Basketball News
Lakers' Davis falls hard on tailbone, leaves game
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 07:33
Anthony Davis left the Lakers' game vs. the Knicks in the third after landing painfully on his tailbone and back.
2020 NBA Trade Deadline Primer: Brooklyn Nets
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 14:52
With the new year now finally upon us, speculation ahead of the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline is in full swing. Whether Brooklyn Nets fans are in consensus about what the team ought to do before the Feb. 6, 2020 cut off or not...
'Fingers Crossed': Anthony Davis Suffers Hard Fall vs Knicks
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 13:44
Anthony Davis suffered bruised the bone right above his tailbone, suffering a sacral contusion, after going down hard in the Lakers’ 117-87 cakewalk against the visiting New York Knicks. Davis walked gingerly back to t...
Melo hits 17th career go-ahead shot to sink Raps
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 05:23
Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with four seconds remaining as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 101-99 Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant: Spurs Prevented Lakers from Running the 'Table for a Decade'
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 23:05
The Lakers would have “ran the table for a decade” had those pesky Spurs not stood in their path to NBA championship glory, according to Kobe Bryant. They were, after all, the only Western Conference foe to eliminate...
Daryl Macon Released By Miami Heat
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 22:56
The Miami Heat have released two-way guard Daryl Macon, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel confirms. Macon saw little time with the franchise’s big league squad during the first half of 2019-20. The releas...
Pacers guard Victor Oladipo plans to return on January 29
InsideHoops - 8 Jan 2020 22:46
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indiana Pacers (@pacers) on Jan 8, 2020 at 12:05pm PST Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo plans to return to action on Wednesday, January 29 for the team’s ho...
Heat To Sign Gabe Vincent To Two-Way Contract
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 22:26
The Miami Heat will sign G League standout Gabe Vincent to a two-way contract, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. Thus far in the 2019-20 campaign, the 6’3″ guard has averaged 23.5 points per game for the Sto...
Magic's Aminu out indefinitely after knee surgery
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 22:16
The Magic's Al-Farouq Aminu is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Oladipo eyes Jan. 29 debut after quad injury
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 21:31
Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is targeting Jan. 29 to make his season debut after missing nearly a year with a ruptured quadriceps tendon.
Embiid out against Celtics with finger injury
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 19:56
Sixers forward Joel Embiid is out against the Celtics on Thursday with a finger injury.
Warriors' Kerr fined $25K for on-court tirade
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 19:20
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was fined $25,000 by the NBA for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection during Monday's game vs. Sacramento.
Davis' MRI negative, will travel with Lakers
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 17:40
An MRI on Anthony Davis' back after he took a scary fall Tuesday night was negative, and he will travel with the team.
Anthony Davis Expected To Miss Time With Bruised Sacrum
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 14:30
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be without Anthony Davis for their upcoming road trip as the big man recovers from a bruised sacrum sustained during a game against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, Dave McMenamin of...
Carmelo Anthony: Game-Winner vs Raptors a 'Big Morale Boost'
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 13:44
Carmelo Anthony‘s pull-up jumper with time running out gave Portland a dramatic 101-99 road win Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors. With Damian Lillard facing a double-team, Anthony stepped up and drilled the cl...
LeBron James teases Liverpool fans with Nike kit hint on Instagram
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 12:19
LeBron James may have given Liverpool fans awaiting a first Premier League title in a generation another reason to be excited for the summer ...
Post Up: Melo's Game-Winner Lifts Blazers Over Raptors
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 07:57
Blazers 101 (16-22), Raptors 99 (24-13) It was the Melo show in Toronto tonight. He dropped a season-high 28 points on 10-17 shooting, including a game-winning pull-up jumper with 3 seconds left to lift the Blazers to th...
Paul takes over late as Thunder outlast Nets in OT
ESPN - 8 Jan 2020 07:22
Chris Paul's clutch shooting at the end of regulation and in overtime Tuesday night gave Oklahoma City the win and pushed Brooklyn's slide to seven games.
Jabari Parker Out Two Weeks With Shoulder Injury
SLAMonline - 8 Jan 2020 03:03
The Atlanta Hawks will be without Jabari Parker for the near future as the forward recovers from a non-surgical procedure performed on his right shoulder, the team has revealed. Parker will be re-evaluated for a return i...
Rockets waive forward Gary Clark
InsideHoops - 8 Jan 2020 00:20
The Houston Rockets have waived forward Gary Clark. Clark was eligible for the 2018 NBA Draft and originally signed with Houston in July of 2018. In two seasons as a Rocket, he appeared in 69 games with two starts, while...
Hawks forward Jabari Parker out with shoulder injury
InsideHoops - 8 Jan 2020 00:14
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jabari Parker (@jabariparker) on May 1, 2018 at 2:45pm PDT Atlanta Hawks forward Jabari Parker underwent a non-surgical procedure on his right shoulder earlier today at the Em...