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The San Antonio Spurs do no know when Kawhi Leonard will be in their rotation again. Quad and shoulder issues have limited to the two-time Defensive Player of the Year to just nine appearances this season, and it will apparently be quite some time before he gets a 10th outing under his belt. The Spurs [...]

Philadelphia 76ers fans can rest easy. Sort of. J.J. Redick suffered a “bone edema and a small cortical crack in the fibular head of his left leg,” according to the Associated Press‘ Dan Gelston, and is expected to be re-evaluated in “approximately 10 days to two weeks.” This is either good or bad news depending on [...]

The basketball Gods may be angry at the Utah Jazz for some reason. After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency, they have dealt with multiple injuries to Rudy Gobert, Joe Johnson, Rodney Hood and now Thabo Sefolosha. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Sefolosha may require season-ending surgery to repair his MCL after an injury [...]

As we all know by now Drake likes to do his part to put Toronto on the map, after running through the six with his woes during his formative years before finding fame in the city. He is also a sports fanatic and has a partnership with the Toronto Raptors organization. This partnership has lead [...]

Good news for Buzz City, well respected head coach Steve Clifford has been medically cleared to return to the sideline. [tweet https://twitter.com/hornets/status/951617484192444416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Clifford has been away from the team since December 6th due to severe headaches. The Hornets have gone 6-11 in their past 17 games with Clifford out and lead assistant Stephen Silas (Son [...]

Much like the 2017 off-season, the 2017-18 NBA season has been a roller coaster for the Cavaliers. A 5-7 start led to mass hysteria around the league as talking heads and basketball fans around the country wondered if the Cavaliers and the second LeBron era in Cleveland were toast. Fast forward to a 19 wins [...]

Dion Waiters has missed the past nine games for the Miami Heat with a nagging left ankle injury. Waiters has struggled to recover from the injury and an unenviable option is seemingly becoming more likely by the day: season-ending surgery. [tweet https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/951200777036419072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Waiters would receive a $1.1 million contract bonus if he was able to [...]

The Houston Rockets don’t have to worry about soldiering on without James Harden for much longer. He’s nearing a return from his Grade 2 left hamstring strain. From ESPN 97.5 in Houston’s Kelly Iko: James Harden is nearing a return to the court and “should be back soon, anytime next week”, according to a member [...]

Some good news has come down the pipe for the Chicago Bulls. The most prized acquisition (in my opinion) of the Bulls Jimmy Butler trade, Zach LaVine, will finally be making his Bulls debut after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in February of 2017. [tweet https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/950773056137498624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] The timing is interesting as LaVine’s return is [...]

The Toronto Raptors are waiting to see whether they’ve dodged a bullet or been hit by one straight-on. Kyle Lowry left their Monday night win against the Brooklyn Nets during the overtime period after injuring his back while going up for a rebound. The sequence itself did not look pretty. Lowry landed square on his [...]