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The Los Angeles Lakers announced that point guard D’Angelo Russell is expected to miss a “minimum of two weeks” after receiving a PRP injection in his left knee this afternoon. Russell (16.1 PPG, 4.8 APG, 3.4 RPG in 2016-17) had missed two of the Lakers’ past three games and appeared to have limited mobility in […]
Rick Carlisle isn’t concerned that new Mavs max player Harrison Barnes shot 26.7 percent from the floor in the preseason. “Shooting percentages have never been an important thing to me,” Carlisle said. Source: Tim MacMahon of ESPN
It seems that the NBA’s players and owners are closing in on a new collective bargaining agreement. Here’s what we know.
Michael Scotto reports the Kings and Heat have talked about trading Rudy Gay and Darren Collison for Goran Dragic.
The NBA issued the following statement today regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game: “The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019. “Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal protections for the LGBT community in Charlotte became prominent, the NBA […]
Led by Jonas Valanciunas, who emerged in the fourth quarter, Toronto staged a comeback and eventually won 96-92 in overtime on Thursday night to even the best-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Heat at 1-1. The Raptors are 4-0 in the 2016 playoffs following a loss. Game 3 is Saturday afternoon at American Airlines […]
The Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr, whose team won an NBA-record 73 games, is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today. He becomes the Warriors’ first winner since Don Nelson in the 1991-92 season. Kerr, in his second season as Golden State head […]
The San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard, who helped the team finish with the NBA’s top defense this season, is the recipient of the 2015-16 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the NBA announced today. Leonard, a 6-7 forward, becomes the first non-center to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons since Dennis Rodman in […]
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today, at NBA All-Star Weekend, three elite players, nine outstanding coaches, one exceptional referee and one record-setting team as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be considered for election in 2016. This year’s list includes seven first-time finalists: 27-year NBA referee Darell Garretson, nine-time […]
Forbes has released its 2016 NBA Franchise valuations, and the New York Knicks came in with the top valuation of all 30 NBA franchises with a whopping $3 billion Forbes value. While many of the key voices in sports ownership downplay the true accuracy of the Forbes values, their numbers are usually considered the best […]
