What was it we were saying about the Utah Jazz finally getting healthy? Alec Burks remains out indefinitely after having ankle surgery; Boris Diaw is still sidelined with a leg injury; George Hill, their offensive lifeline, has missed the last few tilts with a thumb issue; and now Derrick Favors, who already missed the start [...]
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Patrick Beverley Nearing Return to Houston Rockets
Patrick Beverley is well on his way to making his 2016-17 season debut for the Houston Rockets. Though the point guard is still supposed to miss at least one more game, head coach Mike D’Antonio indicated he has made encouraging progress, per Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/797870735028928512] Beverley, in fact, has already returned to [...]
Jrue Holiday To Make Season Debut for New Orleans Pelicans Very Soon
Finally, some good news for the New Orleans Pelicans. Jrue Holiday, the team’s starting point guard, hasn’t been with the team all year while dealing with a family situation. His wife, Laura, was pregnant with the couple’s first child and needed to have a brain tumor surgically removed, which she wasn’t able to do until [...]
Washington Wizards to Have Bradley Beal Undergo MRI for Hamstring Injury
Bradley Beal is injured again. The Washington Wizards’ shooting guard left in the third quarter of the team’s blowout win over the shorthanded Boston Celtics on Wednesday night with a right hamstring injury. His legs almost did a full split while he had the ball in his hands, so upon first glance at the play, [...]
Festus Ezeli Suffered Setback with Left Knee Injury After Practicing with Blazers
Last month, apparently, it looked like Festus Ezeli was tracking toward his Portland Trail Blazers debut. But then his left knee injury started acting up, and everything unraveled. From CSNNW.com’s Jason Quick: Ezeli suffered swelling in his left knee after he took part in two Blazers practices on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, after which [...]
Josh Smith Signs to Play in China
Josh Smith was once one of the more exciting players in the league, while thriving in Atlanta. But he hasn’t found any luck since leaving the Hawks. He has bounced around quite a bit, all while shooting ill-advised 3s, and now he’s without a team. When we last saw Smith last season, he was coming [...]
John Wall Ejected After Bumping and Swearing at an Official
John Wall is not happy this year and last night we got to witness his frustration. Wall picked up his second technical foul with just 33 seconds left. Down 111-106 with less than a minute left in the game, he bumped into official Marc Davis on his way back to the bench. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/795832945944576000] It [...]
Thunder Still Don’t Have Timetable for Cameron Payne’s Return from Jones Fracture
Cameron Payne underwent surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his foot this past July and has thus spent the first part of 2016-17 on the sidelines. As for how much longer he’ll be there, the Oklahoma City Thunder don’t seem to know. From Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman: [tweet https://twitter.com/BDawsonWrites/status/795769034113515521] Owners of the second-highest [...]
Al Horford Still Not Cleared for Return to Boston Celtics After Suffering Concussion
Al Horford suffered a concussion while practicing with the Boston Celtics on October 30, and he hasn’t played since. For now, the Celtics don’t know when he’ll play again, per Mass Live’s Jay King: [tweet https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/795715429671071744] Horford’s safety and long-term health is the primary concern here, but the Celtics, quite clearly, need him back as [...]
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