Josh Hart’s standout rookie season may have just reached an abrupt end. The 22-year-old newbie suffered a fracture in his left hand during a Los Angeles Lakers team practice on Wednesday. It’s not immediately clear how much time he’ll miss as a result, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh Hart suffered a fractured left fourth [...]
March 1, 2018
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Prior to the Miami Heat’s victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, Dwyane Wade admitted he has no idea whether he’ll return for a 16th NBA season in 2018-19. Here are his comments, via the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson: “I don’t know. I have told everybody around me that I am taking it after this [...]
February 28, 2018
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If the New York Knicks and Joakim Noah reach a buyout agreement by the March 1 deadline for him to join a playoff team, the Golden State Warriors are ready to pounce. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News first reported that the Warriors, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, would have [...]
February 27, 2018
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The Minnesota Timberwolves got some rough news over the weekend. Their leader and All-Star wing player Jimmy Butler will likely miss at the least the remainder of the regular season after suffering a torn meniscus in Minnesota’s loss to Houston Friday night. He underwent surgery over the weekend and doesn’t have a clear timetable for [...]
February 26, 2018
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Initially slated to be in the running as the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick, University of Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. suffered a back injury expected to sideline him for the entire season. Since then, however, there has been speculation that he would strive to return before the year is over—and, well, that’s apparently where [...]
February 26, 2018
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Klay Thompson is among the handful of superstar free agents the Los Angeles want to sign in 2019…according to his father. Speaking with KNBR’s Tolbert & Lund, Mychal Thompson, a Lakers broadcaster for Spectrum Sports, said team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka have their eyes on his son, in addition to Jimmy [...]
February 22, 2018
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It is time to officially set off the warning alarm, there may be serious problems between the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard has apparently been cleared for a return by team doctors for his right quad injury, but spent the All-Star break seeing a specialist and getting a second opinion and is choosing [...]
February 22, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
This has been a rough NBA season for injuries. Numerous stars young and old are currently on the shelf with injuries from Kristaps Porzingis to Kawhi Leonard. In addition to that, there are always other stars who are pretty banged up by this time of the season with the wear and tear of the NBA [...]
February 21, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Though Joakim Noah has yet to finish out the first half of his four-year, $72.6 million with the New York Knicks, he’s somehow already played his last game in orange and blue. Head coach Jeff Hornacek confirmed that much following the team’s first practice out of the All-Star break, per Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: Jeff Hornacek wouldn’t [...]
February 21, 2018
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Vince Carter is still incredibly building upon his hall of fame career at age 41, but as a player with a minimal role for one of the worst teams in the NBA, the Sacramento Kings, and on a one-year contract, the tea leaves seem to be reading that he will be bought out in the [...]
February 20, 2018
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Ryan Bawek