Warriors’ Speights Out With Strained Right Calf

(Golden State) Warriors reserve forward Marreese Speights will miss Game 4 with a strained right calf, according to the Warriors. via Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Nikola Milutinov Receiving Interest from NBA Teams?

Multiple NBA teams have interviewed and liked Partizan center Nikola Milutinov – a Serbian 7 footer – I’m told. via David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pierce Dismisses Schroder’s ‘Lucky Shot’ Comment

Paul Pierce cracked a smile when he heard what had been said a few minutes earlier in the despondent visitors’ locker room at Verizon Center on Saturday night. His game-winning bank shot over Atlanta point guard Dennis Schroder, which catapulted the Washington Wizards to a 2-1 series lead over the Hawks, was “lucky,” Schroder claimed. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors’ Stephen Curry: ‘I like our chances’

“We’ve gotten hit in the mouth two times in a row,” (Stephen) Curry said. “It’s important for us to answer that call. We can get it done. Nobody is defeated in our locker room. I think everybody’s heads are up, and we’re pretty encouraged by the effort that we had. “This is a big opportunity, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pau Gasol Day-to-Day; Status for Game 4 Unclear

Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol has a strained left hamstring and his status for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers is unclear. Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said an MRI on Gasol’s hamstring revealed a strain and that the Spanish big man was still sore. “[He’s] day to day,” Thibodeau said. “He didn’t do […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Lakers Plan to Offer Jimmy Butler Max Deal?

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of several teams that are expected to be interested in a possible maximum-salary offer sheet for Jimmy Butler in free agency, league sources told RealGM. via Shams Charania of Real GM

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Tony Allen Wants His Name to be Remembered

“When they talk about the Bruce Bowens, Dennis Rodmans and Michael Coopers, I want them to remember my name, too,” (Tony) Allen said. “I’m not just playing this game to be average. I want to be elite. I think I am, and I’ve proven it this year. It’s all right to be acknowledged; nothing wrong […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Draymond Green Takes Full Credit for ‘Stupid Play’

Warriors forward Draymond Green committed a lane violation with the Warriors trailing by six points as they tried to mount a fourth-quarter comeback in the 99-89 loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday. “It was just a stupid play that you can’t make in a game of this magnitude, and I take […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron James Optimistic About Cavs’ Chances

They’re trailing in a crucial series with another road game ahead, one star is lost for the postseason and another is limping, and LeBron James is struggling to make a shot right now. Yet the four-time Most Valuable Player isn’t wavering in his belief of what this Cavaliers team can accomplish. “I’ve still got really […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021