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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 [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans are on a roll. First Jrue Holiday returned to the team. Then they started playing watchable basketball. Now they’re on a five-game home winning streak. What’s next? Possibly Tyreke Evans’ return, per Fox Sports’ Jennifer Hale: [tweet https://twitter.com/JenHale504/status/799807936440729600] Evans has yet to play this season has he recovers from multiple right [...]

It appears as though the dreaded injury bug has bitten the Memphis Grizzlies again and is putting a damper on their recent success and 11-7 record through 18 games. The Grizzlies are already dealing with injury issues to their big-time free-agent acquisition Chandler Parsons, and now their other big time free agent, floor general and [...]

At 5-10, maybe frustration is setting in for the Wizards. I mean, why else would Bradley Beal seemingly wrap his hand around Evan Fournier’s neck in an attempt to defuse a minor scuffle when the Wizards visited the Magic a few evenings ago? Watching it live, at regular speed, everything seemed harmelss. But when you [...]

Khris Middleton doesn’t know exactly when he’ll return to the Milwaukee Bucks, but he plans on making a cameo sometime this season. The combo wing suffered a left hamstring injury prior to the start season. Initial timetables had him returning after six months, basically meaning he would miss the entire year. And with the Bucks [...]

Nerlens Noel has yet to play this season, and he apparently won’t be upset if his last game as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers is already behind him. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Nothing has changed here. Noel has yet to appear in a game this season after electing to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery last [...]