Bruno Manrique Articles - Page 44

The Sacramento Kings have been among the NBA teams inquiring about Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, but it has been made known that Bogdan Bogdanovic would be required in return, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Kings offered Bogdanovic an extension before the season, but they were limited in what […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without Draymond Green and D’Angelo Russell when they take on the Sacramento Kings on Monday, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Russell will miss his fourth straight game with a shoulder injury after there was some optimism he would suit up. Green tweaked his ankle last game and […]

The Chicago Bulls will try to shake off a three-game skid against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, as point guard Kris Dunn and head coach Jim Boylen are aware of his ascent as one of the NBA’s biggest stars. Doncic has quickly emerged from Rookie of the Year winner to one of […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard will participate in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Howard won the 2008 Dunk Contest and consequently lost his crown to Nate Robinson in 2009, the last of three straight appearances in the contest. Howard was among the most memorable participants, not only […]

Buddy Hield has fought for the freedom of having the green light from his coach, something he didn’t always feel he had with former boss Dave Joerger. The same has happened with Luke Walton amid his recent shooting struggles, something that has forced the Sacramento Kings sharpshooter to pick his “F U” shots a lot […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant is mulling the possibility of participating in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest as part of the upcoming All-Star Weekend festivities, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and the frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year award has shown […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is set to visit a specialist this week for an examination on his ailing left knee, and season-ending surgery is on the table, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The six-time All-Star big man will be evaluated by a specialist in Los Angeles at some point this week, at […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley only mustered 12 minutes of playing time before departing with a first-half ankle injury, but the dogged defender was willing to go back in the game and play through his injury. Head coach Frank Vogel noted Bradley’s willingness to go right back in but decided not to insert him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had themselves a block party against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday and became the ninth team to block 20 shots in a game in NBA history, as well as the first team to do so since 2001, when the Toronto Raptors had 20 rejections against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers […]

Devin Booker set two franchise milestones during a 40-point, five-assist performance in a loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Phoenix Suns phenom had his seventh career game with 40 points and five dimes, which is a new franchise record, while also putting up his sixth straight 30-point game, breaking a tie with Charles Barkley and […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis were utterly proud of the Los Angeles Lakers’ remarkable 20-block night against a struggling Detroit Pistons team, becoming the first team to reject 20 shots in a game since the Toronto Raptors blocked the same amount against the Golden State Warriors in 2001. The Lakers became only the ninth team […]

Patrick Beverley has been plenty aware of the Los Angeles Clippers’ recent defensive struggles. A day after giving up 140 points to the Memphis Grizzlies, Beverley’s team gave up 45 points to the New York Knicks in the first quarter on their own floor and 132 over the span of Sunday’s game, something he knows […]

Marcus Morris is one of the hottest names involved in trade rumors with only a month left before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, yet some in the New York Knicks brass believe there is value in keeping the veteran forward for the long term, according to Colin Martin and Ian Begley of SNY. Some members […]

The Atlanta Hawks are expected to be very active through the trade deadline, as they have recently dealt with a wave of locker room issues, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Besides Trae Young’s widely reported December locker room meltdown, which was not received well by some of his teammates, the locker room has […]

As the trade deadline approaches, D’Angelo Russell will have to tiptoe the murky waters of the ensuing rumors that could surface between now and the Feb. 6 cutout date. The Golden State Warriors guard has been rumored to be potentially dealt before the deadline in favor of future assets and role players, though the team […]

The Golden State Warriors won’t be actively looking to deal the newly-acquired D’Angelo Russell during this trade deadline. They are instead looking to make a few moves around the edges of their roster, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Warriors have emphasized the growth of their young players and have had plenty of […]

Malcolm Brogdon is set to miss a second straight game for the Indiana Pacers despite feeling better after nursing a sore back, according to the team. Head coach Nate McMillan noted that Brogdon won’t travel with the team for at least the beginning of their upcoming, short two-game road trip, and he will miss Saturday’s […]

It’s been almost nine years since Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement after 19 NBA seasons, yet The Big Aristotle is still chomping at the bit to take a crack at today’s NBA. While the 47-year-old big man isn’t planning a comeback, he claims he is playing in the NBA vicariously through Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo saw his nightmare scenario come to life, as he was approached by a fan at a local sneaker shop, only to be confused for longtime rival Chris Paul. Rondo’s facial expression is priceless, as the veteran point guard turns around and asks “who?” before getting a “you ain’t […]

The Miami Heat are targeting a Feb. 22 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers as the potential date for the retirement of Dwyane Wade’s iconic No. 3 jersey, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Wade’s jersey will become the fifth in team history to be retired, joining Alonzo Mourning’s No. 33, Tim […]

