Category: NBA News Wire
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Sergey Karasev has undergone successful surgery on his right knee, the team announced Friday. The surgery was performed Thursday by the Nets’ medical director, Dr. Riley Williams III, along with Dr. David Altchek, at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. “Sergey underwent successful right knee surgery to repair damage that occurred […]
The Dallas Mavericks recalled center/forward Dwight Powell from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on Friday. Powell has appeared in 19 games for the Mavericks this season, averaging 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10 minutes per game. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Powell played in one game during his most recent assignment to the […]
Washington Wizards center Kevin Seraphin was fined $15,000 on Friday after he made excessive contact and pulled Memphis Grizzlies forward Jon Leuer to the floor on a dunk attempt during a game Thursday night. Seraphin was called for a flagrant foul-2 and ejected with 22 seconds remaining in the third quarter of the Wizards’ 107-87 […]
Fans in Denver will see “The Splash Brothers” in street clothes as opposed to their uniforms. The Golden State Warriors are resting All-Star guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson for Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors have the luxury of giving their best players a night off because they lead the Memphis […]
Paul George was hoping to return to play for the Indiana Pacers this weekend. Now he’s not so sure he’ll play at all this season. The Pacers guard told reporters at practice on Friday that he was concerned his return would affect the team’s chemistry. The Pacers have won seven consecutive games and 13 of […]
Power forward Nikola Pekovic and center Kevin Garnett sat out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were without their own power forward, Serge Ibaka, because of right knee soreness.. Pekovic sat out with an ankle injury that limited him to eight minutes during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix […]
Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka sat out Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with right knee soreness. Ibaka missed his first game of the season with the injury and is considered day-to-day. Ibaka is averaging 14.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in 64 games this season and Friday was just the third regular-season game […]
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Sergey Karasev has undergone successful surgery on his right knee, the team announced Friday. The surgery was performed Thursday by the Nets’ medical director, Dr. Riley Williams III, along with Dr. David Altchek, at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Karasev, who suffered the injury Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, […]
MIAMI — It took Goran Dragic until his second game with his new team, but the point guard is now adjusted to the Miami Heat. Dragic had 23 points and a game-high 10 assists to lead the Miami Heat past the Philadelphia 76ers 119-108 Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. “He’s got a battery on him,” […]
Kevin Garnett’s homecoming to the Minnesota Timberwolves will include extra seating for Wednesday’s game at Target Center. Garnett, acquired by the Timberwolves at the trade deadline from the Brooklyn Nets, will be introduced to media Tuesday afternoon. The fifth overall pick in the 1995 draft from Chicago’s Farragut Academy, last played for the Timberwolves in […]
