News about Joe Dumars

After a playoff game in Denver on April 25, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was fined $50,000 for "recklessly swinging a chair in agony that shocked two bystanders as he left the court.' The incident occurred after Edwards missed a potential game-tying shot at the buzzer against the eventual champion Nuggets. According to Denver police, the former University of Georgia standout then walked down the tunnel before grabbing and swinging a chair, which injured two people working at Ball Arena. Edwards was charged with two charges of third-degree assault, which are misdemeanors.

At the Summer League on Saturday, the NBA announced the specifics of its inaugural in-season tournament, the NBA Cup. About $18 million will be distributed in the standings and will be followed by a championship game in Las Vegas on December 9. It's been an event that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wanted for years, giving players a trophy to play for during the regular season in a European cup-style competition, and now it's become a reality.

Lance Blanks, a former Texas star guard who also served as the general manager of the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 56 years old at the time. Blanks died in Dallas on Wednesday, according to the NBA. There was no reason given for the death. Blanks, a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers, was on call at the time of his death and was on leave.

During the first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies bad boy Dillon Brooks was fined $25,000 for violating the NBA's media access policies. Following all three of Memphis's road losses in Los Angeles, Brooks did not appear to the public until he feud with Lebron James. Following his most recent absence, NBA executive vice President Joe Dumars announced that the small forward had been suspended due to his inability to participate in team postgame coverage during the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.'

The Dallas Mavericks have been fined $750,000 by the NBA for their tanking efforts against the Chicago Bulls, which resulted in the team's demise on April 7. The NBA found that the franchise had violated the league's player resting policy and demonstrated a desire to postpone the game in order to increase its chances of keeping its first-round pick in the 2023 draft. 'The Dallas Mavericks' decision to exclude key players from fully participating in an elimination game last Friday against Chicago undermined the integrity of the game,' according to a tweet released Friday by NBA Executive Vice President Joe Dumars.' The Mavericks' behavior offended our followers and the league.'

Dillon Brooks, the Memphis Grizzlies guard, was suspended for one game without compensation on Friday, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was fined $20,000 for on-court altercation during Thursday's game. When the Grizzlies host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Brooks will serve the suspension. In the third quarter of Cleveland's 128-113 home victory, the incident occurred with 5:48 left. According to NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars, Brooks was on the floor near the basket and swung his left hand into Mitchell's groin area, an act that portrayed unsportsmanlike behavior.

Grant Williams, the Boston Celtics forward, was fined $20,000 after he spiked the ball into the audience in a burst of indignation as his team was playing the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. On Monday, NBA Head of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars, was suspended. The incident occurred when the Celtics were down 118-101 with 1:52 to go.

Nikola Vucevic, the National Basketball Association, has fined Chicago center Nikola Vucevic $15,000. It came after the 32-year-old's 'obscene gesture' during his team's 115-111 loss to New Orleans. In a press release issued Friday by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, the league revealed the punishment.