Antonio Brown is ready to suit back up and play professional football, just not in the NFL. Antonio Brown's NFL playing career, at this point, seems like it's over. While the estranged star hinted that he was going to make a comeback with the Ravens, that seems more like fake news than anything else. Brown [...]
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Nick Nurse will meet with the Philadelphia 76ers this week and is also expected to meet with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns.
Nurse was let go by the Toronto Raptors after five seasons with the franchise, winning the championship in his first campaign.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Nurse “is expected to be in high demand and could possibly have his job to choose from, essentially his own selection process.”
Daryl Morey hired Nurse to coach the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2011.
The Houston Rockets “expect” to sign James Harden this offseason, sources tell Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sources also tell Pompey that Harden’s interest in returning to the Rockets is mutual and not a negotiating ploy with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Harden could sign for up to $210 million over four seasons with the Sixers, or up to $201.7 million over four seasons with a rival team. The Rockets are positioned to have approximately $60 million in cap space.
Harden’s mother still lives in Houston and he has several business ventures there.
“He’s treated like a god in Houston,” said one source.
LeBron James was injured late in the Los Angeles Lakers Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets. James stepped on Aaron Gordon’s foot and appeared to roll his left ankle.
Following the game, James said the injury won’t keep him out of Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday.
“I’ll be ready on Saturday. I just stepped on the foot of AG. Nothing is keeping me from playing,” James said.
The Nuggets lead the series 2-0, after winning both home games. The Lakers face a must-win Game 3 back at home in Los Angeles on Saturday.
