Just in case you needed a reminder that injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst, the Orlando Magic have now lost Terrence Ross indefinitely to a sprained right MCL. Here’s the details about his forthcoming recovery, per the Magic’s press release: After further evaluation, including an MRI, Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross has [...]
December 1, 2017
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Many, myself included, thought that the Mavericks acquisition of Nerlens Noel before the 2017 NBA trade deadline was a fantastic move for the Mavericks and that he would instantly become a double-double guy alongside Dirk Nowitzki on a Dallas team that desperately needed his youth, length and rim protection. That hasn’t exactly panned out. Dallas [...]
November 30, 2017
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Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has confirmed what David Fizdale’s firing suggested all along: His team has no imminent plans to trade Mike Conley and/or Marc Gasol and cannonball into a rebuild. As Wallace explained on Wednesday, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace won’t consider rebuilding by trading stars Marc Gasol or [...]
November 30, 2017
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Steve Kerr wasn’t happy following the Golden State Warriors’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Sure, the Dubs won. But it took them an overtime period to do it. And had Brandon Ingram not have missed a couple times down the stretch, or had the Lakers successfully boxed out on a rare [...]
November 30, 2017
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After a scorching 4-0 start to the regular season, things quickly fell off of a cliff for the retooled Clippers as an injury ravaged roster struggled through a tougher portion of their schedule and lost nine straight games to fall to 5-11. While they have climbed out of that hole to an extent by winning [...]
November 30, 2017
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Enes Kanter is still riding with his former team. The Oklahoma City Thunder are now 8-12 following their Wednesday night loss to the Orlando Magic. They’ve now lost three straight and five of their last six, during which time their offense is placing 28th in points scored per 100 possessions, according to NBA.com. Few could [...]
November 30, 2017
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I officially proclaim this “Ejection Week” in the NBA as two of the league biggest stars got ejected for the first time in their careers in consecutive nights. A night after LeBron James got ejected in the 4th quarter of a blowout win over the Miami Heat, which resulted in countless memes and videos and [...]
November 30, 2017
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Things continue to get worse in Memphis. Losers of nine straight games and fresh off firing their head coach 19 games into the season, they received the unfortunate news on Wednesday night that their starting point guard Mike Conley will miss two to three more weeks to recover from his sore Achilles and heel. Here [...]
November 30, 2017
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Hassan Whiteside’s left knee is acting up again, and he isn’t happy about it. The seven-footer missed five games earlier in the season with what was deemed a bruised left knee and has played in every game since. But he’s been limited to under 25 minutes in four of the last five tilts, and the [...]
November 30, 2017
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The New York Knicks have just narrowly avoided their nightmare scenario. For now. Kristaps Porzingis left the New York Knicks’ victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Though he was initially cleared to return, head coach Jeff Hornacek opted for caution, in large part because his team was beating up on [...]
November 30, 2017
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