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores gave some insight as to what the franchise plans to do with star forward Blake Griffin, noting the team won’t shut him down just yet. Griffin has missed five of the team’s last nine games, including the last two due to left knee soreness. The All-Star forward looks clearly hobbled […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert again played like an All-Star in a narrow 102-98 win over the Chicago Bulls, but his strong performance so far this season has yet to manifest in the eyes of the fans, who left him out of the top 10 in the first return of the voting for this year’s […]

Despite earning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is still keeping his eye on one award that has eluded him throughout his career — being recognized as an NBA All-Star. Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell has yet to be recognized as one but felt for his teammate, noting Gobert “turned […]

Brandon Ingram has watched his contract situation closely. While the recently-acquired New Orleans Pelicans star decided to bet on himself and try his chances as a restricted free agent this upcoming summer, he’s seen others from his draft class get the motherlode and be rewarded for their play. Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, the […]

Charles Barkley gave yet another piece of inspirational advice to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in the wake of their tough losing skid. The Sixers have piled up two separate three-game skids in the past two weeks and lost six of their last nine games. Now bound to face the high-octane Houston Rockets at the […]

Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic felt the love from NBA fans after becoming the leading vote-getter in the first returns of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game fan balloting, which saw him get 599 votes more than Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning MVP of the league. The Mavs star earned a total of 1,073,957 […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has made a significant improvement with his 3-point shooting this season, going from a pedestrian 32.4% last season to a more respectable 36.9% this season. When asked about what he’s done differently, Clarkson summed it up to being willing to take them often: “I’m just taking more shots and they […]

Sacramento Kings center Dewayne Dedmon has been fined $50,000 by the league office for making his trade request public earlier this week: The NBA has fined Sacramento Kings center Dewayne Dedmon $50,000 for making a public trade request last week. pic.twitter.com/fpHEbCw368 — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 2, 2020 The fine is consistent with the one […]

Joel Embiid addressed the Philadelphia 76ers’ recent offensive struggles after the team went on two separate three-game losing skids recently. Those two losing streaks came after they won 15 of 18 games from mid-November to mid-December. The team has struggled to click offensively, despite having a lineup loaded with talent (Embiid, Ben Simmons, Al Horford, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are likely to be with Luka Doncic for Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, though his teammates Kristaps Porzingis has been downgraded to miss the game, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Doncic suffered a right thigh contusion against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, but the left wrist sprain and back contusion […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences during the first return of the 2020 All-Star voting. Antetokounmpo boasts a humongous lead over the next-best frontcourt player in the East, getting more than 400,000 votes than Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid.  Players like Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler and […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and Jordan Brand have mutually agreed to part ways, bringing his multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal to a sudden end, 10 months before its original September 30, 2020 expiration date, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. This recent change would make Butler, a four-time All-Star and four-time All-Defensive honoree, the […]

Carmelo Anthony received a hero’s welcome upon returning to Madison Square Garden to face his former team, the New York Knicks on New Year’s Day. The Portland Trail Blazers forward poured in a season-high 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting, as the road crowd cheered for every bucket their former star got on Wednesday, as the […]

It has only been a couple of years, but the Detroit Pistons could be just about ready to give up on the Blake Griffin Project. At the moment his trade value is low and there’s a sense around the league that the Pistons would need to attach an asset or two for someone to take […]

No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson went through his first full regular-season practice with the New Orleans Pelicans after being ruled out indefinitely by the team prior to the start of the season, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic. The rookie forward is not expected to play in the Pelicans’ upcoming road trip, according […]

The Indiana Pacers will be without Malcolm Brogdon once again due to a sore lower back, as the team officially ruled him out for Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Brogdon has missed three games in November and four in December, the last three coming after a hamstring injury forced him out after a tilt […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins believes the Portland Trail Blazers lack “togetherness” after watching them suffer a fifth straight loss, this time at the hands of the New York Knicks. The Blazers didn’t just lose, but they were blown out in Carmelo Anthony’s return to Madison Square Garden despite the former […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley gave former NBA commissioner David Stern the highest of compliments, calling him “the best professional sports commissioner ever” in the wake of his passing on Wednesday. “David Stern was the best professional sports commissioner ever,” Heat president Pat Riley said in a recent statement, according to Anthony Chiang of The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are highly unlikely to trade shooting guard CJ McCollum, let alone deal him to the Philadelphia 76ers for the newly-signed Al Horford. A recent rumor stated the Sixers were interested in trading for CJ McCollum, and while it was attributed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, no video or evidence of him saying […]