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NBA president of league operation Byron Spruell has sent a memo to teams with a clarification on load management. Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports Tweeted the memo in a thread: In memo sent from NBA president of league operation Byron Spruell to NBA teams, league clarifies that "that “load management” is not an injury […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis is going to play in games if he’s healthy. Davis, who was load managed by the New Orleans Pelicans last season after his trade request went public, wants to play in as many games as he can for the Lakers this 2019-20 campaign. Anthony Davis on what […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo alluded to Kevin Durant’s calf/Achilles situation last year in terms of why he’s being cautious with his own injury. Rondo has yet to play in a game this season for the Lakers, who are 7-2: The reason for Rajon Rondo's extended absence is because he doesn't want to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will rest Al Horford against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sixers star Ben Simmons, who is recovering from a Grade 1 AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, is questionable. #Sixers health updates for Cleveland tomorrow: Ben Simmons is questionable and will be evaluated in the AM. Shake Milton is doubtful […]

The Los Angeles Lakers say star big man Anthony Davis has a sore right shoulder. This is the first time all season Davis has landed on the injury report. However, the Lakers are listing Davis as probable to play against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday: Injury report: Troy Daniels tweaked his right knee and is […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Caris LeVert won’t play against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. LeVert it out with a left thumb sprain: https://twitter.com/GregLogan1/status/1193994871247265792?s=20 LeVert took a hard fall on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. The Nets swingman had his finger examined after the game. On the season, LeVert is averaging 16.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins thinks he’ll be able to return this season despite undergoing left shoulder surgery. Collins underwent successful surgery to repair his left labrum last week. He will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and be re-evaluated in approximately four months. “For sure, it’s very realistic.” — Zach @zcollins_33 on […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has had enough of the New York Knicks and president Steve Mills. Mills and general manager Scott Perry addressed the media for several minutes before head coach David Fizdale’s press conference following the team’s 108-8 home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Mills said he and Perry aren’t happy […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is coming off two game-winning shots, one against the Philadelphia 76ers and the other versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. So, which one did Jokic like more? The Nuggets star says his one against the Sixers was better because he made it with less time on the clock, via Katy Winge of […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward will undergo surgery on his fractured left hand on Monday, agent Mark Bartelstein tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hayward suffered the injury on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. Boston’s Gordon Hayward will undergo surgery on his fractured left hand today, agent Mark Bartelstein tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Toronto Raptors swingman Pascal Siakam and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named the Players of the Week for Week 3 of the NBA season. For the Raptors, Siakam averaged 30.3 points and 11.3 rebounds, while Harden put up 40.7 points, 9.3 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Rockets: The NBA has […]

The Detroit Pistons have played their first 10 games of the season without star power forward Blake Griffin, so center Andre Drummond has taken his game to another level. Drummond is the first player to average at least 20.0 points and 18.0 rebounds per game through his first 10 games of a season since NBA […]

Six-time All-Star Paul George will make his Los Angeles Clippers debut soon, and Kawhi Leonard is very excited about it. George practiced with the Clippers on Saturday. Leonard talked about PG’s return to practice with reporters, via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Kawhi Leonard on Paul George’s return to Clippers practice – “It’s been good. I […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George is here to confirm to everyone that Kawhi Leonard is indeed a fun guy. George, who spoke to LA reporters on Saturday, says Leonard is a very hard worker and, yes, a fun guy: Paul George on Kawhi Leonard – “Everything is true about his makeup. He works hard, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured left hand on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. Current and former NBA players took to Twitter to send their best wishes to Hayward: Man…@gordonhayward was really balling too!! Keep that momentum when you return. https://t.co/oHNRxeGye3 — Kevin Love (@kevinlove) November 9, 2019 Damn… this guy […]

The NBA L2M report says the offensive foul called on Sixers star Joel Embiid should have actually been a foul on Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic instead. Here is the play from Friday night: Nikola Jokic draws the offensive foul on Joel Embiid on the #Sixers' final inbound play to effectively seal the #Nuggets' […]

Kawhi Leonard is finally where he wants to be, playing in LA on the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, Leonard was on the Toronto Raptors after the San Antonio Spurs traded him. Everyone in the league knew Leonard wanted the Spurs to trade him to the Lakers or Clippers. There was even a report from […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward will see a hand specialist on Monday to determine if he needs surgery to address his fractured left hand, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hayward suffered the injury on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. Boston's Gordon Hayward will see a specialist on Monday to determine need for […]

