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Mike D’Antoni breaks silence on New York Knicks exit: ‘An obstacle had to be removed’ (Ball Don't Lie)

Mike D'Antoni has maintained a pretty low profile since resigning from the post of head coach of the New York Knicks two months ago, on the heels of a six-game losing streak, the day before the NBA's trading deadline. While everyone else talked — about where the Knicks would turn next in their ceaseless search for a savior , about how the refusal to look inward for solutions has poisoned the Knicks' organizational culture , about whether D'Antoni really stepped down or a certain isolation-loving forward who never seemed at peace with the coach's spread pick-and-roll, ball-movement-dependent system demanded his ouster, etc. — D'Antoni just exited stage left, watched as the Knicks ripped off an 18-6 run under interim head coach Mike Woodson before being eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Miami Heat, and kept quiet. Until now. D'Antoni recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with legendary basketball scribe Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated. McCallum spent a season in the coach's hip pocket while writing a pretty cool book about how D'Antoni was evolving the modern conception of NBA offense with the Phoenix Suns. In the resultant piece, D'Antoni shoots down rumors that he's interested in leading the Orlando Magic ("When I saw those stories, I immediately texted Stan [Van Gundy, the Magic coach] and told him it was bull----"), bristles over McCallum's description of his exit ("Could you use the word 'resign?' It hurts when I even hear the word 'quit'") and recalls his wife Laurel's response when he told her he was resigning ("She told me I should stop at the store on my way home because we were out of milk"). [Adrian Wojnarowski: LeBron James delivers for Heat at the most critical time ] And, of course, he addressed the elephant in the room — what role that iso-loving forward played in the process:

 

Lakers Top-5 Playoff Blowouts Losses in the Kobe-era: Fan's Analysis (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

As painful as the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassing blowout 119-90 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was Monday night for Lakers fans like me, it has actually been worse before.

 

Tim Duncan goes old school on Clippers in Spurs' Game 1 victory (Yahoo! Sports)

Blake Griffin got a lesson on how to play power forward in the playoffs from San Antonio's anchor.

 

Chris Paul is the L.A. Clippers' savior -- but there have been others in the NBA (RealClearSports.com)

Chris Paul joins a list of players who turned struggling franchises around.

 

Nash, Rivers, Bucks win PBWA awards (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Phoenix All-Star Steve Nash and Boston coach Doc Rivers have won awards from the Professional Basketball Writers Association for excellence in their field combined with cooperation with media and fans.

 

Should Jeremy Lin Stay In New York? Yes, But *Not* With The Knicks (Forbes)

Now that one of the more remarkable NBA debut seasons in recent memory has come to a close, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is facing a major decision: Should he re-sign with the Knicks, who have given him less than a resounding vote of confidence, or should he [...]

 

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro gains credibility with Game 7 win over Grizzlies (Yahoo! Sports)

The Clippers' first-round victory over the Grizzlies shows Vinny Del Negro could have some staying power in L.A.

 

LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award (NBA)

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NBA MVP Award Winners (NBA)

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Nuggets-Lakers Preview (The Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Although George Karl has spent nearly a quarter-century on NBA benches, the Denver coach can't beat down the butterflies when he thinks about the Nuggets' next game.