Basketball News
Melo doesn't travel to face Lakers due to protocol
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 04:11
Portland's Carmelo Anthony, who played 20 minutes in Saturday's overtime win against Houston, didn't make the trip with the team to play the Lakers on Monday due to "health and safety protocols."
Nets' Dinwiddie exits vs. Hornets with knee strain
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 04:11
Spencer Dinwiddie has strained his right knee was will miss the remainder of the Nets' game against the Hornets, the team says.
Towns to miss games with dislocated left wrist
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 04:11
Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to miss several games with a dislocated left wrist, but there's optimism that he will require a relatively short-term absence, sources told ESPN.
Mavs put Clips in record 50-point halftime hole
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 00:17
The Mavericks set an NBA record for largest halftime lead with a 77-27 advantage over the LA Clippers -- breaking the mark of 47 set by the Warriors vs. the Kings in 1991.
Wizards exercise contract options on Rui Hachimura and Troy Brown Jr.
InsideHoops - 28 Dec 2020 22:50
The Washington Wizards have exercised their their third-year option on Rui Hachimura and their fourth-year contract option on Troy Brown Jr. Hachimura is reportedly making around $4.69 million this season and due to earn...
Nets' Durant, Irving to sit out Monday's game
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 22:31
Nets stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will not play Monday against the Grizzlies as they rest the second leg of Brooklyn's back-to-back.
Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie Out Indefinitely With Torn A.C.L.
The New York Times - 28 Dec 2020 22:20
Dinwiddie, who started at guard alongside Kyrie Irving, hobbled off the court Sunday in the third quarter with what was initially called knee strain.
Sixers exec Daryl Morey fined by NBA for tweet about James Harden
InsideHoops - 28 Dec 2020 21:04
The NBA announced today that it has fined Daryl Morey, Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations, $50,000 for violating the league's anti-tampering rule. The fine is in response to a since deleted social medi...
Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie suffers season-ending injury
InsideHoops - 28 Dec 2020 19:23
Injury has struck the Brooklyn Nets, as guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been diagnosed with a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee. The injury occurred during the third quarter of last night's game in ...
Curry confident late flurry vs. Bulls will carry over
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 07:57
Stephen Curry, who is shooting an uncharacteristic 9-for-35 from deep, is confident that a late flurry against the Bulls Sunday will help him shake off the rust.
Hawks guard Kris Dunn to undergo arthroscopic surgery on ankle
InsideHoops - 28 Dec 2020 07:54
Atlanta Hawks guard Kris Dunn underwent an MRI on Nov. 24th, which confirmed cartilage disruption in his right knee. He has been able to participate in modified individual workouts and modified team practice. While showi...
Inside the numbers of Mavs' 51-point win over Clips
ESPN - 28 Dec 2020 03:32
How Dallas set an NBA record by holding an unimaginable 77-27 advantage over LA at intermission Sunday.
Pistons sign guard Frank Jackson to two-way contract
InsideHoops - 28 Dec 2020 01:17
The Detroit Pistons have signed guard Frank Jackson to a two-way contract. Jackson, 6-3, 205, has appeared in 120 career NBA games (18 starts), with the New Orleans Pelicans and averaged 7.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 ass...