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The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Tuesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs and Luka Doncic (left hamstring strain), LeBron James (left foot arthritis), Austin Reaves (left calf injury management) and Marcus Smart (right ankle soreness) are all listed as out. Additionally, Deandre Ayton (right knee soreness) is questionable and Adou Thiero […]
The NBA is looking at the Thunder for player absences in last Wednesday’s game against San Antonio, tweets Dan Woike of The Athletic. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, and Alex Caruso all missed that nationally televised game after having played the previous night vs. Orlando. With the exception of Gilgeous-Alexander, who has […]
It was a disappointing first half of the season in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers opened the year with a 24-20 record after going 64-18 a year ago. However, the team has won nine of its past 10 games and appears to be rejuvenated by a trade deadline shakeup that saw James Harden, Dennis Schröder, and […]
A number of free agent signings have been finalized in the days since last Thursday’s trade deadline, but there are still many teams around the NBA with one or more open spots on their respective rosters. For clubs with just a single standard or two-way opening, there’s not necessarily any urgency to fill those spots, […]
The Heat weren’t offered a first-round pick for Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, or Tyler Herro ahead of last Thursday’s trade deadline, a source tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. According to Jackson, Miami could have potentially secured a pair of second-round picks in a Wiggins trade, but the front office didn’t think the upside of […]
Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel possesses a competitive edge that belies his quiet demeanor, according to head coach Charles Lee, who delivered a blunt assessment of his young star. "He has this bravado, this façade, where he doesn't give you much. He stays even keeled," Lee stated. "But he's a f---ing killer." Knueppel has recorded 162 three-pointers through his first 49 NBA games, the most by any player in league history over that span. The 20-year-old guard is averaging 18.9 points, ...
After 28 trades were completed and 73 players were on the move between last Sunday and Thursday - both new NBA records for a trade deadline week - we're still sorting through all those deals to identify trends, cap-related oddities, and other under-the-radar details. Having taken a deep dive on Saturday into how a pair […]
There’s still no timeline for Dejounte Murray‘s return to action following last season’s Achilles tear, but the Pelicans guard has returned to practice in a limited capacity, according to head coach James Borrego (Twitter video link). Borrego told reporters on Monday that Murray’s activity should ramp up in the coming days and the team will […]
LaMelo Ball attributes the Charlotte Hornets' dramatic turnaround to the foundational culture established by head coach Charles Lee over nearly two seasons. The Hornets have won 14 of 21 games after starting 2026 at 11-22, defeating the Western Conference's top five teams during a nine-game winning streak. Ball emphasized the importance of organizational cohesion in building sustainable success. "You definitely gotta have the groundwork," Ball told Yahoo Sports. "For anything to build up to t...
Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors once seemed on track to finally resolve their long-running, mutual interest in moving on from one another ahead of the trade deadline. However, multiple team sources told ESPN that a deal is now considered far less likely in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL tear. Before Butler […] The post Jonathan Kuminga trade less likely after Jimmy Butler injury appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
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Tyson (ankle) is available for Monday's game against the Nuggets. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.