
#3. Famous Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes passed away at the age of 89 (Click here for details).
#4. Scott Skiles is reportedly the front runner for the Magic head coaching job (Click here for details).
#5. The Bulls want to wait until all the other head coaching vacancies are filled before they fire Tom Thibodeau (Click here for details).
#6. Consensus among those in management positions is that Kevin Love will leave the Cavaliers in free agency this summer (Click here for details).
#7. Goran Dragic wants the Heat to play at a faster tempo (Click here for details).
#8. Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (knee) won't play on Sunday (Click here for details).
#9.Tim Salier of the Austin Spurs has won the D-League executive of the year award (Click here for details).
#10. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had 40 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Saturday's NBA Final Scores:
Warriors 115 Rockets 80 (Warriors lead the Western Conference Finals 3-0).
Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks:
#1. According to DeMarre Carroll, Kyle Korver needs ankle surgery and may be out 4-6 months (Click here for details).
#2. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak doesn't think the Lakers have the time to build via the draft (Click here for details).
#3. The Heat are still the front runners to sign Goran Dragic this summer (Click here for details).
#4. The 76ers are expected to draft the best available player in the draft when they pick third (Click here for details).
#5. The NBA is considering moving up the NBA Finals to June 2 in the event that both series' are sweeps (Click here for details).
#6. Hawks center Al Horford got ejected from Sunday's game after an altercation with Matthew Dellavedova. Horford has some words for Dellavedova (Click here for details).
#7. Phil Jackson backtracks a bit on the "I don't like three point shooting" talk (Click here for details).
#8. Adam Silver says the Cavaliers' arena needs upgrades in order to host an all-star game (Click here for details).
#9. Rockets center Dwight Howard says the whole team quit in Game 3 (Click here for details).
#10. Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists.
Sunday's NBA Playoff Results:
Cavaliers 114 Hawks 111 (OT) (Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference Finals 3-0).
---Ben Parker: Follow me on twitter @nba_lord for NBA news
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