Category: Headlines
Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith appeared to have turned his ankle midway in the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors after draining a tough jumper from the corner. When he landed from knocking down the shot, he was in midst of fans seated courtside. He might have stepped on someone’s foot. Head coach David Blatt […]
(Byron) Scott said that he will not cut anyone from the roster before Monday’s game, but aims to do so prior to Thursday’s. The Lakers currently have 19 players and must trim down to 15 for the regular season. Source: NBA.com
Dallas (Mavericks) rookie Maurice Ndour has suffered a stress reaction in left leg, out indefinitely, sources tell Yahoo. Ndour’s had strong (training) camp. Source: Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports on Twitter
(Sacramento) Kings draftee Luka Mitrovic is expected to miss several months of action due to a left knee injury. Source: Orazio Cauchi on Twitter
(Atlanta) Hawks camp invite Edgar Sosa has reached agreement on deal with Petrochimi in Iran. Source: David Pick on Twitter
Three years after Linsanity left New York and subsequently fizzled in the Western Conference, Jeremy Lin’s agent reached out to the Knicks to gauge their interest in a reunion. The answer, according to Lin, was a conclusive no. “There was no conversation other than them telling me they weren’t interested,” the Hornets point guard told […]
It’s the two-week mark of the Tristan Thompson holdout, which means it’s time to give an update on the proceedings. There’s no communication ongoing between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Thompson’s agents, Rich Paul and Mark Termini, Northeast Ohio Media Group has learned. In fact, there doesn’t seem to be a sense of urgency from either side […]
Just before the start of the 2014 NBA playoffs, beloved TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager was diagnosed with leukemia. After 11 months of treatment, he returned to work in March, before the cancer returned and he was forced to step away again. Turner has officially unveiled their plans for October 27’s opening-night telecast, and it […]
CLE signs Jack Cooley, waives Chris Johnson. CLE has 2 spots; Cooley is competing w/ Austin Daye, Jared Cunningham, Quinn Cook, DJ Stephens. To clarify: Jack Cooley’s CLE deal is $845,059 non-guaranteed (due to one year of experience). He’s cheaper than Daye/Cunningham ($947,276). via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders
The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has elected to exercise its third-year team options for guards Danté Exum and Rodney Hood, as well as its fourth-year options on guard Trey Burke and center Rudy Gobert. The options for all four players are for the 2016-17 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not […]
