Category: NBA PM
On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Kendrick Nunn and three second-rounders to the Washington Wizards for Rui Hachimura, so will the team also make a move to acquire Detroit Pistons wing Bojan Bogdanovic? It’s a possibility. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. ET. “Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic continues to be […]
Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant was re-evaluated Monday afternoon. Now, his right MCL sprain will be re-assessed in two weeks, per sources. The soon to be 13-time All-Star is “progressing well and as expected,” the team announced on Tuesday. Durant will begin running and participating in on-court activities this week. Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn is […]
Los Angeles Clippers guards Luke Kennard (right calf soreness) and John Wall (abdominal soreness) remain out for Tuesday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Moses Brown, Jason Preston, and Brandon Boston are on G League assignments. This is Kennard’s ninth straight game missed since injuring his calf versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 6. […]
Rui Hachimura is expected to make his Los Angeles Lakers debut at home against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. L.A. traded Kendrick Nunn and its 2023, 2028, and 2029 second-round draft picks to the Wizards for the fourth-year wing on Tuesday. “I just want to be somewhere that wants me as a basketball […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first Milwaukee Bucks player to register 20 points on 100% shooting from the field in a single quarter since Glenn Robinson in 2000 versus the Boston Celtics. On Monday night, in Milwaukee’s 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons, the Greek Freak scored 20 of his 29 points in the opening quarter. […]
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics are the first pair of teammates in NBA history to post 30 25-point games each before February since Pete Maravich and Lou Hudson in the 1973-74 season. Tatum has logged 24 30-point games in his sixth season as well. The soon to be four-time All-Star has […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (left big toe contusion) is doubtful for Tuesday night’s home game against the Denver Nuggets. Naji Marshall (right big toe soreness) is also listed as questionable. Zion Williamson (right hamstring strain) and E.J. Liddell (right ACL tear) remain out indefinitely. Ingram could return before the All-Star break. “It’s been so […]
On Sunday, Ziaire Williams of the Memphis Grizzlies made the first unassisted, full-court shot in the NBA since at least the 1996-97 season. The wing knocked it down from 77 feet, in a 112-110 loss versus the Phoenix Suns. Baron Davis heaved a clutch jumper from 89 feet against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 17, […]
The LA Lakers are 22-25 this season and that is 13th in the Western Conference right now. LeBron James has been trying to keep the team a float while Anthony Davis’ return is nearing. With the trade deadline approaching on 2/9, the Lakers went out and made the first real trade of the season. When […]
Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis is listed as week-to-week on the injury report due to a sprained left ankle. Porzingis, 27, sustained the injury during the third quarter of Saturday’s 138-118 win over the Orlando Magic. Through 41 starts this season, the seventh-year player is averaging 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 blocks […]
