Basketball News
Damian Lillard Leaves Game 4 with Knee Injury
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2020 08:36
The Portland Trail Blazers lost Damian Lillard to a right knee injury in the third quarter of their Game 4 loss to the Lakers. An MRI conducted on the star guard has come back inconclusive, the team has announced. Lillar...
Bounced again, Pacers must 'get over the hump'
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 06:55
After being bounced from the playoffs in the first round for a fifth straight year, Pacers center Myles Turner said he's fed up with going home early. "At some point, you have to get over the hump, man," he said.
Doc confident George can shake shooting slump
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 01:16
Looking for ways to get Paul George out of his shooting slump, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Monday his star 'needs to shoot 20-plus times, he needs to get the ball up in the air.'
Blazers guard Damian Lillard out for Game 5 vs Lakers
InsideHoops - 25 Aug 2020 23:33
The Trail Blazers are in trouble. They looked badly overmatched against the Lakers yesterday in Game 4, even before star guard Damian Lillard had to exit the game early due to a knee issue. Now they’ll be without Dame ...
Raps talked boycotting game in wake of shooting
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 23:10
The Raptors on Tuesday discussed a variety of ways to respond to the police shooting of Jacob Blake -- including potentially not playing against the Celtics on Thursday.
Sources: NBA, union agree to delay CBA window
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 23:10
The NBA and the players' union have agreed for a second time this year to push back the 60-day window that preserves each side's right to terminate the CBA, sources told ESPN.
Raptors Consider Boycott Following Jacob Blake Shooting
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2020 22:31
The Toronto Raptors held a team meeting to discuss how they, as a team, could respond to the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. According to ESPN, among the potential options was to boycott Game 1 of their second-rou...
Ante Zizic Signs Two-Year Deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2020 19:47
After three seasons stateside, Ante Zizic has signed a two-year deal to hoop professionally in Israel. Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports that Zizic has inked a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Zizic, still just 23...
Porzingis (knee) ruled out for Game 5 vs. Clippers
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 19:15
Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis has been downgraded to out for Tuesday night's pivotal Game 5 against the LA Clippers.
Sixers GM: 'I'm Not Looking to Trade Ben or Joel'
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2020 17:42
Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand isn’t eager to ship out either part of his franchise’s core duo. Today, the day after getting swept out of the first-round by the Boston Celtics, he made that abundantly...
LeBron: 'Stars aligned' for Lakers on 8/24 game
ESPN - 25 Aug 2020 13:06
After the Lakers dominated the Trail Blazers in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead, LeBron James said "the stars aligned" in playing on 8/24, Kobe Bryant Day.
Post Up: Thunder Rally Back
SLAMonline - 25 Aug 2020 07:26
While the majority of Monday’s games went the way momentum would predict, the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a record-setting barrage of three-pointers from the Houston Rockets to knot their first-round series at two ...