Dec 30, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons head coach Maurice Cheeks before the game against the Washington Wizards at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY ...

True to form, Maurice Cheeks gamely plowed through most of his Hall of Fame induction speech. Most of it. The long-retired 76ers point guard was a workmanlike player during his 15-year career, seldom ...

The tragic death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody resonates with Maurice Cheeks. Not because he knew Floyd personally, but because like many in the Black community, Cheeks has ...

— -- The Detroit Pistons have fired Maurice Cheeks just 50 games into his tenure as the team's head coach, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. One of the Pistons' primary targets to replace ...

The New York Knicks are planning to hire Bulls assistant coach Maurice Cheeks, NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson confirmed Thursday. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news. Cheeks ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Maurice Cheeks, the longtime star guard for the 76ers in the 1980s, broke down in tears Friday night during his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Few point guards in NBA history could command, corral, and cajole like Maurice Cheeks. A lesser point guard may have been overwhelmed by trying to satisfy the offensive needs of players like Moses ...

The national anthem has become a staple of major American sporting events, and with versions sung every single night, every sport has its share of infamous performances. One that stands out in NBA ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Former Philadelphia 76ers' great Maurice Cheeks has been named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cheeks was among 13 names announced as finalists for ...

Maurice Cheeks goes to the rim against the Lakers' Jamaal Wilkes in the 1980 Finals. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) Maurice Cheeks was never quite sure he belonged. On the very first day of ...

— -- The Detroit Pistons have fired Maurice Cheeks just 50 games into his tenure as the team's head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Yahoo! Sports reported earlier Sunday that Cheeks was fired.

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, Detroit Pistons head coach Maurice Cheeks looks down at the floor during an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Detroit fired Cheeks on Sunday, Feb. 9, ...