Category: NBA Headlines
#Sixers Nerlens Noel (right ankle sprain) out for rest of game. via Tom Moore of the Bucks County Courier Times on Twitter
DeMarcus Cousins is en route on Tuesday to Los Angeles to see a specialist regarding his sore right foot, CSN California has confirmed. The All-Star center missed the Kings’ 116-111 win over the Timberwolves due to the foot ailment and was seen noticeably limping Tuesday night at Sleep Train Arena. via Bill Herenda of CSN Bay […]
Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis says a Golden State Warriors player told the host team’s bench in a spate of trash talk before a 103-100 victory for New Orleans that it would be an easy win for the West’s No. 1 seed. “They came out and said it was going to be a scrimmage game,” Davis […]
Six games remain for the Los Angeles Lakers during the worst season in franchise history, but Lakers coach Byron Scott is already targeting which players he wants to keep around going forward as the team works to rebuild. “I got a sense of a whole lot of them I wouldn’t want to be in a […]
The Chicago Bulls say Derrick Rose is questionable for their game Wednesday at Orlando. It’s the first time the star point guard has been listed as anything but “out” since his latest knee surgery. via NBA.com
While the Celtics traded both (Jameer) Nelson and (Brandan)Wright less than a month later, the 24-year-old (Jae) Crowder has emerged as maybe Boston’s most consistent and versatile bench presence. He’s averaging 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists over 24.2 minutes per game in 53 appearances with the Celtics. The Celtics are likely to extend […]
These Hawks are the best in history. Atlanta set a franchise record with its 58th regular-season victory as this remarkable campaign reached new heights. The Hawks dismantled the Suns, 96-69, Tuesday night at Philips Arena for the record-breaker. The 60-win mark remains a real possibility with five games remaining before the top team in the […]
Byron Scott on DeAndre Jordan: “I think he is the Defensive Player of the Year.” via Arash Markazi of ESPN on Twitter
INJURY UPDATE: Tony Parker (tightness, right Achilles) will not return to tonight’s game. via San Antonio Spurs on Twitter
Crawford said it was “very key” for his return to come before the playoffs. “That was part of my decision,” he said. “Do I feel like I’m in rhythm and my timing is there and I’m in tip-top shape? No, not at all. But I don’t have that luxury right now. I have to try […]
