The Toronto Raptors have already ruled out six players for Tuesday’s tilt against the LA Clippers (Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, Rodney Hood, Paul Watson). Such is the nature of this wonky final week of the regular season, a time when teams have clearly decided whether to pursue wins or losses. It’s […]
Continue readingThe Houston Rockets’ injury report for Monday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers is longer than the CBA. But really, Houston will be without several key starters, including Kevin Porter Jr. and John Wall. The team even lists star forward Christian Wood as questionable. It’s the time of year when the injury report is the […]
Continue readingBeal, who suffered the injury Saturday against the Pacers, had already been ruled out for Monday’s road game against the Hawks. The NBA’s second-leading scorer this season now will also miss Wednesday’s game in Atlanta. The Wizards said Beal will be reevaluated Friday before their home game against the Cavaliers. Washington concludes its regular season […]
Continue readingThe Miami Heat took a huge step in securing their top-6 seed — and avoiding a spot among Nos. 7 to 10 — by defeating the seventh-seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday. The teams will meet again Tuesday night. The defending champs, however, find themselves in the thick of the battle. Despite Sunday’s double-digit win over […]
Continue readingSAN FRANCISCO — Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal called out Kent Bazemore on Twitter Monday night after the Golden State Warriors swingman appeared to take a shot at Beal while weighing in on Stephen Curry‘s place atop the NBA scoring race. During Monday’s shootaround, Bazemore, a close friend of Curry’s, praised his teammate’s ability to […]
Continue readingPast wagers, not recent performances or the standings, are the major reason for the lack of odds movement. The house has been inundated all season on the Lakers, who rank first or second at nearly all books in terms of money and ticket count for championship and Western Conference futures. “It comes down to major […]
Continue readingNew Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a fractured left ring finger, an injury that executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said was “avoidable” if the league did a better job officiating his franchise superstar. Williamson, who is left-handed, underwent a CT scan Thursday prior to the team leaving […]
Continue readingMarshall has been a large part of the Pelicans’ rotation in the past month. In the last 19 games, he has averaged 8.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 25.8 minutes per game with four starts. Sources told ESPN the deal is fully guaranteed for the rest of this season as well as next […]
Continue readingHere’s a breakdown of all the key games from Thursday night and what the results mean for the seedings, plus a look at what the play-in matchups would be if the season ended today: The LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers met for the final time in the regular season, but the game was an […]
Continue readingHere’s a list of the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks went after Bogdan Bogdanovic over the offseason to upgrade their perimeter shooting, and the 28-year-old shooting guard has certainly delivered. Bogdanovic’s 42.0 3FG% is would not only be a career high if the season ended today […]
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