shut down

It’s official: the Memphis Grizzlies are in full on tank mode (if they haven’t been already for months). It was announced on Sunday that starting point guard Mike Conley is officially being shut down for the season as he will undergo a procedure to smooth a small bone protrusion in his left heel. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/957327852902518786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] [...]

It’s about damn time. Markelle Fultz has been playing through a shoulder injury, a setback that has also, it seems, caused him to adjust his shooting motion. The returns, naturally, have not been good, which left many people to wonder why the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t see a problem with playing him. Crap hit the fan [...]

Has Jeff Green played his last game as a member of the Orlando Magic? Probably. Green hasn’t played since March 20 while dealing with back spasms. He told reporters the team was benching him for the year so it can play the young guys, and head coach Frank Vogel confirmed as much, per the Orlando Sentinel‘s [...]

Isaiah Thomas dropped 31 points in the Boston Celtics’ Wednesday night win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, but “only” six of those points came during a pivotal fourth quarter, through which the point guard shot 1-of-4. This naturally led to questions about what the Cavaliers did to shut down Thomas, and the floor general was none too happy [...]