Lakers’ Bryant Set to Play Against Jazz Sunday

Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott said earlier this week that he wasn’t sure if Kobe Bryant would play in the team’s preseason opener Sunday against the Utah Jazz. But speaking after practice here Saturday, the 37-year-old Bryant left no doubt about his status. “I’m definitely playing,” Bryant said at the University of Hawaii at […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks’ Anthony: Hope to Play Next 4-5 Years

Carmelo Anthony is entering his 13th season in the NBA and coming off major knee surgery. But he believes he has plenty of good basketball left. In fact, the 31-year-old Knicks star is confident that he can play at a high level for the next “four or five years.” “Without a doubt. Without a doubt,” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Top Recruit Bridges Commits to Michigan St

Miles Bridges, who is ranked No. 8 in the ESPN 100, announced his commitment to the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday. Bridges, a 6-foot-7 forward from Flint, Michigan, who plays at Huntington Prep (West Virginia), chose the Spartans over Kentucky and Indiana. He announced his decision during a news conference at a community college in […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Hayes, Mbah a Moute Battling for Final Clippers’ Spot?

It looks like Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Chuck Hayes will battle for the final spot on the Clippers roster. — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 3, 2015 Source: Arash Markazi of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Jackson Compliments Vujacic’s Camp Performance

(Sasha) Vujacic, 31, who signed a one-year deal in August for the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million, was a low-cost, low-risk addition to the Knicks. Grateful to be back in the N.B.A., he said he would do whatever Fisher, the team’s coach, asked of him. Vujacic has another clear advocate in Jackson, who, as team […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Clippers Waive Nikoloz Tskitishvili

Clippers announce that, after one exhibition game, they've waived former lottery pick Nikoloz Tskitishvili — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 3, 2015 Source: Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Blazers’ Alexander Suffers Bone Bruise

An MRI confirmed Portland Trail Blazers forward Cliff Alexander has a bone bruise on his left knee, said head coach Terry Stotts after Saturday’s practice. “We’re going to shut him down for a couple of weeks and then work him back in,” Stotts said. “He’s going to be out for a little bit.” Alexander–a former […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bucks Will Feature Alternate Court, Black Jerseys

The Milwaukee Bucks gave their fans the chance to buy something new, as the team announced at its Fan Fest on Saturday that it will sell a four-game ticket package in which the team not only will wear a new alternate jersey but also will play on a new alternate court. “The idea has always […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Durant Denies Report of Free Agency Destination

Thunder star Kevin Durant said Friday that a comment from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith indicating the star forward would consider Los Angeles his “primary objective” if he didn’t re-sign in Oklahoma City next summer isn’t true. “I don’t talk to Stephen A. Smith at all,” Durant told reporters. “Nobody in my family, my friends — […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021