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Sports Illustrated: SI: NBA (Jeff Smith) —
The T’Wolves guard had a jab for the player he posterized, responding to a young fan with a wild one-liner.
Sports Illustrated: SI: NBA (Karl Rasmussen) —
After seeing footage of his mind-blowing dunk, even Edwards could barely believe what he’d pulled off.
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Paul George made some interesting comments following the Clippers’ 17-point home loss to the Hawks on Sunday night. The veteran forward stated the team hadn’t established an identity. “We want to be a team that’s consistent and we want to establish an identity,” George said, as relayed by ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “I’ve always spoken about […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Lakers big man Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin tweet. Back on Feb. 21, the Lakers reportedly felt Wood’s knee soreness was relatively minor and that he’d be back in action in a couple of […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Giannis Antetokounmpo has a case for winning the Most Valuable Player award but Bucks coach Doc Rivers is more concerned with having his superstar forward healthy for the playoffs, Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes. Antetokounmpo missed Sunday’s victory over the Suns with minor hamstring soreness. He’s averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Hawks have won six of their last 11 games despite the absence of Trae Young and some other key players. De’Andre Hunter has played a major role in keeping the Hawks afloat while they’re shorthanded. In the last 11 games, Hunter is averaging 16.9 points on 50.4% shooting from the field and 43.9% from […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Wizards rookie wing Bilal Coulibaly will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a right wrist fracture, the team’s PR department tweets. The injury was suffered when Coulibaly fell during the Wizards’ game against Chicago on Saturday. Coulibaly was initially diagnosed with a contusion, Josh Robbins of The Athletic tweets. A team […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Isaiah Thomas is expected to be available for the Suns’ game against Philadelphia on Wednesday, John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Phoenix tweets. While the transaction has not officially posted, Thomas is expected to sign a 10-day contract with the Suns. The 35-year-old guard recently joined the Salt Lake City Stars in the G League in hopes of […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Former All-NBA big man DeMarcus Cousins will be returning to the Taiwan Beer Leopards in mid-April, according to Chen Jung-chen and James Lo of Focus Taiwan. Cousins played four games for the Leopards in January. “Super excited to be back and gearing up for an epic season of playoffs with my teammates and all of […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Rockets guard Jalen Green and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced (via Twitter). Green won for the Western Conference, while Brunson was the East’s winner. More to come…
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
With roughly a month to play before the playoffs, the Mavericks are currently sitting at 39-29 as the seventh seed in the Western Conference. Despite not being the most threatening squad in the league, or even a true-title contender, the partnership between Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving is definitely one the most dangerous duos out […] The post ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith calls...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick are launching a podcast show titled “Mind the Game” to discuss basketball, according to James’ business partner, Maverick Carter. The first episode will debut Tuesday and is scheduled to air weekly, running 45 minutes to an hour per episode. It will be available […] The post LeBron James, JJ...
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Pelicans have been on a roll lately, going 6-1 since the start of March and 15-5 since January 31. Former No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson has played his best basketball of the season of late, coinciding with the team’s surge up the standings — New Orleans is currently 41-26, the No. 5 seed […]