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Julius Randle's ex-coach: Outbursts coming 'from a good place'

Emotions have gotten the better of Julius Randle during his disappointing season.

It took 17 games for NBA team to break new coach

Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry sounds fed up with the team just five weeks after he took over for Luke Walton.

Kings clip Lakers in triple overtime: 'it takes a village'

Seven Kings players scored in double figures as Sacramento outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 141-137 in triple overtime.

NBA has its first head-coach firing of the season

Luke Walton was fired as coach of the Kings on Sunday, ESPN reported, after a 6-11 start to the season and losing seven of their last eight games.

Zion Williamson's minutes drama is reaching a breaking point

Zion Williamson is losing minutes as the New Orleans Pelicans are losing games. The top pick in the 2019 NBA Draft played just 29 total minutes as the Pelicans dropped...

Zion Williamson dominates again, but it wasn't enough

NEW ORLEANS — The veteran savvy of Danilo Gallinari and Chris Paul helped Oklahoma City withstand the latest stirring performance by Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson. Gallinari scored 11 of his...

Zion Williamson lives up to the hype in NBA debut

NEW ORLEANS — So much for a steep learning curve. For three quarters, Zion Williamson looked like a dazed rookie and bore little resemblance to the NBA’s No. 1 draft...

Zion Williamson shows what all the fuss is about

It took just two preseason games for Zion Williamson to serve notice to the NBA. The Pelicans star scored a game-high 29 points in less than three full quarters in...

Changing Pelicans landscape could help Knicks land Davis

CHICAGO — Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry didn’t exactly make a plea to Anthony Davis remaining with the Pelicans. In saying after the lottery that the situation will be ironed out,...

'F--k yeah': NBA's most tortured coach had his lottery moment

Alvin Gentry was asked a question during a Pelicans upset over the Jazz in March, but requested a clarification. "Excuse me? I had a couple of beers. Sorry,” Gentry responded....

The Pelicans are so sick of talking about Anthony Davis

The Anthony Davis drama seems to be wearing a little thin on Alvin Gentry. The Pelicans coach only wanted to talk about the team’s solid 131-122 victory over the Thunder...

Nets' win over Pelicans shows how far they have come

You want growth? Here’s growth: Two months ago, the Nets collapsed against the Pelicans. Wednesday, they closed them out. Two years ago, they were in the NBA cellar. Wednesday, the...

What's behind intense DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis exchange?

What could they have been talking about? DeMarcus Cousins had an impassioned conversation with former Pelicans teammate Anthony Davis and coach Alvin Gentry before the Warriors' 131-121 victory on Wednesday...

Alvin Gentry: Phil knows Luke Walton will be 'terrific' head coach

NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry, a member of Steve Kerr’s 2015 title-winning coaching staff at Golden State, said Luke Walton will be “a terrific coach” and Knicks’ team...

Anthony Davis now has perfect system to unleash MVP season

Over these two weeks, The Post will be running through 10 of the hottest issues around the NBA heading into the 2015-16 season.  It’s hard to quibble with anything Anthony...