Jerryd Bayless is the guy with a shiny head and a headband on the Memphis Grizzlies who sort of looks like Derek Fisher. He spells his first name with an odd "y" and has many identifiable characteristics, but Lionel Hollins had a rough time remembering his name at Sunday's postgame press conference. Show More Summary
An awkward situation just got even more awkward. Former NBPA president Billy Hunter had what appeared to be a somewhat uneasy relationship with the players. You sort of got that sense during the lockout and that manifested itself we he was removed from his post earlier this season. There seemed to be some sort of [...]
Former National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter is not helping his tainted legacy by filing a lawsuit against his former employer and NBPA President Derek Fisher. Ken Berger of CBS Sports reported on Thursday that Hunter is suing for defamation and breach of contract. Show More Summary
Ousted NBA players’ association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players. Hunter contends that Fisher undermined Hunter’s efforts to make an agreement and interfered with his position by secretly negotiating with select owners [...]
The former head of the NBA players' association has filed a lawsuit alleging president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players.
The Memphis Grizzlies took a 3-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 103-97 overtime win tonight in Memphis. The key play came with 23 seconds left in OT and the Grizzlies leading 100-97. OKC had the ball and needed either a three-pointer or a quick score. Show More Summary
The NBA fined veteran Oklahoma City Thunder guard Derek Fisher $5,000 for this flop in Game 5 of the Houston series. The flop was blatant and silly-looking, but it actually affected the game because Rockets center Omer Asik was called for an offensive foul. Show More Summary
Oklahoma City’s Derek Fisher was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder’s first-round playoff series against the Rockets. Fisher’s fine was the result of a play in the second quarter when both he and teammate Kevin Martin fell backward onto the floor to take a charge against center [...]
Oklahoma City's Derek Fisher was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.
Derek Fisher feels Kevin Martin's pain. Per NBA.com, the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has been fined $5,000 for this flopping masterpiece against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round postseason bout. As Omer Asik defers to Patrick Beverley for a wide-open three, he barrels into Oklahoma City's Fisher and Martin. Show More Summary
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and hit a pair of jumpers in the final minute to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 93-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Derek Fisher poked the ball away from Mike Conley to spring Durant the other way, and he [...]
Double-sniper!
The NBA Playoffs have a way of creating iconic moments, the sounds of which echo through the ages, the sights etched into our memories forever. There are many such moments, from “ Havlicek stole the ball!” to Derek Fisher running out of the tunnel in San Antonio, index finger pointed to the sky, after his incredible buzzer-beater. Show More Summary
Derek Fisher lives to crush the Spurs.