Ankle

Deep breaths, Oklahoma City Thunder fans. Russell Westbrook is going to be just fine. At least, that’s what the team thinks. Though Westbrook has been ruled out for the Thunder’s next game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a left ankle injury, this is not considered to be a huge setback that will indefinitely sideline him, [...]

Stephen Curry is going to miss time with a right ankle injury. The Golden State Warriors just aren’t totally sure how long he’ll be out. The two-time MVP rolled his right ankle late in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ Monday night victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Neither X-rays nor an MRI revealed anything [...]

Ban. Injuries. Perhaps we say this every year, but for the life of me, I cannot remember a more brutal opening week in the NBA than the one we’re still living through. Gordon Hayward and Jeremy Lin are done for the season. Draymond Green was/is dealing with some knee problems. Andre Iguodala couldn’t play in the [...]

So let’s put those “Kawhi Leonard cannot be an MVP candidate because the San Antonio Spurs are too good without him; just look at how they won Game 6 against the Houston Rockets” takes to bed, shall we? On Sunday, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Leonard re-aggravated his left ankle injury that he [...]

The Toronto Raptors are in a good deal of trouble, and not just because they’ve yet again fallen into a 2-0 series hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyle Lowry, who injured his ankle in the second of half Game 2, may not be ready to rock by the tip off of Game 3: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/860473804098764800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba] [...]

Get excited, Miami Heat fans! Sort of. Dion Waiters has missed the Miami Heat’s last three games after suffering an ankle injury during a March 17 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Though X-rays were negative, no timetable was placed on his return. That still seems to be the case now, only the Heat know Waiters’ [...]

In the NBA, injuries are, and will forever remain, the absolute worst. Seriously. Think of all the injuries preseason and training camp have brought upon the league: Gordon Hayward. Ben Simmons. Nerlens Noel. Reggie Jackson. Cameron Payne. Khris Middleton. We’re not even sure Anthony Davis is at full strength. Let’s not forget about Chris Bosh’s [...]

Phew, that was close. On Saturday night, midway through the Memphis Grizzlies’ 134-125 double-overtime preseason victory (WUT), Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal tweeted that Marc Gasol appeared to have hurt his right ankle: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/787468497068576768] Given that Marc Gasol missed nearly half of last season after fracturing that same foot, you can understand the [...]

Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis has had a rough past year on the injury front and continues to prove to be an injury prone player in general, missing a number of games in every season since entering the NBA. The latest setback, although minor, is a sprained ankle suffered during Wednesday morning’s preseason game [...]

Looking for a cryptic update on the ankle injury that prevented Stephen Curry from participating in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 victory over the Houston Rockets? Look no further. Per Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/722539196900974592] This is slightly comforting, yet still concerning. Concrete updates aren’t being given, which, despite these pleasantly [...]