Basketball News
Thomas to have stolen ASG MVP trophy returned
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 03:18
Isiah Thomas, whose 1984 NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy was stolen from his high school in 2019, will have the trophy returned to him after it was listed for auction.
Nurse lets assistant Griffin run Raptors vs. Sixers
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 03:18
Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin thanked head coach Nick Nurse for giving him the "awesome" opportunity to take over the team for Wednesday's game vs. Philadelphia.
Embiid exits with wrist injury; X-rays negative
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 07:31
Sixers center Joel Embiid took a hit to the wrist midway through the first half of Wednesday's game against the Raptors and didn't return. X-rays came back negative.
Source: NBA restart jerseys going to auction
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 00:33
All game-worn NBA jerseys from the opening weekend of the 2019-20 NBA restart will be placed up for auction Wednesday afternoon with proceeds going to the newly created Players' Justice Fund, a source told ESPN's The Und...
Russell Westbrook to Miss Start of Playoffs
SLAMonline - 13 Aug 2020 19:03
The Houston Rockets will be without Russell Westbrook when they begin their first-round playoff series next week, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski goes as far as to say that h...
Zion to miss rookie season finale with sore knee
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 03:18
Rookie Zion Williamson has a sore right knee and will miss the Pelicans' season finale against the Magic on Thursday. He will finish the season having averaged 22.5 points in 24 games.
Pacers' Warren sits out due to plantar fasciitis
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 03:18
Indiana's T.J. Warren sat out Wednesday's win over Houston due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. A source told ESPN's Tim MacMahon that the plantar fasciitis won't prevent Warren from being ready for next week's pl...
Sources: Westbrook (quad) out to begin playoffs
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 21:22
Rockets guard Russell Westbrook is expected to miss at least the start of Houston's first-round playoff series because of a strained right quad muscle, sources confirmed to ESPN. His return will depend on how he responds...
Master P Reflects on the Death of 14-year-old Basketball Star Semaj Miller
SLAMonline - 13 Aug 2020 19:35
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO “JUSTICE FOR SEMAJ MILLER” On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 29, 14-year-old basketball phenom Semaj Miller was gunned down in South Los Angeles. Police believe that a gang member carried ou...
In G League news, Salt Lake City Stars hiring Nathan Peavy as new coach
InsideHoops - 13 Aug 2020 17:41
The Salt Lake City Stars, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, have finalized an agreement for Nathan Peavy to become the team's new head coach, it was announced today. Peavy, a three-year assistant coac...
West's 8th seed in air; rest of NBA playoffs set
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 08:52
All postseason matchups in both conferences are set with the exception of who will face the top-seeded Lakers in the first round.
Dort hurts knee as OKC readies for Rockets series
ESPN - 13 Aug 2020 07:31
Thunder guard Luguentz Dort left in the first quarter of Wednesday's game after hurting his right knee, and coach Billy Donovan said he didn't know the full extent of the injury.
Celtics sign head coach Brad Stevens to contract extension
InsideHoops - 13 Aug 2020 01:59
The Boston Celtics have signed head coach Brad Stevens to a contract extension. Per the Boston Globe, “Stevens signed a six-year, $22 million deal with Boston in July 2013, and in 2016 signed a three-year extension tha...