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Barring setback, Robert Upshaw expected to be cleared to resume activity this week after halting workouts because of heart issue. Upshaw, on the bubble for the 1st round, optimistic heart issue is not serious. He has had similar test results before and returned to games. Source: Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com
Just got confirmation that both (Milwaukee Bucks) Jabari Parker and Damien Inglis having surgeries on Monday. via C.F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Twitter
The return of Al Horford took another step forward this week when the Hawks center began doing two-on-two contact work. Horford said he has been doing the limited contact work for the past three days. Horford is returning from a torn right pectoral muscle that required surgery in December. The team expects him to be […]
Warriors forward Harrison Barnes is scheduled to undergo a minor procedure tomorrow to re-straighten his broken nose. via Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
Publicly, (Oklahoma City Thunder) team officials are downplaying the awkwardness of the (Dion) Waiters trade and what the move might mean for (Reggie) Jackson’s future in OKC. They tout Waiters’ addition as added flexibility and firepower, a fourth offensive force that can create with the ball in his hands. But why pay Jackson, a restricted […]
Chandler Parsons did not try to pretend Tuesday’s preseason opener between the Mavericks (his new team) and the Rockets (his former team) would be the usual “just another game.” It won’t be like a regular-season game or the first meeting in Houston, but for it will be strange feeling for the fourth-year forward. “It’s going […]
He (Mirza Teletovic) also had a message for Chris Bosh, who also was lost for the season after being diagnosed with blood clots a couple weeks ago. “I want to take this opportunity to reach out to Chris Bosh and tell him he doesn’t have to worry,” Teletovic said. “He’s going to be good, and […]
“I’ve seen the clip just like you’ve seen the clip. I don’t know exactly what I said at the beginning, either. “I know I said, ‘We’ll get back together and do some bigger and better things,’ but it had nothing to do about basketball,” James said, prior to the Cavaliers’ home game against Milwaukee. James […]
The Indiana team that made an appearance at TD Garden Friday hardly resembled the group that was expected to compete among the NBA elite for years. George has a broken leg. Lance Stephenson was brought to Charlotte by Michael Jordan. George Hill is out until December with a bruised left knee. C.J. Watson has a […]
(Bucks Coach Jason) Kidd was booed when he walked on the floor. During the national anthem, a fan shouted an insult the entire arena could hear. The negative reaction intensified as Kidd was announced at the end of the Bucks’ starting lineups. And the heckling continued as he walked off the court for halftime. Kidd […]