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Hassan Whiteside has missed each of the Miami Heat’s past three games with a bone bruise in his left knee, and he doesn’t sound like someone who’s planning to return in the near future. From the Palm Beach Post‘s Anthony Chiang: Whiteside will not travel for the team’s upcoming three-game trip, which begins Wednesday in San [...]

DeMarcus Cousins doesn’t feel totally responsible for his dustup with Kevin Durant during the New Orleans Pelicans’ Monday night loss to the Golden State Warriors. Both players were ejected after exchanging words and having to be restrained by teammates late in the fourth quarter. They also continued jawing at each other after being thrown out. [...]

Add Tim Hardaway Jr. to the list of injured New York Knicks players who don’t have a timeline for return. Kristaps Porzingis is currently on the shelf with an ankle injury, and the team isn’t quite sure how much time he’ll miss. The same can now be said for Hardaway, who has missed the Knicks’ [...]

The NBA is in a very good place right now and the numbers back it up. According to a piece from Michael Singer of USA Today, NBA national broadcast ratings are up 32% this season and are at their highest point since 2010-11, the season after the “The Decision”. “Between ESPN, TNT and NBA TV, [...]

Nikola Jokic has missed each of the Denver Nuggets ‘past two games after spraining his left ankle during a Nov. 30 victory over the Chicago Bulls. If Monday’s drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks is any indication, they cannot afford to play without him for much longer. And yet, if Jokic’s own comments [...]

Steph Curry is the greatest shooter in NBA history and there is really little doubt. Curry’s lightning quick release, short-area quickness, incredible range and ability to shoot off of the dribble or coming off of a screen have made him virtually un-guardable on nights when his shot is humming, which is most nights it seems. [...]

After missing the past 12 games and leaving the team to consider whether he even wanted to continue his NBA career, Derrick Rose is officially returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com was the first to break the news and noted that the point guard would be meeting with team officials by Monday’s [...]

Kawhi Leonard has officially spoken. The San Antonio Spurs All-Star has yet to play this season while dealing with a quad injury. And though the team has been heavy on ambiguous optimism over the course of the year, they haven’t provided a concrete timetable for his return. That hasn’t changed. Leonard missed the Spurs’ victory [...]

Isaiah Thomas may not be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers just yet, but head coach Tyronn Lue still believes he’s having an impact. As he told reporters following the Cavaliers’ 12th straight victory, this one a 113-91 shellacking of the Chicago Bulls, per Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: Lue said the influx of new players like Wade, [...]

Well, what do ya know: Injuries continue to remain the worst thing ever. Steph Curry rolled his ankle late in the fourth quarter during the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, and the visual wasn’t pretty: Curry soon after started limping towards the locker room: Stephen Curry ankle injury pic.twitter.com/Mmmu9rF9LI [...]