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TORONTO – Injuries are part of the game, but the situation is becoming ridiculous for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The injury-depleted Thunder started their 100-88 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday with eight players. They finished with six after forward Perry Jones left the game early in the second half with a right knee […]
MIAMI — After his team dispatched the Miami Heat 108-91 Tuesday night in a battle of unbeatens at AmericanAirlines Arena, Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale was asked if people were “sleeping” on his club. McHale made a joke at first, but then he let the media know how he really felt. “I’m going to be […]
NEW ORLEANS — At first, Anthony Davis sheepishly said he did not hear the “M-V-P” chants that filled the Smoothie King Center late in the third quarter Tuesday. The budding superstar scored 12 of his game-high 24 points in the third on his way to carrying the New Orleans Pelicans to a 100-91 victory over […]
Indiana sophomore forward Devin Davis was in serious condition Saturday morning after he was hit by a car driven by a teammate. According to the school, Davis was injured after being struck by freshman Emmitt Holt. Davis was taken to a Bloomington hospital. Holt, 17, had a blood alcohol content level of 0.025. “Early this […]
Indiana forward Devin Davis has the use of all his extremities and is improving since being struck by a car driven by teammate Emmitt Holt. Davis has been at IU Health Bloomington Hospital with a head injury since Saturday morning when he was hit after exiting the car. He was admitted in serious condition. “I […]
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook suffered a small fracture in his right hand Thursday night and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Westbrook exited Thursday night’s 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with 6:35 left in the second quarter and did not return. Westbrook had X-rays taken at Staples Center and […]
The Golden State Warriors signed shooting guard Klay Thompson to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. Although the Warriors did not provide details of the extension, multiple media outlets reported it is four-year maximum extension worth approximately $70 million. “We’re excited to have one of the top young players in the NBA under […]
MILWAUKEE — Since his rather unorthodox arrival in Milwaukee, Bucks head coach Jason Kidd has stressed a commitment to defense and, if Friday night was any indication, his young squad has been paying attention. Milwaukee held Philadelphia without a basket over the final 8 minutes and 21 seconds and got 25 points off the bench […]
CHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson smiled widely as he revealed the recipient of the team’s game ball Friday night. It was Cleveland coach David Blatt, who earned his first career victory as the Cavaliers earned a 114-108 overtime win against the Chicago Bulls. “That was a big win for him,” Thompson said. “We […]
INDIANAPOLIS — For those who grow up playing basketball in the Hoosier State, the popular saying, “In 49 other states, it’s only basketball, but this is Indiana,” is taken quite seriously. Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley, an Indianapolis native, has a star next to every trip to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to play the Indiana […]
