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After missing 14 consecutive games because of a hamstring injury, Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will play against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. The Jazz will bring Conley off the bench: Just in: Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. will return from monthlong absence Saturday vs. Kings, NBA Insider […]

The Denver Nuggets have ruled out point guard Jamal Murray and power forward Paul Millsap for Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Murray will miss multiple games due to a sprained left ankle, while Millsap is still dealing with a left knee contusion: Jamal Murray (ankle) and Paul Millsap (contusion) are still out of tomorrow’s […]

There will be a reunion on Saturday when the Boston Celtics host the Phoenix Suns, as Suns center Aron Baynes will face off against his old Celtics teammates in Boston. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens apparently still hasn’t gotten over the Baynes trade and it’s easy to see why considering Baynes is a great player, person and […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks doesn’t know if rookie Rui Hachimura will return before February. The Wizards said Hachimura underwent a “minor procedure” after he sustained a groin injury on Dec. 16: Scott Brooks just said he doesn’t know if rookie Rui Hachimura will return before February. — Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) January 17, 2020 […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is expected to make his decision to return Saturday against the Houston Rockets based on how he responds to his pregame workout, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Lakers are listing Davis as questionable to face the Rockets: The eight-year veteran is expected to make his decision to […]

The San Antonio Spurs view the Miami Heat as a potential trade partner if they decide to move All-Stars LaMarcus Aldridge or DeMar DeRozan before the February trade deadline, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. The Spurs, as of now, haven’t decided what to do with Aldridge and DeRozan: A source in contact […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is one of the fiercest defenders in the NBA, just like how Hall of Famer Gary Payton was during his playing career. In an interview with Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype, Payton talked about Beverley and why the Clippers guard is a successful defender in today’s NBA. “If I […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are listing superstar point guard Damian Lillard as questionable for Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Blazers say Lillard has an upper respiratory infection: Damian Lillard is questionable for tonight's game in Dallas with upper respiratory illness. It comes for everyone. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) January 17, 2020 The Blazers […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to play against the Indiana Pacers on Friday after missing 15 games. Towns has been out with a left knee injury, an ailment he suffered against the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 13: KAT “looks good” to play tonight, per Saunders #PacersTimberwolves — J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) January […]

Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz put up a triple-double on Wednesday against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, a signature performance in what has been a great season for the former No. 1 overall pick. Fultz’s teammate, high-flyer Aaron Gordon, says this is only the beginning for the Magic’s floor general: “Oooh boy, ooooh […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle says Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t had a setback in his right knee. The Mavs star is day-to-day moving forward. Porzingis still has right knee soreness and won’t play against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. “We hope this thing resolves. All I know is he’s out tonight and had a […]

The Houston Rockets are 26-14 on the season, good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, though, says the team hasn’t “played well.” “Our aspirations are to win a championship,” Morey told Kelly Iko of The Athletic. “So you gotta win at home. We haven’t executed well, and we […]

The NBA will continue to look at making calendar changes for the 2021-22 season, but no vote on the matter will take place at the Board of Governors meeting this April, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The NBA is proposing a midseason tournament and a shortening of the season to 78 games. NBA has […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward Garrett Temple will miss his third consecutive game on Saturday when the Nets host the Milwaukee Bucks. Temple is dealing with knee pain. The Nets are tentatively expecting Temple back in the lineup on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post: #Nets are […]

The Boston Celtics are listing small forward Jaylen Brown as questionable to face the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. Brown suffered a right thumb sprain on Wednesday versus the Detroit Pistons and didn’t play on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics are currently on a two-game losing streak: Celtics list Jaylen Brown (thumb) as questionable […]

The Milwaukee Bucks once again have the best record in the NBA, so the prevailing thought is general manager Jon Horst doesn’t need to tinker with the roster. In a conversation with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Horst made it seem like he’s content with the Bucks’ roster with the trade deadline looming: “The stock […]

The Washington Wizards are very optimistic about point guard John Wall making a full recovery from his Achilles tear, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks said last week Wall “looked really good” playing 3-on-3 against player development staffers. Wall appears to be making good progress in his recovery, but […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons are no longer talking an Andre Drummond trade with the February trade deadline coming up. The Hawks never offered the Pistons a first-round pick for Drummond since they can sign the All-Star big man in free agency next summer once Drummond declines his 2020-21 player option. According to Chris […]

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram erupted for a career-high 49 points on Thursday to help the Pelicans defeat the Utah Jazz at home. The Pelicans snapped the Jazz’s 10-game winning streak and are now 3.5 games back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference standings after getting off to a terrible […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is focused on his Lakers and has no interest in talking about Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s China tweet. Morey voiced support on Twitter for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong back in October. The NBA’s relationship with China has been up in the air ever since: Dwight Howard, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis didn’t practice on Friday, but got some work in afterwards. The Lakers are listing Davis as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets: #Lakers' Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo are both considered QUESTIONABLE for tomorrow's game against the #Rockets. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 17, 2020 […]

