Category: Headlines
(Celtics Coach Brad) Stevens: “I don’t think there’s any question [DeAndre Jordan] is the best rim protector around & there’s a reason why he’ll be up for DPOY.” via Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo! Ball Don’t Lie on Twitter
St. John’s has offered (Sacramento Kings Advisor) Chris Mullin the opportunity to be its next head basketball coach and he is expected to accept, multiple sources say. The two sides were hammering out final details on a contract Sunday that would make Mullin the successor to Steve Lavin, who was fired Friday after five years […]
Both Kevin Love (lower back) and Iman Shumpert (left ankle) were forced to exit the game early without returning to action. However, Cavs coach David Blatt downplayed the severity of their injuries moving forward. “Kev took an elbow to the back and he was experiencing some real discomfort, so we took him out,” Blatt said. […]
(Clippers Coach/President) Doc Rivers: “I think our guys have finally connected the dots. When we’re good defensively, we’re really good offensively.” via Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times on Twitter
(Lakers Ed) Davis is essentially in a contract year, acknowledging Sunday he would decline a player option worth $1.1 million next season, a no-brainer for him. He was averaging 8.4 points and 7.5 rebounds in 71 games and expected to earn closer to the league average of $5.5 million when he hit the free-agent market […]
(Wolves Coach/President Flip) Saunders said he’s “optimistic” point guard Ricky Rubio will return Monday against Utah at Target Center. Rubio didn’t play Sunday for the eighth time in nine games because of a sore ankle. via Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune
Reserve forward (Los Angeles Lakers) Nick Young will sit out at least one more week while continuing to heal from a fractured left knee. He has missed 17 games. via Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times
(Miami HEAT Luol) Deng has a bruised right knee and will NOT return. via Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel on Twitter
Derrick Favors (back spasms) listed as questionable for #UTAatMIN tomorrow, Jazz PR says. Favors missed last night’s game against OKC. via Aaron Falk on of the Salt Lake Tribune Twitter
Paul George is still hopeful he can make a return to the Indiana Pacers lineup this season. The two-time All-Star forward said he feels like he has passed all of the tests to play but is still waiting for clearance from the team’s medical staff before he makes his season debut. “I feel good, but […]
