Category: NBA News Wire
Fans in Denver will see “The Splash Brothers” in street clothes as opposed to their uniforms. The Golden State Warriors are resting All-Star guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson for Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors have the luxury of giving their best players a night off because they lead the Memphis […]
Paul George was hoping to return to play for the Indiana Pacers this weekend. Now he’s not so sure he’ll play at all this season. The Pacers guard told reporters at practice on Friday that he was concerned his return would affect the team’s chemistry. The Pacers have won seven consecutive games and 13 of […]
Power forward Nikola Pekovic and center Kevin Garnett sat out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were without their own power forward, Serge Ibaka, because of right knee soreness.. Pekovic sat out with an ankle injury that limited him to eight minutes during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix […]
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Sergey Karasev has undergone successful surgery on his right knee, the team announced Friday. The surgery was performed Thursday by the Nets’ medical director, Dr. Riley Williams III, along with Dr. David Altchek, at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Karasev, who suffered the injury Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, […]
MIAMI — It took Goran Dragic until his second game with his new team, but the point guard is now adjusted to the Miami Heat. Dragic had 23 points and a game-high 10 assists to lead the Miami Heat past the Philadelphia 76ers 119-108 Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. “He’s got a battery on him,” […]
Kevin Garnett’s homecoming to the Minnesota Timberwolves will include extra seating for Wednesday’s game at Target Center. Garnett, acquired by the Timberwolves at the trade deadline from the Brooklyn Nets, will be introduced to media Tuesday afternoon. The fifth overall pick in the 1995 draft from Chicago’s Farragut Academy, last played for the Timberwolves in […]
CHICAGO — Tony Snell isn’t nervously rushing his shots, isn’t worried about a miss sending him back to the bench and the Chicago Bulls are loving the results. Snell, a reserve guard, scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to lead the Bulls to an 87-71 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks […]
NEW ORLEANS — Before the game, the New Orleans Pelicans’ locker room looked like a field hospital for tall people, with stars Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson in street clothes nursing extended injuries and starting guard Tyreke Evans fighting off a stomach bug. But after trailing the Toronto Raptors by 18 points in […]
HOUSTON — Minnesota rookie forward Andrew Wiggins brought the fight to Rockets All-NBA guard James Harden time and again on Monday night, doing so with such frequency and ferocity that their game within the game ratcheted up the intensity of an overall frenzied, frenetic affair. But it was Harden who fired the final salvo, capping […]
DENVER — The Brooklyn Nets’ switch to small ball might improve their playoff chances down the stretch. Guard Deron Williams had 16 points and 12 assists, center Brooks Lopez scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the Nets beat the slumping Denver Nuggets 110-82 on Monday night. The 28-point win is Brooklyn’s largest […]
