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Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant missed Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz with right thigh soreness. Without their best player, the Grizzlies were able to beat Utah on the road by a final score of 123-118. Still, when Memphis returns home to play the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, every Grizzlies fan will […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart left the third quarter of the team’s win over the Spurs on Saturday with a left knee contusion. Even without the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, the Celtics managed to grab a win over San Antonio by a final score of 121-116. But when Boston takes its home floor […]

After a slow start to the 2022-23 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls have been one of the hottest teams in basketball lately. The Bulls have won seven of their last ten and are riding a three-game streak highlighted by victories over the also red-hot Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. So when the media spoke to […]

With the halfway point of the 2022-23 NBA season here and the February 9th trade deadline just over a month away, the Charlotte Hornets find themselves near the very bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. At 11-29, the Detroit Pistons are the lone team in the East with a worse record (11-31). There have been […]

The Denver Nuggets are playing as well as any team in the NBA right now. They own a 26-13 record, the best in the Western Conference, and are winners of eight of their last ten. The Nuggets are, of course, led by two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, who’s thus far in the running to win […]

The Miami Heat have had an underwhelming 2022-23 campaign thus far after being one possession away from an NBA Finals berth a season ago. The team owns a 20-19 record, good for just the eighth-best in the Eastern Conference. And Miami just recently endured one of its worst losses of the year on Wednesday. The […]

Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has missed approximately the last month and a half with an ankle injury. The last time he took the court was back on November 25th against the Sixers, a game Orlando went on to lose. Considering how long Suggs has been out of the lineup due to injury, when the […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis has missed almost a month now with a foot injury. The last time he played was back on December 16th against the Denver Nuggets, a game Los Angeles went on to win by a final score of 126-108. Without their second-best player, the Lakers have done little but […]

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Detroit Pistons in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night. After Klay Thompson hit a clutch three-pointer to tie the game up with one second remaining, Saddiq Bey responded with a buzzer-beating three to give Detroit the win, 122-119. On Wednesday, a powerful storm hit the Bay Area. Heavy wind […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince has missed approximately the last month and a half with a shoulder injury. The last time he played was back on November 23rd against the Indiana Pacers, a game Minnesota ended up winning. Since Prince’s injury, the Timberwolves have done little but tread water, as the team currently owns a […]

Nearly halfway through the 2022-23 campaign, the Toronto Raptors find themselves in basketball purgatory. The team currently owns a 16-21 record, good enough for the 12th-best in the Eastern Conference. In layman’s terms, Toronto isn’t good enough to compete for a playoff spot but isn’t bad enough to have a legit shot at landing Victor […]

The last two seasons have gone less than ideal for Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson. Known first and foremost for being a three-point threat, Robinson hasn’t been able to consistently knock down his three balls since the 2020-21 campaign. He’s converting a measly 33.1% of his threes so far this season, his worst three-point percentage […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Tuesday’s game against the Celtics with a non-COVID illness. Without their superstar, the Thunder dominated the NBA’s best team by 33 points, 150-117, in what was one of the team’s more impressive performances of the season so far. Still, when Oklahoma City travels to Orlando to play the […]

New York Knicks forward and fan favorite Obi Toppin has missed nearly a month of action after suffering a right knee fracture. The last time Toppin saw the court for the Knicks was back on December 7th against the Atlanta Hawks, a game the ‘Bockers went on to win. However, an encouraging and recent injury […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled to win games over the past two weeks. The team has lost five out of its last six and endured recent blowout losses to the Nets and Wizards. However, part of the reason for Milwaukee’s recent skid is the injury bug. Guard Jrue Holiday has sat out the last three […]

The play of Orlando Magic center Bol Bol has been one of the best feel-good stories of the NBA season. After riding the bench in Denver behind Nikola Jokic for a few years and missing much of last season with an injury, the Magic have given Bol his first real NBA opportunity, and he’s made […]

By most indications, former Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver is no longer connected with the team. After all, the NBA suspended him for one year and fined him for $10 million back in September. Plus, Sarver sold the team, along with the Phoenix Mercury, the city’s WNBA team, to Mat Ishbia for approximately $4 billion. […]

After serving a starting role with the Rockets the last two seasons, Dallas Mavericks center Christian Wood is thriving off the bench for his new team. Wood is playing particularly well as of late, as he’s averaging 22.3 points per contest over his last three. But Wood is set to hit restricted free agency this […]

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a knee injury in Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Haliburton was able to play through it and scored 23 points and dished out seven assists in the Pacers’ 129-114 victory. The guard was listed as questionable to play against the Cleveland Cavalers on Thursday night with a bruised […]

