Bill Reiter

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Bill Reiter |Bryan DeArdo

Kobe Bryant had a slew of memorable moments during his 20-year NBA career, from his historic All-Star Game debut in 1998 to his 81-point outburst in 2006 to his unforgettable 60-point effort in his final game. Those are just a few of the moments that made Bryant one of the best players the NBA has ever seen.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Bill Reiter

There are a multitude of ways to celebrate the remarkable genius and all-time great career of Gregg Popovich, who announced Friday that he will officially step down as head coach and transition into a full-time role as team president for the San Antonio Spurs. There are his five titles. Or his 18-consecutive seasons with 50 or more wins. He also boasts the highest winning percentage for any head coach in NBA history. He won 170 playoff games, and was Coach of the Year three times.

1 month ago | thepress.net | Bill Reiter

Gregg Popovich turned his players into partners during his five-title, 29-season run as Spurs coach

Mar 29, 2025 | worldnews.easybranches.com | Bill Reiter

A day after firing coach Taylor Jenkins, Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman answered the most pressing question about the decision -- why now? -- with brevity. "I came to the conclusion that this is in the best interest of the team, and urgency is a core principle of ours, so [I] decided to go on with the move," Kleiman told reporters after the Grizzlies' shootaround on Saturday, via Action News 5's Matt Infield.

Mar 28, 2025 | cbssports.com | Bill Reiter

The Memphis Grizzlies made a bold and, in some ways, bizarre decision on Friday. They are moving on from head coach Taylor Jenkins just three weeks before the start of the NBA playoffs. The strange nature of this decision comes not just from the timing -- though that is certainly eyebrow raising -- but in some of the facts about this Grizzlies team.