Someone on the Minnesota Timberwolves appears to finally be fed up with Tom Thibodeau’s minutes distribution. That someone is Jeff Teague. The Timberwolves fell to the Memphis Grizzles on Monday—yes, those Grizzlies. The tanking Grizzlies. Not having Jimmy Butler in the rotation isn’t a viable excuse for losing to them. Not when Wayne Selden is torching [...]
March 27, 2018
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Steve Kerr isn’t too worried about the Golden State Warriors pushing forward without Stephen Curry. The point guard was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left MCL sprain in his first game back from a sprained right. The injury is expected to keep him out for at least another three weeks, which takes Golden State well [...]
March 27, 2018
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Surely there’s no way Enes Kanter declines his $18.6 million player option for next season and becomes a free agency this summer. Right? Most still consider the New York Knicks’ big man a lock to opt in. He isn’t getting that kind of money per year in this year’s market. The league is still recovering [...]
March 27, 2018
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Well, this doesn’t sound good. Isaiah Thomas has missed each of the last two Los Angeles Lakers’ games while dealing with another hip injury, and if the latest news is any indication of its severity, he may not be taking the court again for them anytime too. As relayed by Lakers.com’s Mike Trudell, Thomas was [...]
March 27, 2018
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Kyrie Irving underwent a minor knee procedure to help alleviate the pain in his left knee over the weekend and his timetable for return is three to six weeks according to a press release from the Celtics: Celtics guard Kyrie Irving today underwent a minimally-invasive procedure to remove a tension wire in his left knee. [...]
March 26, 2018
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In what has been one of the more bizarre situations in the NBA in recent memory, the No. 1 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft Markelle Fultz has appeared in four games this season, playing only 19 minutes per game in those appearances and not taking one three-point shot. Fultz has missed the majority of [...]
March 26, 2018
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The defending champs appear to be a little more vulnerable than many people ever expected they would be as we head into the 2018 NBA Playoffs. The biggest reason is that their two-time NBA MVP and the player around which their all-time great offensive system is built is currently out with a Grade 2 MCL [...]
March 26, 2018
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The Houston Rockets franchise is in a very good place right now. They likely have the NBA MVP for the 2017-18 NBA season in James Harden, a hall of fame point guard in Chris Paul and the best record in the NBA at 59-14. They also have set a new mark for wins in a [...]
March 26, 2018
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So, Milwaukee Bucks fans: Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Actually, never mind. Let’s start with the good: Interim head coach Joe Prunty doesn’t anticipate Giannis Antetokounmpo missing a significant amount of time with his current ankle injury. Yay! But now for the awkward, if kind of bad news: Prunty [...]
March 23, 2018
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Adam Silver is on board for having an NBA franchise in Mexico City. Sort of. During a recent appearance on the Locked on NBA podcast, the Association’s commissioner told David Locke that he considers Mexico City a legitimate expansion prospect (h/t HoopsHype): David Locke: Is Mexico City a viable NBA city? Adam Silver: Mexico City, I believe, [...]
March 23, 2018
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