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It appears that the fractured relationship between stretch big man Donatas Moteijunas and the Houston Rockets, which worsened during the bizarre drawn out contract hold-out, has not improved now that he has a new four-year, $37 million contract with the team. He was a no-show for his physical Tuesday, and appears to be upset that [...]

The Indiana Pacers may be ready to move one of their key pieces. For all you hope-drunk folks out there, it’s not Paul George. It’s Monta Ellis, per Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: Not sure there is much the Pacers have to offer without ripping up the core, which I do not see them doing. I [...]

Breathe Memphis Grizzlies fans. Something is finally going right. Sort of. If everything were actually going right, Chandler Parsons, the team’s $94 million investment, would be fully healthy and on the court contributing. But he has appeared in just six games this season and been on the sidelines since Nov. 18 tending to a left [...]

Anthony Davis may be dinged up yet again. Following Sunday night’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, a game in which the New Orleans Pelicans scrapped and clawed until the very end, Davis apparently needed to undergo an MRI on his right foot, according to ESPN.com’s Royce Young and Justin Verrier: New Orleans Pelicans star [...]

Here’s hoping Nerlens Noel fancies Voodoo Doughnut. The Philadelphia 76ers big man has been available for basically forever. The team has a frontcourt logjam with him, Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor all needing time at center. If it wasn’t for left knee surgery that has prevented Noel from playing this season, he would probably already [...]

Donatas Motiejunas’ foray into restricted free agency didn’t go as planned. Not only did the Houston Rockets fail to offer him a contract he deemed acceptable, but he hasn’t gotten one from another team, otherwise, you know, he’d be playing in the NBA. But that seems like it’s about to change. According to the Houston [...]

According to a Zach Lowe story on ESPN.com, it appears as though Chris Paul is open to staying with the Clippers beyond this season, but is demanding that the Clippers give him the full long-term max contract, whatever that could be after the collective bargaining agreement. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA_Skits/status/804367896185016320] This potential deal would be in the [...]

Joakim Noah is injured again. The 31-year-old missed a chunk of the preseason with ankle and hamstring issues. Then he missed a pair of games last week while recovering from the flu. Now he has a sprained ankle, and it’s unclear how much time he’ll need to recuperate, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: [...]

The wave of injuries continues to hit an already strapped for talent and depth Miami Heat team. An MRI showed that Dion Waiters suffered a slight Pectineus tear in his groin during the November 28th game against the Boston Celtics, and now doctors say he will miss at least two weeks of action. [tweet https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/804084180615184384] [...]

Justise Winslow has, somewhat quietly, missed the Miami Heat’s last eight games while recovering from a left wrist injury he initially tried to play through. And kind of like the extent of his injury, his timetable for return remains unknown, per the Palm Beach Post‘s Anthony Chiang: We asked Erik Spoelstra this exact question before [...]