Category: NBA Headlines
Paul Millsap will miss at least two games with a right shoulder injury. X-rays were negative, the Hawks announced Monday, with an MRI showing that Millsap sprained and bruised his shoulder against Brooklyn this past weekend. via NBA.com/Hawks
Today, at a Press Event presented by Haggar Clothing Company, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 11 members of the Class of 2015 to be honored September 10-12, 2015 during this year’s Enshrinement Ceremonies in Springfield, Massachusetts. This year’s list includes 39-year NBA referee Dick Bavetta, three-time College Coach of the Year […]
Paul George received the homecoming welcome Sunday night. From the Indiana Pacers fans filling Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and even before the game against the Miami Heat, when a four-star general presented him honorary dog tags. After recovering from a broken leg suffered eight months ago, George had the love and appreciation on his side. And […]
The Brooklyn Nets and Earl Clark have reached agreement on a two-year deal, with team option for 2015-16, league source tells RealGM. via Shams Charania of Real GM on Twitter
No. 56 was not unlike many others that preceded it: Swift, predictable and one-sided. With their 106-78 defeat at the hands of the surging Clippers, the Lakers passed last year’s 55-loss squad for the most defeats in any one of this organization’s mostly glorious 68 years of professional basketball. “I’m not thinking about the record […]
The Chicago Bulls remain optimistic that Derrick Rose will return in the near future as he continues to recover from a meniscectomy, but they are unsure exactly when.” Only he knows his body and that’s the big thing,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said before Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “So he’s got to continue […]
Lakers coach Byron Scott reiterated Saturday that (Nick) Young needs to return with a more balanced game, one that includes passing and defense to supplement his high-volume shooting. With Young averaging 13.4 points per game this season on a career-low 36.6-percent shooting, Scott also threatened to reduce his minutes if the Lakers upgrade their roster […]
The tightness in starting forward Tiago Splitter’s right calf isn’t serious, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says, but the injury could still keep him out for at least a week, including a critical home-and-home set with Southwest Division rival Houston. “There’s some edema and some stuff in there,” said Popovich, speaking less than two hour before […]
The plan on Sunday was to get (Dwight) Howard around 24 minutes. If his knee held up and he is feeling well on Monday, McHale might get the green flag to add a few more on Tuesday when the Rockets play at San Antonio. “The minutes I am playing right now are good,” Howard said. […]
Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston has been suspended one game without pay for hitting Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki in the groin, it was announced today by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations. via NBA.com
