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The Golden State Warriors are chugging along at the top of the western conference and NBA standings as we head toward the NBA’s Christmas day spectacular. When you ask most fans or prognosticators who the Warriors’ biggest threat in the western conference is, the majority will say the Spurs, followed by the Clippers, and maybe [...]

Well, the Houston Rockets could certainly use Donatas Motiejunas now. Starting center Clint Capela, a 22-year-old on the rise under head coach Mike D’Antoni, will miss the next six weeks after suffering a broken fibula, per Fox 26’s Mark Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811018371777105921] Capela expanded on his injury, also per Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811025697363914756] The Houston Rockets [...]

Hassan Whiteside isn’t a three-point shooter…in actual games. Pretty much all of his shot attempts come from inside 10 feet of the basket, according to Basketball-Reference, and he has never launched a triple during regulation in an NBA game. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t chuck treys in practice. He does. He just doesn’t have [...]

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 [...]