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Cavaliers Tie Franchise Record With 13th Straight Win

Cavaliers Tie Franchise Record With 13th Straight Win

My how things can change quickly in the NBA. It just seemed like yesterday that the Cleveland Cavaliers were in a state of panic (at least to the outside world, maybe internally too though) as they were stuck at 5-7 with the worst defensive team in the NBA by far. They were old, slow, couldn’t [...]

December 7, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Devin Booker Out 2-3 Weeks

Devin Booker Out 2-3 Weeks

Fans in Phoenix can breath a sigh of relief. Their pride and joy, 21-year-old shooting guard Devin Booker will only miss a few weeks and does not have any damage to the strained abductor injury that he suffered late in the 4th quarter of the Suns 126-113 loss in Toronto on Tuesday night. Here is [...]

December 7, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rudy Gobert on How He Rejoined Utah Jazz so Quickly After Knee Injury: ‘I’m Not Human’

Rudy Gobert on How He Rejoined Utah Jazz so Quickly After Knee Injury: ‘I’m Not Human’

Rudy Gobert was initially supposed to miss between four and six weeks with a bone bruise in his right knee. So, naturally, he returned to the Utah Jazz in less than four. Gobert made his season debut on Monday night, helping the Jazz pull off a 116-69 drubbing of the Washington Wizards. He even logged [...]

December 6, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Beal Drops 51 in Wizards Upset Win in Portland

Beal Drops 51 in Wizards Upset Win in Portland

The Washington Wizards are surprising many with their solid play with star point guard John Wall sidelined. They have gone 3-3 without Wall, including a 106-92 win in Portland on Tuesday night. So what was the biggest reason they pulled off the upset on Tuesday night you say? Two words: Bradley Beal. Beal set a [...]

December 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Clippers Get Disabled Player Exception for Patrick Beverley

Clippers Get Disabled Player Exception for Patrick Beverley

It has been a rough season for the Los Angeles Clippers and we are only in December. They are currently 8-14 and are without Blake Griffin, Danilo Gallinari and Patrick Beverley, three of their starters. While Gallinari could return in the next few days and Griffin will return in a few months, Patrick Beverley is [...]

December 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Devin Booker Carried Off the Floor With Non-Contact Injury

Devin Booker Carried Off the Floor With Non-Contact Injury

The Suns are once again near the bottom of the NBA standings at 9-17 and the youth movement is in full effect more than ever after the trade of Eric Bledsoe. The one true bright spot that they possess looks to be a future NBA superstar, 21-year-old shooting guard Devin Booker. Booker has been balling [...]

December 6, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LaVar Ball Says Lonzo Ball is ‘Disgusted’ with Los Angeles Lakers’ Losing

LaVar Ball Says Lonzo Ball is ‘Disgusted’ with Los Angeles Lakers’ Losing

LaVar Ball has some thoughtz and feelz about Lonzo Ball’s thoughtz and feelz about the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent five-game losing streak. Shocking, I know. Here’s what LaVar said, courtesy of SiriusXM NBA Radio: “He’s disgusted, he’s not used to losing like this. The #Lakers should build around Lonzo. Why are they sitting him down [...]

December 6, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Hunker Down, Miami: Hassan Whiteside Bracing for Extended Absence from Heat with Left Knee Injury

Hunker Down, Miami: Hassan Whiteside Bracing for Extended Absence from Heat with Left Knee Injury

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 [...]

December 6, 2017 admin Blogs 0

DeMarcus Cousins Feels Altercation with Kevin Durant was Mostly ‘Instigated from the Other End’

DeMarcus Cousins Feels Altercation with Kevin Durant was Mostly ‘Instigated from the Other End’

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. [...]

December 6, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Knicks Head Coach Jeff Hornacek Isn’t Sure When Tim Hardaway Jr. Will Return from Leg Injury

Knicks Head Coach Jeff Hornacek Isn’t Sure When Tim Hardaway Jr. Will Return from Leg Injury

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’ [...]

December 5, 2017 admin Blogs 0