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The Shot Clock Reset : January 22nd

The Shot Clock Reset : January 22nd

Maxime Messier
January 22, 2024

League Alerts Fam,

Welcome to the first edition of The Shot Clock Reset presented by LeagueAlerts! Every week, we reset your week as we reset the shot clock to 14. Scroll below as we curate the 14 most important stories from the NBA and basketball culture—packed into one quick email. Let’s get started:

THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE WEEK:

1) Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies at 46 after suffering heart attack in Utah. May he rest in peace.

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday night, the team announced. He was 46 years old. Milojevic was hospitalized after an emergency at a restaurant during a team dinner. The NBA postponed Wednesday night's game between the Warriors and Jazz in Utah and Friday's Warriors vs. Mavericks game in San Francisco.

2) Christian Koloko has been dealing with a blood clot issue threatening his NBA career, sources told Shams Charania and Eric Koreen of The Athletic.

The Raptors waived Koloko as part of the Pascal Siakam trade. Koloko has yet to appear in a game this season. Teams were informed that Koloko has been referred to the league's Fitness-to-Play Panel. Koloko is not eligible to practice or play until he's medically cleared. Several teams around the league expressed interest in Koloko.

3) The Toronto Raptors have traded All-Star Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers, the team has announced.

In a news release Wednesday evening, the Raptors said they acquired Bruce Brown and Jordan Nwora from Indiana in exchange for Siakam. Kira Lewis Jr., acquired by the Pacers from New Orleans earlier Wednesday, is also coming to Toronto.
The team added that it also picked up three first-round picks. In a corresponding move, Toronto has waived centre Christian Koloko.

4) In a Tuesday interview with The Guardian, Jimmy Butler told Claire de Lune that he has written about 60 country songs for an album to be released at an indeterminate future time.

"There’s so many people out there, and I’m one of them, that are like, ‘Man, I can do that,’ and you really don’t know how difficult it is to make a No. 1 song," Butler said. "Humble yourself. It is incredibly fun, I’ve had a blast while doing it. But I will tell you that it’s not easy."

5) Los Angeles Clippers to host 2026 All-Star Game at new Intuit Dome. The NBA is bringing the 2026 All-Star Game to the Los Angeles Clippers' new arena, which is set to open in time for the 2024-25 season

6) The owner of the New York Knicks basketball team pressured a massage therapist into sex and then set her up for a “vicious” assault by the convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, a lawsuit filed in California on Tuesday alleged.

James Dolan – a friend and former business associate of the disgraced Hollywood producer Weinstein – trafficked the woman, Kellye Croft, then aged 27, “for purposes of sex induced by force, fraud, or coercion”, according to federal court papers filed in California.

The alleged abuse occurred when Dolan’s band, JD & the Straight Shot, were on tour supporting the Eagles, who had hired Croft in 2013 to be the group’s official masseuse.

Dolan, the lawsuit claims, “summoned” Croft to his room on multiple occasions during the tour and “pressured” her into unwanted sex. The alleged rape by Weinstein took place in a Los Angeles hotel room the following year during a meeting Croft says was orchestrated by Dolan.

7) Victor Wembanyama plans to participate in All-Star Skills Challenge.