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(Al) Jefferson swings out of his as the interview comes to a close. But he can’t leave this question hanging. He can’t leave the future uncertain. “I really believe,” he says, “I might be long gone and retired one day, but I think it’s going to get back to the old-school, back-to-the-basket game. One day […]
The NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have signed free agent guard/forward Xavier (zah-vee-ay) Henry and free agent forward Chris Udofia to contracts, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. Source: NBA.com/Warriors
Wake Forest men’s basketball senior guard Codi Miller-McIntyre will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a foot fracture, head coach Danny Manning announced Monday (Oct. 19). Miller-McIntyre underwent surgery on the foot over the weekend. The 6-3 native of Concord, N.C., started all 32 games for the Demon Deacons in 2014-15, leading the team in scoring (14.5 […]
The Celtics are heading down the home stretch in terms of their roster, and, according to Danny Ainge, the questions will be answered by this weekend. The club has to be down to the maximum of 15 players by Monday in advance of the Oct. 28 regular-season opener, and currently there are 16 guaranteed contracts […]
The Orlando Magic have waived guards Keith Appling and Jordan Sibert, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Orlando’s roster now stands at 17. Source: NBA.com/Magic
New Mavericks point guard Deron Williams will miss at least the entire preseason with a strained right calf, and his status for the season opener is uncertain. Williams has yet to complete a full practice with his new team. He strained his left calf the week before training camp opened and sat out several days, […]
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is expected to miss his second straight preseason game Monday and may not see the floor again until the regular season. Bryant will not play against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center due to a lower leg contusion. Source: Baxter Holmes of ESPN
(Fred) Hoiberg on (Derrick) Rose: “He’s still not doing contact, still has a little bit of blurry vision when he opens that eye.” Source: K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Twitter
(Kevin) Love had six points and four rebounds in his first game since the opening round of last season’s playoffs, but the Cavaliers remained winless in the preseason with an 87-81 loss to the Toronto Raptors. “It’s the best I’ve felt in a long time,” Love said. “When the regular season starts it’s a whole […]
Lou Williams (sore groin) was a late scratch for Saturday’s game in San Diego, but Scott is optimistic about the Sixth Man of the Year’s potential to play Monday. “He came out here today and said he felt much better, but I told him that there was no need for anything (strenuous),” Scott said. “We […]