The Chicago Bulls saw the new Bad Boys movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen has a message for everyone. Markkanen wants you to know his name is pronounced like Mike Lowrey, the character Will Smith plays: It’s pronounced LAURI, like Mike Lowrey! Go check out @BadBoys, it’s awesome. […]

The NBA announced on Friday that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry are the top three players in jersey sales. The results are based on NBA.com sales between October and December: LeBron James has the most popular jersey, according to a release […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo says power forward Domantas Sabonis should be an All-Star this season. Sabonis is putting up career numbers this season for the Pacers, who have 26 wins despite Oladipo not playing a single game yet: .@VicOladipo letting 'em know, @Dsabonis11 should be a 🔒 for the @NBAAllStar Game 🔥https://t.co/T6jmxAXvtp ⭐️ […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan dislocated the middle finger on his right hand in Wednesday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers and will miss multiple games. However, there is some good news. The Nets announced on Friday Jordan won’t require surgery and will be re-evaluated next week: DeAndre Jordan’s dislocated finger will not require surgery, the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas says the franchise traded Jeff Teague in part to get more flexible moving forward. The Timberwolves traded Teague and Treveon Graham to the Atlanta Hawks for Allen Crabbe on Thursday. Teague was in the final year of his deal with the Timberwolves: “We want to be positioned […]

The Golden State Warriors have not been inclined to move point guard D’Angelo Russell with the February trade deadline approaching, according to The Athletic. The Warriors acquired Russell this past offseason from the Brooklyn Nets in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade deal: The Warriors, league sources said, have to this point not been inclined to move […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will miss his sixth straight game on Thursday when the Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz. Holiday still has pain in his elbow: Gentry says Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick and Jahlil Okafor will be out tonight. Brandon Ingram and Derrick Favors will probably play. — Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose has come away very impressed with rookie Sekou Doumbouya, who is the youngest player in the NBA at 19. Doumbouya has started the last eight games for the Pistons. During that span, the youngster has gone up against Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Draymond Green, LeBron James, Kevin Love and […]

Miami Heat high-flyer Derrick Jones Jr. is expected to be invited to the dunk contest after Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant decided to not participate, according to Ira Winderman of the Miami Sun-Sentinel. With the Yahoo report of Ja Morant bypassing the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend, the expectation now, according to […]

The Boston Celtics will be without small forward Jaylen Brown on Thursday when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics say Brown is out due to a right thumb sprain he suffered on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons: Celtics say Jaylen Brown is out. — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) January 16, 2020 The Celtics are […]

The Mavs are listing power forward Kristaps Porzingis as questionable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Porzingis still has right knee soreness: 4:30 p.m. injury report lists @kporzee as questionable for tomorrow's game against Portland. Not a surprise. — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) January 16, 2020 Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL during the […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine was benched in the first quarter by head coach Jim Boylen against the Miami Heat during a game in November. LaVine said afterwards he was going to have a talk with Boylen. LaVine and Boylen had a talk before their matchup against the Charlotte Hornets to clear the air, and the […]

Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk says the franchise has been targeting Jeff Teague since the beginning of the season. The Hawks acquired Teague on Thursday from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Schlenk says he has interest in re-signing Teague next summer when he becomes an unrestricted free agent, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic: Schlenk said […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will make his regular season NBA debut on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is “excited” for his friend. Won't get @Zionwilliamson vs @JaMorant showdown of top 2 @nba Draft picks in Mon's #MLKDay Game. But Ja is happy to see […]

Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz put up a triple-double on Wednesday against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, a signature performance in what has been a great season for the former No. 1 overall pick. Fultz, whose career got off to a rocky start with the Philadelphia 76ers, seems to […]

Tuesday was a rough night for Golden State Warriors guard Jacob Evans. The Warriors announced on Thursday that Evans, who exited Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks after being elbowed in the face, suffered a concussion and a broken nose as the result of the contact. Per NBA rules, Evans will enter the league’s concussion […]

The WNBA and WNBPA announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul is very happy about it. Paul, who is the NBA players’ union president, knows first-hand how tough these negotiations can be, so he’s pleased that the WNBA and WNBPA […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington is receiving trade interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers, according to The Athletic. The Timberwolves are expected to drive a hard bargain for Covington, who is a sound two-way player: Rival teams also say the market for forward Robert Covington has been heating up over […]