After leaving Game 3 in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was ruled out for Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors on Monday due to knee soreness. On Tuesday, the Grizzlies provided an injury update regarding Morant’s status going forward. Following an MRI, Morant has been diagnosed with […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis All-Star guard Ja Morant is doubtful for the remainder of the NBA postseason after an MRI and further evaluation revealed a bone bruise in his injured right knee. The Grizzlies said they expect him to make a full recovery. The NBA’s most improved player had been averaging 38.3 points a game […]
Pat McAfee: I’m told Ben Simmons is feeling a lot better & the goal is for him to be playing basketball in the 2022/2023 season” ~ @ShamsCharania #PMSLiveSource: Twitter What’s the buzz on Twitter? Chris Kirschner @chriskirschnerPart 1 of the mailbag contains questions only about Hawks trades!On Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Utah’s interest in a […]
Marc J. Spears: Grizzlies say Ja Morant is doubtful for the remainder of the postseason. pic.twitter.com/cjU1bRP5eGSource: Twitter @MarcJSpears What’s the buzz on Twitter? Michael Scotto @MikeAScottoJa Morant has a bone bruise in his knee and is doubtful for the remainder of the playoffs, Grizzlies say. The All-Star point guard averaged 38.3 points, 8.3 assists and […]
Al Horford has tapped into a level of his game during the playoffs that many thought he’d lost at age 35. It reached a new height in Game 4 during the Celtics’ 116-108 win over the Bucks on Monday night. The five-time All-Star scored 16 of his playoff career-high 30 points in the fourth quarter […]
Steph’s insightful answer on switching to purple sneakers midgame originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry, like the rest of the Warriors, was having a rough night in Game 4 vs. the Memphis Grizzlies. Through the first three quarters of an ugly 101-98 victory at Chase Center, Curry was a pedestrian 2-for-10 from 3-point […]
The NBA moved its 2017 All-Star Weekend from Charlotte because LBGT employees within the league didn’t feel comfortable attending given an anti-LBGT law recently passed in North Carolina. In 2019, NBA players in China for a preseason game said they felt unsafe in the aftermath of someone else tweeting support for Hong Kong protesters, who […]
Boston Celtics veteran big man Al Horford dropped 30 points in the Celtics’ big win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of their East semis series on Monday night, Horford having the best playoff game of his career against the Bucks. The Florida product led the charge late as the Celtics managed to pull […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Joe Cronin has been named the Portland Trail Blazers’ general manager after serving in the interim role since December. Cronin became interim GM after Neil Olshey was fired following an investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace environment. Cronin has since been reshaping the Blazers’ roster, making several trades before the February […]
The NBA’s conference semifinals have not disappointed. The East and West gifted us three pivotal Game 5 showdowns over the next 48 hours. We might have had four were it not for the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies blowing a last-minute lead to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of their second-round series. Game 5 often […]