Injury

Gregg Popovich, as it turns out, won’t be taking the high road in light of Kawhi Leonard’s latest ankle injury. Midway through the third quarter in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Zaza Pachulia closed out on a Leonard three-pointer, invariably hopping his way into the All-Star forward’s landing space. Leonard turned his left [...]

So let’s put those “Kawhi Leonard cannot be an MVP candidate because the San Antonio Spurs are too good without him; just look at how they won Game 6 against the Houston Rockets” takes to bed, shall we? On Sunday, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Leonard re-aggravated his left ankle injury that he [...]

Philadelphia 76ers fans will have to wait until the regular season to see Ben Simmons play competitive basketball. Simmons missed his entire rookie season recovering from a fracture in his foot. Though the initial hope was he would be able to participate in the summer-league festivities, Sixers head coach has confirmed that he will not [...]

The San Antonio Spurs’ Game 5 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, and the subsequent 3-2 series lead it created, did not come without collateral damage. Kawhi Leonard injured his left ankle during the proceedings, a setback that was painful enough to keep him off the floor for part of the fourth quarter and [...]

Rajon Rondo believes the Bulls’ first-round matchup would have ended a lot differently if not for his injury. Rondo missed the last four games of the first round because of a fractured thumb, but believes Chicago would have beat the Celtics had he been healthy enough to compete. In fact, Rondo believes the Bulls, who [...]

The Toronto Raptors are in a good deal of trouble, and not just because they’ve yet again fallen into a 2-0 series hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyle Lowry, who injured his ankle in the second of half Game 2, may not be ready to rock by the tip off of Game 3: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/860473804098764800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Fnba] [...]

The news on Tony Parker’s left knee injury is in. And, as expected, isn’t good. Word came Thursday afternoon from the San Antonio Spurs that their point guard is done for the playoffs after suffering a ruptured left quadriceps tendon. Here’s more details from ESPN.com: San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has a ruptured left [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers shot their shot, and they missed. After Andrew Bogut suffered his season-ending leg injury less than one minute into his Cavs tenure, head coach Tyronn Lue apparently tried coaxing Kevin Garnett out of retirement. Here’s what Lue told Dave McMenamin on ESPN’s NBA Lockdown podcast (via Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports): McMenamin: After Bogut [...]

Steve Kerr is out indefinitely while tending to his recurring back problems. Though this doesn’t technically mean he’s done for the season, the Golden State Warriors are moving forward as such. From CSN Bay Area’s Monte Poole: “The way we look at it is, plan on him not coming back,” Draymond Green said after practice [...]

Blake Griffin is officially on the mend. The All-Star power forward underwent surgery for a right big toe injury that prematurely ended his season. There is still no timetable for his full recovery, per the Los Angeles Times‘ Broderick Turner: Clippers forward Blake Griffin had successful surgery Monday in Charlotte, N.C., to address an injury to the [...]