Blazers’ Batum, McCollum, Kaman Injured

As the Blazers were succumbing to the motivated Thunder (44-27), who are fighting for their playoff lives, three more key rotation players went down with a variety of ailments. Nicolas Batum suffered a right knee injury late in the first quarter, CJ McCollum sprained his left ankle with seconds left in the first half and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
West’s 8th Seed to be Decided on Season’s Last Day

It’ll take all 82 games to decide which team gets the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, as both the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans won on Monday night to keep their postseason hopes alive. Due to that head-to-head tiebreaker, if the Pelicans and Thunder finish with the same record, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Kings’ Karl: I’ve Never Had an Untradeable Player

“I’ve had some great players and I’ve never had one player that I have said is untradeable,” (George) Karl added. “You always got to be ready for the possibility of a great trade that could come your way. “I know I respect him (DeMarcus Cousins) a tremendous amount . . . I think our give […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Luol Deng Not Ready to Talk Future in Miami

Everything points toward Luol Deng being back with the Heat next season. It appears he wants to stay in Miami, but he is not ready to contemplate his future with the team still in the mix for the No. 8 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. “We’re talking about it early; I’m not thinking about […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Saunders: If Garnett Plays, Career May Be Done

(Flip) Saunders said on Monday that he thinks (Kevin)Garnett trying to play against Oklahoma City despite lingering knee pain would be a sign that he was calling it a career after 20 NBA seasons. “If he plays, to me it would be an indication that he didn’t want to play next year,” Saunders said. “He’s […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
McHale Plans to Find Minutes for Papanikolaou

Rockets coach Kevin McHale said he wanted to get forward Kostas Papanikolaou some minutes in the final few games of the season. Papanikolaou missed just over a month with a sprained ankle and has been trying to make his way off the bench since. “We need to get him some time,” McHale said. via Jenny […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Report: Rocky Mountain Revue Returning to SLC

The Rocky Mountain Revue summer league is returning to Salt Lake City on July 6-9 with Jazz, Celtics, Sixers and Spurs and six total games. via Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Los Angeles Lakers Sign Guard Vander Blue

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Vander Blue for the remainder of the season, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. via NBA.com/Lakers

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Assign Guard Joe Harris to D-League

The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team, Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts via Canton Charge

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021