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Joel Embiid arguably could be one of the most gifted athletes to don a 76ers uniform. He’s a 7-footer who dunks with ease off between-the-legs moves. He’s a once-in-a-generation athlete for his size. He has the natural talent to develop into one of the NBA’s best players. “There were times that I wasn’t happy,” coach […]
The Rockets fear that Gerald Green’s broken foot is worse than initially expected and fear he’ll miss the season, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The Rockets fear that Gerald Green’s broken foot is worse than initially expected and fear he’ll miss the season, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 15, 2019 […]
In a move to strengthen themselves for a push into the Western Conference playoffs, the Memphis Grizzlies are finalizing a deal to acquire Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Memphis will send Tayshaun Prince and a first-round draft pick to the Celtics, league sources said. The protected pick likely won’t be available until 2018 or ’19, sources said. […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived guard Daniel Hamilton, forward Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, guard J.P. Macura and guard Sindarius Thornwell, Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman announced tonight. Cleveland’s roster now stands at 16, including one Two-Way player. Source: Cleveland Cavaliers
(Wolves Coach/President Flip) Saunders said he’s “optimistic” point guard Ricky Rubio will return Monday against Utah at Target Center. Rubio didn’t play Sunday for the eighth time in nine games because of a sore ankle. via Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune
Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook was taken to a Portland-area medical facility for further evaluation after being kneed in the head late in the Thunder’s 115-112 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Westbrook absorbed the blow to the side of his head as he dove toward the ball in anticipation of […]
The NBA announced today that its Board of Governors has approved an additional “trigger” for instant replay review as well as five modifications to the existing replay rules. In addition, the Board approved three other playing rule changes. These rules will go into effect commencing with preseason games on Friday, October 17. Expansion of […]
Boston is finalizing a trade to send forward Brandan Wright to the Phoenix Suns, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Phoenix is sending Boston a future draft pick for Brandan Wright, absorbing Wright into an exception, league source tells Yahoo. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
“Nah, not really,” Bryant said with a grin and a shake of the head when asked if he can envision playing beyond his current contract. “But I’m so loyal to this organization, there’s not a chance (of him leaving)…I’ve been really fortunate to win a lot of games here, a lot of championships here. You […]
(Lou Amundson) He was glad the (New York) Knicks thought the same way about wanting to keep him around and is thrilled to be united with two players with whom he is very familiar. Amundson played with Lopez in Phoenix and New Orleans and was a teammate of Williams in Minnesota. “We obviously prioritized having […]