On Monday, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard will face the Toronto Raptors for the first time since leaving them for LA in free agency. Leonard had a magical year with the Raptors. He guided the franchise to its first-ever championship and won his second Finals MVP. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured left hand on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. Oh man, Celtics say Gordon Hayward has a fractured hand. — Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) November 9, 2019 This is just terrible news for the Celtics and Gordon Hayward, who was starting to look like an All-Star again. […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale says veteran small forward Marcus Morris is the leader of the team. Morris said before the season started he wants the Knicks to play with an old-school mindset and be a team other clubs don’t want to face. After the Knicks defeated the Dallas Mavericks on the road […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon will play against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Gordon missed the Rockets’ previous game against the Golden State Warriors with left hamstring soreness. Rockets guard Eric Gordon (sore left hamstring) cleared to play tonight against the Bulls. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) November 9, 2019 The Rockets enter their matchup […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich believes Tony Parker is going to have a blast on Monday when he gets his jersey retired. Pop on Tony's retirement ceremony: “Tony will love the experience. Timmy & Manu, that’s not their thing. This is Tony’s thing. He only has 100 people he brought in from France, […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat on Friday at Staples Center, LeBron James and Anthony Davis shared a funny moment in the locker room. Davis was talking to the media when James came out of the shower talking loudly. That’s when Davis told The King to settle down: LeBron came out of […]

Sixers star Ben Simmons won’t play on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets, as he continues to recover from a Grade 1 AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, according to Derek Bodner of The Athletic. Simmons will be re-evaluated by Sixers doctors on Monday: Ben Simmons (shoulder) will be out tomorrow against the Hornets, per […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard wants to get one thing straight: center Hassan Whiteside is a “good dude” and not a locker room cancer. Lillard is trying to help Whiteside become the best version of himself. Whiteside was ripped on national television by the TNT halftime crew on Thursday. Shaquille O’Neal and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are sensitive to suggestions that Jason Kidd will undercut head coach Frank Vogel, so much so that they have told the media Kidd doesn’t want to do interviews, according to Mark Heisler of the Orange County Register. Kidd is one of Vogel’s assistant coaches on the Lakers. When the Lakers hired […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard told TMZ Sports he has thought about competing in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest. NBA All-Star weekend is in Chicago this year. Howard won the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest in New Orleans: Dwight Howard thinking about a return to the Dunk Contest in 2020 🤔 “I have thought about […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says Enes Kanter scrimmaged on Friday with some coaches and players and felt good. However, Stevens says Kanter is still not ready to play in a game. #NEBHInjuryReport Enes Kanter scrimmaged yesterday with some coaches and players and felt good, but is still not ready to play in a […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was at Staples Center on Friday to watch his Heat take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Wade took to Instagram after the game to let his fans know he’s “peacefully retired” and didn’t have an urge to play on Friday: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4p2F0NHWSO/?utm_source=ig_embed Wade just had his farewell tour […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine admits all the basketball kids are playing with AAU is leading to knee injuries at a young age. LaVine says playing a lot at a young age has its benefits, but ultimately, the Bulls guard thinks the physical toll is too much. “Yeah, we played a lot in AAU; […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose has missed the last four games due to a hamstring strain. Speaking to Ben Stinar of The Big Lead on Friday, Rose said he feels like he can play right now, but the Pistons medical staff thinks he needs “a little bit more time.” “I feel good,” Rose said. […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has “no idea” why Carmelo Anthony isn’t in the NBA at the moment. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since last year. Melo played in just 10 games with the Houston Rockets before the franchise exiled and traded him to the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls waived Anthony, who […]

The NCAA suspended Ohio State football star Chase Young, and Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James isn’t happy about it. Per CBS Sports, Young will not play on Saturday against Maryland while the school looks into what it is calling “a possible NCAA issue.” An official statement from the program did not elaborate on the […]

For the first time in his tenure with the Golden State Warriors, head coach Steve Kerr is coaching a losing team, literally. The Warriors entered Friday with a record of 2-6. Star point guard Stephen Curry is out for at least four months with a broken left hand, which means the Dubs are likely going […]

On Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rui Hachimura became the quickest Washington Wizards player to reach 100 career points since John Wall. Hachimura entered Friday with 88 points in his first seven games: In his 8th career game, Rui Hachimura becomes the quickest Wizards player to 100 career points (by games played) since John Wall […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is using Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward’s struggles last year and success this season as an example of the process that Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis is going through. Porzingis missed all of last season recovering from his ACL tear, so naturally, the Mavs big man is struggling with his […]

The Utah Jazz traded Kyle Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies this summer in the blockbuster Mike Conley trade, a move the now Milwaukee Bucks guard was “caught off-guard” by. The Jazz acquired Korver last season from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The sharpshooter thought his second stint in Utah was going to last longer than it did: […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has “no idea” where the report that star point guard Stephen Curry is done for the season came from. Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher reported on Friday that Curry likely won’t return this season since the Warriors won’t be competitive once his broken hand has fully healed. Steve Kerr […]