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The defending champs suffered a big blow Wednesday morning when they found out their starting shooting guard and sharpshooter J.R. Smith will miss extended time and need surgery for a broken thumb. [tweet https://twitter.com/cavs/status/811436207754375173] Smith was injured in the 2nd quarter of Tuesday night’s game in Milwaukee while trying to steal the ball from the [...]

It’s always nice to hear about people who are in the giving spirit this time of year and one of the most generous examples of that appears to be Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. He has pledged to donate $4 million to eight undetermined Houston area charities. [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/811347615182950400] Prospective charities can enter for a [...]

It was announced on Tuesday that the Sacramento Kings elected to fine DeMarcus Cousins for an altercation with a Sacramento Bee reporter that was caught on video. The Kings big man has since released a statement about the incident, per The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/811336209431564288] It’s important to remember that writers are not [...]

Roughly one-third of the NBA’s 2016-17 season is in the books. Some people will say that’s too early to start taking stock of the championship picture. But those people are wrong. Truth is, the NBA already has the favorite to end all favorites in place. The Golden State Warriors, according to TopBet’s futures, are a [...]

Chandler Parsons has appeared in six games for the Memphis Grizzlies. Outing No. 7 is coming soon. Parsons missed the team’s first six games while recovering from right knee surgery he underwent last season. Then, six contests into his return, he suffered a bone bruise in his left knee and hasn’t played since Nov. 18. [...]

Well, the Houston Rockets could certainly use Donatas Motiejunas now. Starting center Clint Capela, a 22-year-old on the rise under head coach Mike D’Antoni, will miss the next six weeks after suffering a broken fibula, per Fox 26’s Mark Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811018371777105921] Capela expanded on his injury, also per Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811025697363914756] The Houston Rockets [...]

The already faltering Los Angeles Clippers got some unfortunate news Monday morning as their star forward Blake Griffin will undergo a minor knee procedure and miss several weeks. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/810722784934555649] According to The Vertical, the Clippers expect Griffin to return at some point in January. This is a huge blow to a 20-8 Clippers team. [...]

This is fine. Okay, really, it’s not. The Philadelphia 76ers have officially moved Nerlens Noel out of their big-man rotation, per Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/BobCooney76/status/810600581467344896] Well, that didn’t take long. Noel has appeared in two games for the Sixers this season, totaling eight minutes of action. After his second outing [...]

At 18-10 despite dealing with a bunch of injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the NBA’s biggest early-season feel-good stories. For a minute, though, they’re making headlines for other reasons—specifically their willingness to make Tony Allen available, per Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/810625462712107008] This isn’t terribly surprising. Allen will turn 35 [...]

NBA coverage will never be the same. After a long bout with cancer, Craig Sager has passed away at the age of 65. His battle had been well-document, and he courage was admirable. Despite going through treatment, Sager still got up to make it to work. And viewers of his work appreciated that. He redefined [...]