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed Tuesday’s game against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right hip. Without Brunson, the Knicks lost to the Mavs in overtime, 126-121, largely due to a 60-point triple-double from Doncic. So when the Knicks travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Thursday night, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves 2022-23 campaign has gone less than swimmingly to this point. After trading for former Jazz center Rudy Gobert, the team entered the season with legitimate NBA Finals expectations yet currently holds a 16-19 record, just the 11th-best in the Western Conference. It goes without saying that the Gobert trade hasn’t panned out […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla missed his first game of the season on Tuesday due to eye irritation. Mazzulla was a late scratch for Tuesday’s game as the team waited until 10 minutes before tipoff to announce that he’d sit out. Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire coached the team in his place and led […]

For maybe the first time all season, the Milwaukee Bucks are facing some adversity. The team has now lost four straight after coming up short in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Milwaukee was up 11 points with just over two minutes to go in regulation but ended up losing in overtime by six, 119-113. […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal left Tuesday’s game against the Sixers early after tweaking his hamstring. The Wizards still went on to win that game, 116-111, behind a 24-point, 10-rebound performance from Kristaps Porzingis. Washington initially listed Beal as questionable for Wednesday’s showdown against the Phoenix Suns with left hamstring soreness, per a tweet from Post Sports’ […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young left Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers early with a calf injury. The Hawks ended up losing decisively, 129-114, without their best player available for the final minutes. So when Atlanta takes its home court to play Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, all Hawks […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday suffered a left hamstring contusion in the team’s loss to the Celtics on Christmas Day. Considering the Bucks listed him as probable to play in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls yesterday, folks didn’t expect that Holiday would miss any games from this injury. However, a recent injury update indicates […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are going through a rough patch right now. The team has lost four out of its last five games, and just recently, Anthony Davis, arguably its best player, went down with a right foot injury. To make matters worse for the Lakers, they have very few assets at their disposal to […]

Victor Wembanyama is the undisputed top prospect of the 2023 NBA draft — there’s no denying this. But if it weren’t for the seven-foot Frenchman, G-League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson would likely be the consensus number-one pick. Henderson is starring on both ends in his second season with the Ignite. In a recent interview with […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton has sat out the last five games after making his season debut earlier in the month. With Middleton out of the lineup, the Bucks have struggled, as the team is currently riding a three-game losing streak. And unfortunately for Bucks fans, a recent injury update indicates that the star forward […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson has emerged as an up-and-coming star this season. The 23-year-old is posting career highs in points, rebounds, and assists thus far and has only missed four games. However, a recent update from the team indicates that Johnson is currently dealing with an injury. With this in mind, when the […]

The Miami Heat have been trending upward over the past few weeks. After a rough start to the 2022-23 campaign, the Heat have won six of ten to reach the .500 mark at 17-17. Miami is no longer outside of the playoff picture, as it owns the ninth-best record in the Eastern Conference. But the […]

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams made his season debut around two weeks ago, on December 16th. He has looked like his pre-injury self in limited minutes since returning to the lineup, averaging 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks across four games. But Williams is already dealing with the injury bug yet again, this […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Payton II has not played for the team since signing with them this past offseason due to abdominal surgery. Without him, the Blazers have treaded water lately after a hot start to the season, as they own a 17-15 record, good enough for the seventh-best in the Western Conference. However, […]

The Utah Jazz are one of the most notable overachieving teams of the 2022-23 NBA campaign. Many thought the team would be tanking for generational prospect Victor Wembanyama this season. Instead, the Jazz are winning games. At 18-16, the squad owns the eighth-best record in the Western Conference. One of the reasons for Utah’s surprising […]

The last few weeks have been rough for the Washington Wizards. The team has gone 1-9 over its last ten games to fall to 12-20, the fourth-worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards have seemingly gone from a team that many thought would contend for a top-eight playoff spot to a bottom-feeder in a […]

The Sacramento Kings handily defeated the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday by a final score of 134-120. The dynamic duo of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis led the way for the Kings, with the former finishing with 22 points and six assists and the latter a 21-rebound triple-double. So after the game, James […]

Due to left foot soreness, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook missed Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. Without their spark plug off the bench, the Lakers lost convincingly on the road by a final score of 130-104. So when Los Angeles takes the court in Sacramento to play the Kings on Wednesday night, […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton has missed the last two games with a knee injury. The Bucks went 2-0 over this span, winning against the Jazz on Saturday and the Pelicans on Monday. Because of how much time Middleton has missed over the last few months, when Milwaukee takes the court to play the Cavs […]

Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has worked as the team’s lead decision-maker since 2020. During his time at the helm, the Pistons have drafted Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Duren, and Isaiah Stewart, all of whom are starter-caliber players or better. Few teams have squeezed so much value out of their draft […]