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The already faltering Los Angeles Clippers got some unfortunate news Monday morning as their star forward Blake Griffin will undergo a minor knee procedure and miss several weeks. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/810722784934555649] According to The Vertical, the Clippers expect Griffin to return at some point in January. This is a huge blow to a 20-8 Clippers team. [...]

At 13-16, clinging to the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff seed, the Portland Trail Blazers are this season’s biggest disappointment thus far. And Damian Lillard, naturally, isn’t happy. As he told ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes following the Blazers’ 135-90 loss to the Golden State Warriors: Damian Lillard didn’t mince words in criticizing his team, telling [...]

This is fine. Okay, really, it’s not. The Philadelphia 76ers have officially moved Nerlens Noel out of their big-man rotation, per Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/BobCooney76/status/810600581467344896] Well, that didn’t take long. Noel has appeared in two games for the Sixers this season, totaling eight minutes of action. After his second outing [...]

At 18-10 despite dealing with a bunch of injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the NBA’s biggest early-season feel-good stories. For a minute, though, they’re making headlines for other reasons—specifically their willingness to make Tony Allen available, per Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/810625462712107008] This isn’t terribly surprising. Allen will turn 35 [...]

The four-year, $72.6 million contract the New York Knicks gave Joakim Noah is looking more and more like a mistake. To be sure, it seemed like an unwise move at the time. Team president Phil Jackson threw tens of millions of dollars at an aging big man who plays the Knicks’ best player’s (Kristaps Porzingis) [...]

The Rudy Gay sweepstakes may be heating up. Speaking about the Sacramento Kings forward’s availability on a recent episode of The Vertical Podcast, Adrian Wojnarowski noted that the Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have all shown interest in acquiring his services. Here’s the transcription via NESN.com: “There’s no question Oklahoma City. Indiana [...]

Tyreke Evans made his season debut for the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, playing 11 minutes in the team’s 102-95 win over the Indiana Pacers. While that’s not much, it’s something. And the Pelicans will have to get used to interpreting baby steps as victories. Evans will not be available when New Orleans plays [...]

Mario Hezonja’s days with the Orlando Magic could be numbered. The soon-to-be 22-year-old sophomore, who was the fifth overall pick in the 2015 draft, has basically fallen out of head coach Frank Vogel’s rotation. He has tallied nine DNPs and is barely averaging 10 minutes per appearance. He has played a total of eight minutes [...]

We may have underestimated how low Greg Monroe’s trade value actually is. It widely known that the Milwaukee Bucks have been trying to move him for about a year. That he remains with the team, in an inconsistent role, seemed to be evidence that Milwaukee was asking for too much in exchange for his services. [...]

Hopefully you’re ready for another twist in the Donatas Motiejunas-Houston Rockets saga. The Rockets announced on Thursday night that they would be renouncing their rights to the restricted free agent, officially eliminating the possibility of his return while making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any team—except, of course, the Brooklyn Nets. [...]