David Locke: Devin Booker is now 4 of 22 in the clutch …
February 25, 2021 | 5:10 pm EST Update
DeMarcus Cousins clears waivers
Shams Charania: DeMarcus Cousins has cleared waivers and is free to sign with any NBA team, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Rod Boone: Last two-minute report says Gordon Hayward made contact to Devin Booker’s wrist, affected his game-tying 3-point attempt with .06 seconds left. Booker should have been awarded free throws. But same thing happened to #Hornets and Terry Rozier a while back so these things even out.
KC Johnson: NBA’s L2M report said call on Coby White’s foul on Ricky Rubio was correctly a shooting foul. Report also said KAT foul on LaVine with 12.3 seconds left in regulation was wrong. KAT fouled out on the play.
Scott Agness: NBA’s Last Two Minute Report says Sabonis was fouled by Oubre Jr. on the inbounds. Pacers were down by four with 10.1s left, Brogdon threw the ball in but Sabonis was already falling. Instead, he should’ve gotten FTs.
The Houston Rockets and the Fertitta Family will partner with Operation BBQ Relief for a contactless drive-thru food distribution outside the Tundra Garage of Toyota Center on Saturday, Feb. 27. The distribution will focus on providing food to individuals and families who were affected by the Texas winter storm
A federal grand jury in Lexington returned an 11-count indictment against the 35-year-old Randolph Morris, who played at the University of Kentucky from 2004 to 2007, before entering the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played until 2010. Morris is accused of submitting false income information to the Kentucky Department of Revenue for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 tax years, when he played for the Beijing Ducks. The alleged failure to report any of his earnings from his Chinese team during those years deprived the state of Kentucky of more than $400,000 in tax revenue.
A date for Morris to appear in federal court has not yet been scheduled. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 on each wire fraud count. For the counts of making false statements on tax returns, he faces a maximum prison sentence of three years. However, any sentence following a conviction would be imposed by the Court, after its consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal sentencing statutes.
February 25, 2021 | 3:42 pm EST Update
Hamidou Diallo out for next two games
Joe Mussatto: Hamidou Diallo (right groin soreness) will miss the next two games, per Mark Daigneault. He could be out through the rest of the first half.
