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As soon as it happened we knew. We didn’t really know, but we knew: The non-contact knee injury Jabari Parker suffered in the Milwaukee Bucks’ Wednesday night loss to the Miami Heat was a torn ACL. It had to be. And, as ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe confirmed moments before the team itself, this is exactly what [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks just can’t seem to catch a break on the injury front. On a night when they were on a high, having Khris Middleton making his first appearance of the season after injuring his hamstring in the pre-season, the return of one of the better and more underrated young wing players in the [...]

Charles Oakley played 19 seasons in the NBA, most notably 10 for the New York Knicks, and was an undersized, bruising, rebounding machine that served as the muscle for the great 1990s Knicks teams. He was infamous for being the resident tough guy and bodyguard of sorts (the sort of thing that is almost non-existent [...]

Nine games into his tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers’ starting five, Evan Turner suffered a right hand fracture during a Tuesday night win over the Dallas Mavericks. The good news: He doesn’t need surgery. The bad news: He won’t be playing anytime soon, per the Oregonian‘s Joe Freeman: The Portland Trail Blazers will be without their starting [...]

Although not surprising considering he is the youngest player in the NBA (he turned 19 in November) Suns rookie and No. 4 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Dragan Bender has struggled to make his mark on the Suns in his rookie season. Bender has averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per [...]

The Dallas Mavericks will remain hobbled. Andrew Bogut hasn’t played since Jan. 29 with a right hamstring injury, while Deron Williams hasn’t taken the court since Jan. 25 as he tends to a left big toe sprain. It doesn’t sound like either of them will play before the NBA’s All-Star break, per the Star-Telegram‘s Dwain Price: [...]

Before Kobe Bryant was a legend on the NBA court and a five-time NBA champion, he was a legend in the rich history that is the Philadelphia high school basketball scene. Kobe averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game as a senior at Lower Merion High School in [...]

According to a tweet from USA Today Reporter Sam Amick, the 76ers and New Orleans are deep into discussions for a trade involving second year center and former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor. [tweet https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/828717481740996617] There aren’t many other details that have been reported as of yet but it is intriguing if the Pelicans would [...]

How serious is the bone bruise in Joel Embiid’s left knee that has caused him to miss him five straight games? Serious enough that he’ll miss a sixth consecutive matchup when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Detroit Pistons Monday night, but not so serious that head coach Brett Brown is worried. Per Philly.com’s Keith [...]

How serious are the Minnesota Timberwolves about erasing the 2.5-game gap standing between them and the Western Conference’s final playoff spot? Serious enough to dangle 24-year-old Shabazz Muhammad in a trade for 31-year-old P.J. Tucker, according to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: P.J. Tucker has been in the headlines recently, with his name surfacing in trade [...]