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In response to the NBA's $5,000 flopping fine on Grizzlies guard Tony Allen after Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, coach Lionel Hollins conceded the league's anti-flopping rules were appropriate and could possibly be enforced more widely.

Mornings like these make the NBA so much fun, especially when the debate touches on concrete strategy rather than abstractions. On the surface, whether Pacers coach Frank Vogel should have left Roy Hibbert on the floor during crucial, late-game de...

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The Los Angeles Clippers lost the most successful coach by winning percentage in the franchise's history when they dismissed Vinny Del Negro, whose contract was due to expire June 30. Del Negro compiled a 128-102 record during his three seasons with ...

Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty ImagesVinny Del Negro: When affability isn't enough. The Los Angeles Clippers lost the most successful coach by winning percentage in the franchise's history when they dismissed Vinny Del Negro, whose contract was due to expi...

What's next in Lob City? Our panel weighs in on the firing of Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro.

Jamie Squire/NBAE/Getty Images The Kevin Durant-Serge Ibaka two-man game must generate offense for the Thunder.If the Oklahoma City Thunder drop this series to the Memphis Grizzlies, the loss will be remembered most in OKC as a resounding affirmatio...

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Kevin Arnovitz, Tom Haberstroh, Ethan Sherwood Strauss and host Jordan Heimer are stopping by to talk NBA playoffs. Join our discussion at 12 p.m. ET....

What does an NBA head coaching candidate look like in 2013? A few new trends have emerged in the coaching ranks, namely the Rise of the Video Kids (see Spoelstra, Erik; Vogel, Frank), but most hires in the NBA follow a well-trodden path. Owners a...

With one round in the books, our 5-on-5 panel takes a fresh look at the postseason.

The Thunder found a few patches to the cover the vacancy left by Russell Westbrook, writes Kevin Arnovitz.

The Grizzlies got exactly what they wanted in the first round -- revenge, writes Kevin Arnovitz.

Stephen Dunn/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Clippers will be pushed to the brink without a healthy and effective Blake Griffin. The void Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin didn't practice Thursday and spent a good portion of the day receiving treatme...

The Celtics, Rockets, Clippers and Hawks all face elimination in Game 6.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph expressed no sympathy on Thursday for the condition of Los Angeles Clippers' forward Blake Griffin.