Category: NBA Headlines
(Atlanta Hawsk Jeff) Teague, Paul Millsap and Al Horford have all struggled with less publicized injuries throughout the playoffs. The most serious of those is Millsap’s sprained right shoulder, which caused him to miss five games in early April and has never fully healed. There are whispers that it might require surgery after the season. […]
(Lakers GM Mitch) Kupchak said anywhere from four to eight players could be in consideration for the No. 2 pick. Keeping options open and broad right now. via Mike Trudell of ESPN Los Angeles on Twitter
It’s believed Brooklyn (Nets) ownership is now determined to cut costs across board and staff cuts are underway. Marks is well-respected in league. After 20 years with Nets, assistant GM Bobby Marks has tweeted that he’s parted ways with organization. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Bogdan Bogdanovic – a star stash of the Phoenix Suns – not making NBA jump next season. He is committed to Fenerbahce. via David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
Kyle Korver tells me he will have surgery tomorrow on his ankle. via David Aldridge of TNT on Twitter
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
