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
Marreese Speights Leaves Game with Strained Calf

Marreese Speights scored six straight fourth-quarter points to give the Warriors a glimmer of hope Saturday night. Then, he limped into the locker room with a strained right calf. via Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
League Fines Clippers’ Glen Davis for Flopping

Los Angeles Clippers forward-center Glen Davis has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating the league’s anti-flopping rules during Game 3 of the Clippers’ Conference Semifinals series against the Houston Rockets. via NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Kerr Shares Insight on Randolph’s Early NBA Days

Warriors coach Steve Kerr recalled sitting on the plane with one-time Portland teammate Zach Randolph when the rookie asked, “How much time do we get off for Christmas?” “He didn’t know,” Kerr said of the Grizzlies’ star power forward. “He was just the sweetest, nicest kid. He had no clue. He was so talented, and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
John Wall on Playing Again: ‘I have no idea’

While the end appears near for John Wall this postseason, he’s not giving up hope that he could actually play again in this series with the Atlanta Hawks that is tied 1-1 with Game 3 Saturday at Verizon Center. Or at some point in the playoffs if the Wizards can advance to the Eastern Conference […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021