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Trade rumors continue to swirl around Guerschon Yabusele, and the veteran forward/center concedes he thought his time with the Knicks would be much different than what has actually taken place, according to Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. “It’s definitely not what I was expecting to [do] coming into the season,” Yabusele said before […]
Suns star Devin Booker will miss Sunday’s game against Miami due to a right ankle sprain, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. The 29-year-old guard sustained the injury in Friday’s loss at Atlanta. While Booker will be out, his teammate Jalen Green has a chance to suit up — he’s listed as […]
Magic forward Franz Wagner will miss his third straight game on Monday at Cleveland, but his injury designation has changed from left ankle soreness to left high ankle sprain injury management, per Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). As Beede notes (via Twitter), Wagner missed five-plus weeks — a span of 16 games […]
NBAMonday’s game between the Pacers and Hawks has been moved up to 12:30 pm CT due to inclement weather in Atlanta, the NBA announced on Sunday (via Twitter). A second game on Monday will be played earlier as well, with Sixers and Hornets now slated to tip off at 2:00 pm CT due to the […]
The Bulls defeated the Timberwolves 120 to 115 on Thursday night in a game that could serve as something of a tryout for a potential trade, says Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Cowley had previously reported that the Wolves were potentially interested in pursuing one of Tre Jones, Coby White, or Ayo Dosunmu at […]
NBAThe NBA continues to adjust their schedule due to severe inclement weather across the United States. This includes start-time changes for two games on Monday, January 26. The Atlanta Hawks will now host the Indiana Pacers at 1:30 PM ET. The Charlotte Hornets will now host the Philadelphia 76ers at 3:00 PM ET. The league postponed two games on Sunday due to weather-related issues. The Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies game was postponed due to severe weather in the Memphis area. The Dallas M...
The Charlotte Hornets survived the Wizards 119-115, sending Washington to their ninth straight loss on Saturday. Hornets’ Brandon Miller dropped 21 points, Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball each scored 20, Kon Knueppel added 16, and Moussa Diabete scored 11 to lead their consecutive games for the first time since January 3-5 against the Bulls and […] The post Hornets outgun young Wizards 119-115 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
NBADonovan Mitchell scored 27 of his 36 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 119-105 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night at Kia Center. The All-Star guard finished 15-of-30 from the field and added nine assists and two steals as the visitors controlled the final 18 minutes […] The post Mitchell drops 36 as Cavaliers pull away late to beat Magic appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Lakers head coach JJ Redick pointed to intent and composure as the foundation of Los Angeles’ 116-110 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. “Third quarter, getting down by 50 at one point and then swing back and work on the intent to play the right way was there […] The post Redick details intent, defense and trust after Lakers’ comeback win in Dallas appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Luka Doncic described his second return to Dallas as “obviously there’s always going to be emotions” after the Lakers rallied past the Mavericks 116-110 on Saturday night. “I was happy to be back here. I went to my house, saw my cars. Obviously it’s always going to be emotional,” Doncic said, noting the support from […] The post Luka Doncic opens up on emotions, comeback and special return to Dallas appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
LeBron James emphasized patience and composure after the Lakers erased a 15-point deficit to beat the Mavericks 116-110 on Saturday night. “Sometimes the games are runs. We still had time, I mean obviously to start the fourth, we still had time to make a push,” he said. The veteran highlighted the team’s defensive effort during […] The post LeBron James discusses defense and teamwork after Dallas win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The New York Knicks relied on a defensive surge and key contributions from role players to overcome the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Head coach Mike Brown highlighted the importance of bench players stepping up in critical moments. “We were in foul trouble. Ariel…kept himself ready when we were in foul […] The post Mike Brown praises Knicks’ defensive effort in win over 76ers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .