Understanding Terms of NBA, NBPA’s Agreement

Basketball Insiders obtained a copy of the term sheet for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs’ Chris Andersen Out For Season After Tearing ACL

Cavaliers center Chris Andersen tore his right ACL in practice Friday and will require season-ending surgery, the team announced. Andersen suffered a noncontact injury, and an MRI confirmed the tear, the Cavs said. Source: Brian Windhorst of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Rest James, Irving, Love in Game Vs Grizzlies

With stars LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love resting in Ohio, the Grizzlies built an early lead, extended it to 15 in the first half and 25 in the fourth quarter before coasting to a 93-85 victory over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Source: Clay Bailey of the Associated Press

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Impending NBA All-Star Snubs

It’s been an epic year for superstars, but that means some really good players won’t make the All-Star team.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Tyronn Lue to Rest Big Three Wednesday vs. Grizz

Following the Cavaliers’ 103-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue announced that LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love would all rest on Wednesday. Lue added that the Cavs’ Big Three will not travel to Memphis with the team for Cleveland’s second night of the home-road back-to-back against the Grizzlies. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Marc Gasol, LeBron James Named Players of Week

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 11. Source: NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron First Forward in NBA History to Reach 7000 Assists

LeBron James is the first frontcourt player in NBA history to record 7,000 assists in his career. James reached the milestone when he found Tristan Thompson for a dunk with 6:33 remaining in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 116-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. It was James’ fourth assist of […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron James Passes Elvin Hayes For 9th All-Time Scoring

LeBron James moved up the basketball ranks again Friday, passing Elvin Hayes for ninth on the all-time scoring list, but it was the play of Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving that he had something to say about. “They’ve been playing probably the best basketball of their careers thus far,” James said after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
The ‘Shop: MVP Talk & Scoring Outbursts

Jabari Davis and Lang Greene continue their weekly barbershop conversation about the NBA at large.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021