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Blake Griffin is still nearing a return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Emphasis on still. Griffin hasn’t played since Christmas while dealing with a variety of injuries, including a fractured right hand he suffered after punching the team’s assistant equipment manager. Once he’s healthy, he’ll need to serve a four-game suspension before resuming his spot [...]

Let the healing process began. Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor has been sidelined since February 28 with a torn meniscus in his right knee. Now, more than three weeks later, he has officially underwent surgery, per RealGM: Jahlil Okafor underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on Tuesday to address a slight tear of the meniscus in [...]

Injury updates come at you fast, yo. Since Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com and The Hoop Doctors both reported that the Dallas Mavericks expect Chandler Parsons to miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee, the narrative has shifted ever so slightly. There is apparently a chance, according to Schuyler [...]

Even though they lost to the Charlotte Hornets last night, the San Antonio Spurs accomplished a pretty incredible and mind-boggling feat over the past week. And I’m not referring to holding the Golden State Warriors to only 79 points in a victory. With their win over the Blazers at home last Thursday night, they now [...]

Watch as Lebron James walks out of a post-game interview last night, when the reporter asks why he unfollowed the Cavaliers on twitter. Consider a couple of factors. The Cavaliers had just won a game in dominant fashion against the Denver Nuggets. So why is a reporter creating drama about who he’s following on twitter? [...]

It doesn’t look like Jodie Meeks will suit up for the Detroit Pistons again this season. The shooting guard has appeared in just two games this season as he continues to deal with a right foot injury. And now it doesn’t look like he’ll be playing at all again in 2015-16, per Vince Ellis of [...]

The whole “Phil Jackson might consider coaching the New York Knicks for at least half the time next season” thing didn’t last very long. It’s not going to happen, according to Jackson confidant Charlie Rosen, as told to the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: f you’re still holding out a shred of hope Phil Jackson [...]

The Dallas Mavericks’ playoff chances just received a potentially crushing blow. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com, Chandler Parsons has a torn meniscus in his right knee and won’t play again this season. Here’s the full lowdown: Sources: Chandler Parsons has a torn meniscus in his right knee and will likely undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery [...]

There is a lot of mystery and interest surrounding Anthony Davis and his health lately. The Pelicans superstar was officially shut down for the season Sunday, because of a lingering shoulder issue we were told was a possible hyper-extended knee in the Pelicans loss to the Blazers Friday night. He also could be in line [...]

Ben Simmons has made it official: He no longer wants to subject himself to subpar coaching while playing for free. This is to say, LSU’s freshman forward has declared for the NBA draft, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com: LSU freshman Ben Simmons told ESPN that he will hire an agent and declare for the NBA [...]