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Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu has been ruled out indefinitely with a sprained left big toe. Okongwu, 23, suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 12. Following an MRI a day later, the fourth-year center was diagnosed with the toe sprain and was initially […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently on pace to become the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points per game and 60% shooting from the field in a single season. Through 54 games (all starts) this season, the eight-time All-Star forward is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, a career-high 6.4 […]
The relationship between Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr and forward Jonathan Kuminga “remains strong,” according to sources close to the situation. “It definitely took Steve a long time to get on the boat, but it seems like he’s on the boat,” an anonymous source close to the team told ESPN in a recent interview. […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been downgraded to out for Thursday night’s road game against the Golden State Warriors as he continues managing a left ankle injury, the Lakers announced Wednesday. James said at Sunday’s All-Star Game he would use the break to receive further treatment on peroneal tendinopathy. The four-time MVP hinted that he […]
According to the Basketball-Reference database, the statistics site shows the Boston Celtics with a 47.5% chance to win this season’s 2024 NBA championship coming out of the All-Star break. The Minnesota Timberwolves possess the second-highest percentage (14.8%), followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder (14.3%), Los Angeles Clippers (6.1%), Cleveland Cavaliers (5.7%), and New York Knicks […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have converted rookie center Duop Reath’s two-way deal into a three-year contract, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. His standard contract is fully guaranteed through the 2024-25 season and non-guaranteed for the 2025-26 season. Reath, 27, went undrafted in 2018 out of LSU. However, he did not make his NBA debut […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are signing free agent forward Justin Jackson to a 10-day contract, per sources. Jackson, 28, last played in the NBA with the Boston Celtics during the 2022-23 season. In 23 games as a reserve with Boston, the forward averaged career lows of 0.9 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 4.7 minutes per […]
The Golden State Warriors converted guard Lester Quinones’ two-way deal into a standard NBA contract, his agents Mike Miller and Derek Malloy of Lift Sports Management announced Tuesday. The deal is expected to be signed Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A standard contract for the rest of the season gives the sides a chance […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up about his team’s struggles this season during a recent interview with The Athletic. Milwaukee currently sits in third place in the Eastern Conference standings at 35-21, 8.5 games behind the first-place Boston Celtics. “Personally, I have to keep on pushing,” Antetokounmpo told The Athletic. “If I have to […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing guard Malcolm Hill to a two-way contract, according to sources. Hill, 28, went undrafted in 2017 out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and signed his first deal with New Orleans in October 2021. Hill played for five international teams overseas before beginning his NBA career — Star […]
