On May 10th, Beijing time, the NBA had a crazy night. The Suns officially announced the dismissal of head coach Vogel. NBA officials announced that Beverly was suspended for 4 games. The 38-year-old Big Baby was sentenced to 40 months in prison for insurance fraud.
The Suns officially announced the dismissal of Vogel
The Suns officially announced the dismissal of head coach Vogel. Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager James Jones issued a statement: As we said at the press conference on May 1, including me Team leadership, including myself, Josh Bartelstein, and the owners will look at the entire basketball operations department to determine what changes need to be made. After careful consideration of this season, we have concluded that our team needs a different head coach, and we thank Vogel for his hard work and commitment.
Jones also said: We are here to win the championship, but last season's performance was far below our expectations. We will continue to evaluate our operations and make necessary changes to achieve our championship level goals. We all take responsibility, and my job is to work with Josh and the owners to build a championship team.
Last summer, the Suns and Vogel signed a five-year, $31.2 million coaching contract. However, the two parties only cooperated for one year, and Vogel resigned. The Suns will pay Vogel's salary for the remaining four years.
In the 2023-24 season, the Suns ranked third in the league in terms of wages and taxes. Under Vogel's coaching, the Suns achieved a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, ranking 6th in the Western Conference. Although they entered the playoffs directly, But they were swept out by Timberwolves 4-0 in the first round.
Vogel is dismissed, and former Bucks coach Budenholzer is one of the popular candidates for the Suns' new coach.
Hornets hired Green Army assistant coach as new coach
The Hornets officially announced that they hired Celtics you assistant Charles Lee as the team's new coach. The two parties signed a 4-year coaching contract.
In the past 11 years, Charles has served as an assistant coach in the Hawks , Bucks and Celtics. He helped the Bucks win the championship in 2021. Woj said that Charles Lee will play in the Celtics' playoffs this year. After the journey, head to Wasp.
According to reports, former Lakers coach Hamm may join the coaching staff of the new Hornets coach. Hamm has been fired by the Lakers.
NBA officials announced that Beverley was suspended for 4 games.
NBA officials announced the fine. Beverley was suspended without pay for 4 games for repeatedly hitting fans with the ball and being disrespectful to reporters. The suspension will be implemented starting from next season.
During the Bucks' g6 defeat to the Pacers , Beverley took the ball and angrily hit the Pacers fans on the sidelines, which caused controversy. The Bucks were 20 points behind 94-114 at 2 minutes and 32 seconds in the last quarter. Beverley threw the ball and hit a woman. After asking for the basketball back, Beverley once again punched the fan in the face to vent his anger.
In the locker room, Beverly refused to be interviewed by ESPN female reporter Malinda Adams because she did not subscribe to his podcast and tried to drive her out of the locker room. After that, Beverly took the initiative to apologize to the female reporter. Due to a series of For his behavior, Beverley was suspended by the league for an additional 4 games.
In this year's playoffs, Beverley played 6 games for the Bucks, averaging 35 minutes per game, scoring 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1 steal. He will become a free agent this summer.
Former NBA player Big Baby was sentenced to 40 months in prison
According to ESPN reporter Justin Bey, former NBA player "Big Baby" Glenn Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison by a federal judge on Thursday, plus Three years of supervision stemming from his 2023 conviction for allegedly defrauding an alliance welfare program.
Davis was ordered to pay $80,000 in restitution and conditions of supervision include taking financial management classes and mandatory drug rehab. Davis' attorney declined to comment.
In the NBA insurance fraud case, former Rockets player Terrence Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison, compensation and forfeiture totaling approximately US$3.1 million, and Kenyon Doolin was sentenced to 30 months in prison. , was ordered to forfeit $449,250 and pay $547,495 in compensation. Alan Anderson was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $121,000 and pay $121,000 in compensation.
Glenn Davis is 38 years old. He has played for the Celtics, Magic and Clippers in his career. He has played in a total of 514 regular season games, averaging 21 minutes per game, 8 points and 4.4 rebounds. In 2008, he followed The Celtics won the championship.
