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Isaiah Thomas Might Be Healthy Enough to Join Cleveland Cavaliers Sooner Than Expected

Isaiah Thomas Might Be Healthy Enough to Join Cleveland Cavaliers Sooner Than Expected

Isaiah Thomas isn’t supposed to make his Cleveland Cavaliers debut before 2018 as he recovers from a hip injury, but his timetable might be moving up. From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: Isaiah Thomas’ timetable for return seems to be accelerating from the original target of January 1. . . . Though there has been no official [...]

November 6, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Wall Has No Structural Damage to Shoulder, Just Soreness

Wall Has No Structural Damage to Shoulder, Just Soreness

John Wall is one of the three best all-around point guards in the NBA with his ability to score, direct an offense and defend his position, losing him for any extended period of time could be devastating for the Washington Wizards. Luckily, they won’t have to worry about that for now. Wall left Friday night’s [...]

November 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron Fastest to 29,000 Points

LeBron Fastest to 29,000 Points

14 seasons into his NBA career and with 1,300 games under his belt, LeBron James is still chugging along and looking as good as ever. On Friday night versus Washington, LeBron James became the 7th member of the 29k point club. He is now the fastest player to ever reach the milestone, breaking the previous [...]

November 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Derrick Rose Will Be On Minutes Limit All Season

Derrick Rose Will Be On Minutes Limit All Season

To say that the Cavaliers are struggling to find their way this season with a much different core is an understatement, and one of their new pieces that they are trying to incorporate is current starting point guard Derrick Rose. With Isaiah Thomas recovering from his hip injury and not set to return until 2018, [...]

November 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Philadelphia 76ers Don’t Want to Buy Out Jahlil Okafor, Remain ‘Determined’ to Trade Him

Philadelphia 76ers Don’t Want to Buy Out Jahlil Okafor, Remain ‘Determined’ to Trade Him

It doesn’t look like Jahlil Okafor will be getting the buy out he seeks. Not before the February trade deadline anyway. Though the Philadelphia 76ers declined Okafor’s fourth-year option, suggesting they’re willing to move on from him without any compensation, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojanrowski is hearing that general manager Bryan Colangelo still wants to trade him: [...]

November 3, 2017 admin Blogs 1

Tristan Thompson to Miss Month with Calf Injury

Tristan Thompson to Miss Month with Calf Injury

The 2017-18 season has not been good to the Cleveland Cavaliers thus far. Losers of four straight and currently sporting a 3-5 record, the 29th rated defense in the NBA thus far just lost their best defender for a month. According to The Vertical, the Cavs expect center Tristan Thompson to miss a month of [...]

November 3, 2017 Anou Enright Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek 0

Gorgui Dieng on Reduced Role with Timberwolves Following Taj Gibson’s Arrival: ‘It’s Not Easy’

Gorgui Dieng on Reduced Role with Timberwolves Following Taj Gibson’s Arrival: ‘It’s Not Easy’

Gorgui Dieng is struggling to find his place with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Head coach and president Tom Thibodeau moved him to the bench in favor of free-agent acquisition Taj Gibson, and the returns have not been great. Dieng is still shooting a ridiculously high percentage on long twos, even though his three-point clip dropped, according [...]

November 3, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Cold Start Reminds Dwyane Wade of Struggles with 2013-14 Miami Heat

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Cold Start Reminds Dwyane Wade of Struggles with 2013-14 Miami Heat

Sitting at 3-5, the losers of four straight, with a bottom-two defense to their name, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t doing well. Most people in and around the NBA aren’t too worried. The Eastern Conference is still a wide-open pit of mediocrity. The Cavaliers have LeBron James. They have a bunch of new faces. Isaiah Thomas [...]

November 3, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Larry Nance Jr. Fractures Hand, Out Indefinitely

Larry Nance Jr. Fractures Hand, Out Indefinitely

Larry Nance Jr. is a freakishly athletic and exciting young player in the NBA who was seemingly becoming more skilled and developed by the day. Unfortunately that development will have to be put on hold as Nance Jr. fractured his left hand in the 3rd quarter of the Lakers game in Portland Thursday night and [...]

November 3, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Paul George Apparently Texted Gordon Hayward Immediately After His Leg Injury

Paul George Apparently Texted Gordon Hayward Immediately After His Leg Injury

Paul George knows what it’s like to lose an entire season to a leg injury. He also knows what it takes to regain form after the fact. George suffered a broken leg while playing with Team USA in 2014. Since his injury occurred over the offseason, he was able to return at the tail end [...]

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