Rick Carlisle Archives

After Mark Cuban called a piece on Mavericks’ front office conflicts “bullshit,” the team’s coach and GM are now both gone

The Mavericks fired GM/president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson, and head coach Rick Carlisle then resigned. So The Athletic's piece Monday on front office tensions doesn't seem to be the "bullshit" Cuban called it.

Rick Carlisle says NBA games in Orlando will have virtual fans, digital boards, and home team sounds – whatever that means

The NBA is trying to make the most of their empty arenas in the bubble.

Steve Kerr says LaVar Ball coverage is a societal issue, not an ESPN problem

"So, this is not an ESPN judgment. It's a societal thing more than anything."

Pistons’ Stan Van Gundy threatens not to do pre-game meeting or in-game interview with ESPN Jan. 19 over their LaVar Ball story

“I'm not meeting with their announcing crew before the game, I'm not doing the in-game interview. I’m not going to participate in the thing.”

Rick Carlisle doubles down on bashing ESPN’s LaVar Ball piece, calls it “reprehensible” in NBCA statement

"Yesterday’s article by Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com regarding Luke Walton was a salacious one-sided story lacking journalistic integrity. The article attacked Coach Walton on the basis of one person’s unsubstantiated opinion."

After Rick Carlisle, the latest criticisms of ESPN’s LaVar Ball coverage are from…Dick Vitale?

"Y do we chase LaVar Ball ? R we that desperate for 1 of his absurd statements? @LukeWalton has more CLASS & HOOPS knowledge on his pinkie than LaVar!"