Hawks’ Kyle Korver to Undergo Ankle Surgery 

Kyle Korver tells me he will have surgery tomorrow on his ankle. via David Aldridge of TNT on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Myers: Curry Passed Concussion Tests Twice

(Golden State Warriors Stephen) Curry looked, sounded and tested fine on Monday night and there were no indications about any further problems, (Warriors GM Bob) Myers said on Tuesday, before the Warriors departed their hotel to fly back to the Bay Area. “At the very, very end, when he passed the tests, then it became […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Dwight Howard Won’t Be Suspended for Game 5

Houston Rockets Dwight Howard will not be suspended for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the NBA said on Tuesday. Had the NBA upgraded Howard’s flagrant foul one in Monday’s Game 4 to a flagrant foul two, he would have missed Wednesday’s game. Howard has three flagrant foul points in the playoffs and four […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron Wants Tristan Thompson to Remain in Cleveland

LeBron James opened up public negotiations for teammate Tristan Thompson’s impending restricted free agency Monday, telling reporters that he wants the big man to stick around Cleveland for a long time. “Tristan should probably be a Cavalier for his whole career,” James said a day after Thompson had a game-saving block in regulation followed by […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Rockets’ Jason Terry, 37, Intends to Play Next Year

Facing the prospect of elimination from the playoffs Monday night, Rockets guard Jason Terry was adamant that Game 4 of these Western Conference finals would by no means be his last. At 37 and soon to be a free agent, Terry told ESPN.com that he fully intends to return for a 17th NBA season in […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors’ Curry Suffered Head Contusion in Hard Fall

The Warriors’ greatest nightmare Monday night at the Toyota Center was not the 23-point deficit they faced against the Houston Rockets after just one quarter. The big scare came with 5:52 left in the second quarter when MVP Stephen Curry flipped over the back of Houston’s Trevor Ariza and took a hard spill on the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Howard Faces Suspension if League Upgrades Foul

Dwight Howard had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and received a flagrant 1 foul early in the third quarter after throwing an elbow at Andrew Bogut’s head. He would be suspended by accumulation of flagrant foul points if the NBA upgrades it to a flagrant 2 after review. “I hope not,” Howard said when asked […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Source: Stanko Barac, 7’2, to Work Out for Pacers

The Indiana Pacers will bring unsigned draft acquisition Stanko Barac to Indianapolis for mini-camp workouts in June, league sources told RealGM. Barac, a 7-foot-2 center out of Croatia, turned his attention this year toward making the leap into the NBA. He signed a deal with Cedevita in the Euroleague midway through the season, gradually improving his […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Ainge Wants Thomas’ Input in Targeting Free Agents

“Danny (Ainge) said if there’s any free agent out there I’m interested in, to let him know,” (Isaiah) Thomas said by telephone. “That has me excited. For him to ask for my input means a lot, because it means I’m definitely, right now, a part of the future, and they also value your word and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021