Category: NBA Headlines
Warriors coach Steve Kerr has seen his condition improve and is expected to join the team in Southern California on its three-game preseason trip, according to interim head coach Luke Walton. An additional positive sign emerged Thursday for the Warriors, who have been without Kerr for the past two weeks. Source: Diamond Leung of the […]
Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis says he’s “100 percent healthy” after sitting for the past four days due to a quad injury. He expects to participate in full in New York’s shootaround Friday morning and hopes to be back on the court Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets. The 20-year-old insisted Thursday he is healthy enough to […]
Former Lakers player Tracy Murray has been hired by the team as a shooting coach it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. In his position, Murray will work with head coach Byron Scott and his staff, focusing on improving the players shooting form and technique. Source: NBA.com/Lakers
Knicks shooting guard Arron Afflalo participated in practice for the first time in two weeks Thursday and expects to make his preseason debut Friday against the Boston Celtics. Afflalo suffered a hamstring injury in training camp and has participated in just three practices this season. Source: Ian Begley of ESPN
The Sacramento Kings announced today they have waived Marshall Henderson and Vince Hunter, according to Kings Vice President and General Manager Vlade Divac. Source: NBA.com/Kings
Derrick Rose is “most likely” out for the rest of the preseason, according to Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg, and his availability for the Oct. 27 regular season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers is in doubt as he continues to recover from a fractured left orbital. “They still want him to be a little bit […]
Two Houston Rockets stars, James Harden and Dwight Howard, are tentatively scheduled not to make the trip to face the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, according to a source. Harden suffered a bruised right knee in the first half of Sunday’s game against Orlando and missed the next game on Tuesday at Phoenix. Harden […]
Warriors forward Harrison Barnes was diagnosed with a bone bruise Wednesday after undergoing an MRI exam and remains day to day. Barnes did not participate in the open practice at Oracle Arena the day after suffering the injury in the second quarter of Tuesday’s preseason loss to the Denver Nuggets. Barnes is in the middle […]
After bursting onto the scene a year ago, Hassan Whiteside, the Miami Heat’s projected starting center, is aiming to make his preseason debut this weekend. He’ll have two opportunities to do so, as the Heat plays the Rockets Saturday and the Hawks Sunday. Whiteside has been battling a calf injury for much of training camp.Though, […]
The Washington Wizards announced that forward Alan Anderson had successful surgery to remove a small bony fragment in his left ankle. Anderson underwent left ankle surgery in May to remove bone spurs and was still experiencing pain caused by irritation from the fragment. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Porter at Methodist Hospital in […]
