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Joakim Noah is injured again. The 31-year-old missed a chunk of the preseason with ankle and hamstring issues. Then he missed a pair of games last week while recovering from the flu. Now he has a sprained ankle, and it’s unclear how much time he’ll need to recuperate, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: [...]

Joel Embiid is so close to being able to play 30 minutes in an NBA game. Check this out: [tweet https://twitter.com/Sixers/status/804086583792193540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Embiid didn’t get to test out his increased minutes limit against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. The game was postponed because the floor at Wells Fargo Center was deemed too slippery/unsafe to play on. [...]

The wave of injuries continues to hit an already strapped for talent and depth Miami Heat team. An MRI showed that Dion Waiters suffered a slight Pectineus tear in his groin during the November 28th game against the Boston Celtics, and now doctors say he will miss at least two weeks of action. [tweet https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/804084180615184384] [...]

Sometimes, in sports, questions with obvious answers need to be asked. That’s the nature of the business—especially when it comes to free agency. Which brings us to Stephen Curry, who will be a free agent at season’s end, and who was recently asked by the Charlotte Observer‘s Scott Fowler whether he would consider signing with [...]

Sitting one game under .500, with the NBA’s worst defense, it’s safe to say that the Portland Trail Blazers have been a huge disappointment to start the 2016-17 season. The problem, it seems, is that the Blazers aren’t playing with a desperate urgency. Watch their games, and it looks like they’re coasting. And they aren’t [...]

DeAndre Jordan has figured out why the Los Angeles Clippers are struggling of late. They like to sniff themselves too much. As he said after Tuesday night’s double-overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: DeAndre Jordan on what has happened to the Clippers, who have lost three straight on the road, including [...]

Justise Winslow has, somewhat quietly, missed the Miami Heat’s last eight games while recovering from a left wrist injury he initially tried to play through. And kind of like the extent of his injury, his timetable for return remains unknown, per the Palm Beach Post‘s Anthony Chiang: We asked Erik Spoelstra this exact question before [...]

Kristaps Porzingis is already the New York Knicks’ best player. That’s a fact, and it’s not a shot at Carmelo Anthony, who remains one of the best scorers in the game. It’s just that Porzingis’ talent is harder, if impossible, to replicate. He is essentially a 7’3″ wing with post-up skills and the ability to, [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans are on a roll. First Jrue Holiday returned to the team. Then they started playing watchable basketball. Now they’re on a five-game home winning streak. What’s next? Possibly Tyreke Evans’ return, per Fox Sports’ Jennifer Hale: [tweet https://twitter.com/JenHale504/status/799807936440729600] Evans has yet to play this season has he recovers from multiple right [...]

Derrick Rose seems happy to be playing in the Big Apple and to have a fresh start after a frustrating and disappointing last four seasons as a Bull. He had his best game as a Knick and maybe his best game in year’s on Monday when the Knicks loss to the Oklahoma City Russells, excuse [...]