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After his first game since late January, when he tore the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, ending his 2014-15 season after 35 games, Bryant said he felt “pretty good” and that it was “good to get out there.” He added that his legs feel strong and that he didn’t feel any fatigue. “It’s just […]
It’s always dangerous to take away too much from snippets of training camp practices, when everyone is fresh and optimistic for the season. But the universal thought to come out of Duke University this week after the Nets spent five days there was that Brook Lopez couldn’t be stopped. After getting a chance to spend […]
Zach LaVine said he’s gone from 180 to 190lbs “Gary Payton was wire-ey strong at 190, so that’s me. I feel stronger, I can take contact.” Source: Alan Horton of Timberwolves.com
Nick Young shot 4-of-10 from the field, but it’s been no secret since the middle of last season that (coach Byron) Scott is looking for a lot more than offense from the self-monikered Swaggy P. The coach said Young seems to have taken seriously his demands that he focus on defense, and not letting bad […]
Speaking to Aaron Bruski of the Koz and Bru Show, CSN Kings Insider James Ham said that rookie Willie Cauley-Stein could barely run up and down the court during training camp. “He is going to open the season at 14 minutes a game, if he’s lucky. When you show up to camp and you can’t […]
The Clippers’ second unit, in particular, continued to stumble through its getting-to-know-you phase. Lance Stephenson missed all four of his shots and went scoreless. Jamal Crawford had seven turnovers. Josh Smith missed a dunk and threw a pass to fans sitting in the corner because none of his teammates were there to receive the ball. […]
The NBA and Swiss watchmaker Tissot announced a comprehensive multi-year partnership on Monday that both hope will lead to the most complex timekeeping in sports history. Emilio Collins, the NBA’s executive vice president of global marketing partnerships, said the league was shopping around the deal to find the official timekeeper as it was clear that […]
(Mavs’ coach Rick) Carlisle says Dwight Powell (elbow) hasn’t been cleared for contact after his injury with the Canadian national team, but may be this week. Source: Earl K. Sneed of Mav.com
X-rays on Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were negative but revealed a dislocation of his right shoulder after Kidd-Gilchrist left Saturday night’s 106-100 exhibition win over the Orlando Magic, the team announced. Kidd-Gilchrist was curling off a screen late in the second quarter when he tumbled to the ground after absorbing a foul by a Magic […]
LeBron James posed for a photograph with Tristan Thompson at a wedding Saturday night in Miami. The fact that James spent time with Thompson, who is currently in a holdout situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the first four days of training camp while trying to negotiate a new contract, wasn’t particularly noteworthy. They […]
