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With less than five minutes to go in the first quarter of his team’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook drove hard to the basket and made a difficult layup accompanied by a foul for a three-point play opportunity. Since they were the visiting team, not a lot of spectators in […]

During Tuesday night’s preseason game between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, former NBA head coach and current ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy sounded off on the NBA’s Domestic Violence Disciplinary Procedure. The outspoken basketball analyst argued that players should be given a one-year suspension for any felony committed against a woman and on the second […]

Once a Knick, always a Knick. That’s how it is for Jeff Van Gundy at least. Van Gundy, former head coach of the Knicks and now very successful NBA analyst for ESPN, responded to some critics of the Knicks yesterday by projecting the team to win more games than anyone else is. Here’s what Van […]

Few bonds between a player and a coach are as special as the one between Jeff Van Gundy and Yao Ming. Despite only being together for four seasons with the Houston Rockets, the two developed an interesting relationship between a highly-touted Chinese prospect and a hands-on coach constantly instilling defense to his players. Van Gundy, now […]

Only a day away from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction, TNT commentator and former Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy took the time to pay homage to his former player, Yao Ming. Van Gundy is on the record for speaking highly of the Chinese international, often telling tales of his times with Yao […]

Just last week, it was reported that ESPN broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy was considered a leading candidate to become the Houston Rockets‘ next head coach. Now, he’s apparently out of the running and never even ended up meeting with the team, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Sources: Jeff Van Gundy is no longer a […]

Seemingly every year, Jeff Van Gundy is among the many names thrown around for various NBA head coaching vacancies. That is the case again, as he is possibly the leading candidate for the Houston Rockets job, according to the Racine Journal Times’ Gary Woelfel. Source says Jeff Van Gundy remains a finalist and, may indeed be […]

It’s safe to say that Jeff Van Gundy won’t be coaching the Indiana Pacers any time soon. Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird was widely criticized for his argument of why he fired head coach Frank Vogel. One of those arguments was that players start to tune out a coach’s voice after about three […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the lookout for a new head coach and they may be looking at two familiar names to fill the void. After firing Byron Scott on Sunday, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports the Lakers could be looking at Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton and ESPN analyst Jeff Van […]

It’s been a season filled with growing pains for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they have shown a great deal of promise. Many experts are even picking the T-Wolves to be title contenders 3-5 years from now. After the tragic passing of their head coach Flip Saunders before the season, Sam Mitchell has worn the interim […]

The Brooklyn Nets need a new head coach and they may be looking at an old face to fill the void. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Nets are interested in former New York Knicks’ and Houston Rockets’ head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Brooklyn fired former head coach Lionel Hollins back in January, with Tony […]