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Celtics guard Marcus Smart underwent an MRI last night at New England Baptist Hospital and results confirmed a left ankle sprain with bone bruising. He is expected to be out for the next two to three weeks. via NBA Press Releases
D-League Santa Cruz F James Michael McAdoo has a 10-day contract offer from Warriors, but is still considering other interest, source said. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) January 18, 2015 via Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Paul Millsap has been reminded – often – just how much the Hawks want him to return next season. Still, the services of the All-Star power forward will go on the open market following the season. By signing just a two-year deal last year, Millsap is destined for free agency according to the NBA’s Collective […]
The Sacramento Kings today waived center Sim Bhullar, guard Deonte Burton and forward David Wear, according to Kings General Manager Pete D’Alessandro. The Kings preseason roster now stands at 15. via NBA.com/Kings
Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford made a bold statement recently, saying small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has the talent to be the best perimeter defender among this generation of NBA players. Not bold enough apparently. On Thursday Kidd-Gilchrist trumped Clifford’s expectation. “I want to say ever; not just in the league (now). The best defender this […]
(Minnesota Timberswolves) Shabazz (Muhammad) gone to Vancouver to have his oblique injury evaluated. Why BC? His agent reps Steve Nash & Nash’s oblique doc is there via Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune on Twitter
The Warriors captured the top seed in the Western Conference for the playoffs after beating Milwaukee 108-95 on Saturday. In doing so, they made some history. The 60-13 Warriors set a single-season franchise record for wins, surpassing the 59 wins that the 1975-76 team earned. Still, there wasn’t much celebrating done after the game. “It’s […]
As Amar’e Stoudemire sat on the bench in the closing seconds Wednesday night, he acknowledged thinking he might have just played his final game with the Knicks. “Obviously playing these 13 years and through the few injuries, Father Time is ticking. So you know that you want to take advantage of good health when you […]
The Mavs are 11-8 since (Rajon) Rondo’s arrival. Not bad, but a lot worse than their 19-8 record before his arrival. Their defensive rating has improved 2.3 points per 100 possessions with Rondo, but their offensive rating has dropped drastically, from a league-best 113.6 pre-Rondo to 106.3 since the deal. Two losses later, it’s tough […]
"The basketball lifer in me believes they shouldn't do anything," said Rivers on rules re: intentional fouling bad FT shooters end of games — A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) January 18, 2015 via A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN Northeast on Twitter