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Portland Trail Blazers C Jusuf Nurkic out at least four weeks with left foot plantar fasciitis
The team said the condition has been bothering Nurkic since September. He will be reevaluated after four weeks. Nurkic has started 56 games this season, averaging 15 points and 11.1 rebounds. He has 30 double-doubles. His injury is the latest to befall the Blazers, who have been without guard Damian Lillard since the start of […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball daily notes for Friday: Tyrese Maxey continues his sophomore surge
Maxey was helpful for fantasy purposes, even in a game that saw him sink only five of 14 shots from the floor. The Kentucky product swatted two shots and even flirted with a triple-double in the victory. Maxey, at 21 years old, is 10th in the league in minutes per game and impressively ranks 65th […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: Why short-term production matters more than ever
After last night’s total existential implosion against the LA Clippers? After surrendering a 35-point halftime lead? After those cataclysmic late-game events? Turn off your notifications. Set your phones to silent. Because the Bradley Beal trade chatter is about to hit decibel levels somewhere between a 767 jet engine and a 1976 Who concert. I’m skipping […]
Continue readingNine games, 8,000 miles and Kyrie Irving’s return: Inside the Brooklyn Nets’ frenzied two-plus weeks
As Kyrie Irving stayed away from his Brooklyn Nets teammates the past three months, he wondered what it would be like to venture out and watch a game like a fan. “I can’t really go out and watch at a local bar or anything like that,” Irving, who is still not vaccinated against COVID-19, said […]
Continue readingNBA panic meter: Where five underperforming teams check in, including the defending champs
The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and the team they beat to reach the Finals, the Atlanta Hawks, are both under .500 to start the season. Can the Bucks get healthy and begin a climb toward the top of the Eastern Conference, and can the Hawks right the ship on defense in time for another magical […]
Continue readingNBA preview 2021-22: Power Rankings, projections, breakout stars and storylines for all 30 teams
The 2021-22 NBA season is here! Less than three months ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy after winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals over the Phoenix Suns. After somehow squeezing in the NBA draft, free agency, summer league and preseason into another truncated offseason, the league is […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingFor Damian Lillard, ‘Dame Time’ with Portland Trail Blazers comes from within
OKLAHOMA CITY — With 5 minutes, 28 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Damian Lillard hit two hard dribbles with his left hand, putting his man on his hip and squaring up the help defender, Al Horford. It was a one-point game, the Oklahoma City Thunder leading, and as Lillard does, he hit the eject […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard out for Portland Trail Blazers’ game vs. Philadelphia 76ers with abdominal strain
Lillard, the NBA’s third-leading scorer, indicated that he considered sitting out Portland’s previous game Tuesday against the Wizards, saying he “felt like I could barely move out there to start the game.” Lillard initially was listed as questionable against Philadelphia on the NBA’s official injury report, but the Blazers ruled him out later Thursday afternoon. […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Malik Monk is creating a lot of buzz
Monk’s big night was made possible due to an injury to scoring guard Terry Rozier, who was lost to a right ankle sprain in Saturday’s win over the Bucks. Rozier’s absence last night shifted gifted rookie LaMelo Ball into the starting lineup, allowing Monk to be the top playmaker off the pine for Charlotte. Fantasy […]
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