Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, 23, is under scrutiny from the N.B.A. again after he flashed an object that looked like a gun in a carefree manner during an Instagram Live video posted over the weekend. The video, which appeared to be posted on Saturday, came just over two months after the N.B.A. suspended Morant
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Haley Jones is as California as they come. She was born in Santa Cruz, went to high school at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose and played college ball at Stanford. The California kid will now be Atlanta Dreaming, as the organization drafted her sixth overall in this year’s WNBA Draft. “This is more nervous than
Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter The Clippers have been linked with several players ahead of the trade deadline. Superstar Kawhi Leonard would like the team add another point guard and he told that the front office. Currently, there are three pure point guards on the roster – John Wall, Reggie Jackson and Jason Preston. His former
Via ESPN.com: After a full year of rehabilitating an ACL tear in his left knee, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio is targeting a return against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Rubio will practice Wednesday, and if all goes well, he will play in Portland on Thursday, the sources said. The Cavaliers
Via the Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Memphis Grizzlies could get an early Christmas present as Desmond Bane was upgraded to questionable on Thursday ahead of the team’s matchup at the Phoenix Suns Friday (9 p.m., Bally Sports Southeast/ESPN). Bane has missed 17 games since being out with a sprained right toe suffered on Nov. 11.
Via the Detroit Free Press: Cade Cunningham made the right decision for himself and for the Detroit Pistons. But that doesn’t mean it was an easy decision. Cunningham, who will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left shin later this week, took a few weeks to make the biggest decision of
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has been cleared to resume all on-court basketball activities following a re-evaluation of his right hamstring strain. He will be out for tonight’s game vs. Brooklyn and his status moving forward will be determined by his clinical evolution. Author: Inside Hoops InsideHoops.com has been a world leader in NBA basketball
Via the Arizona Republic: Chris Paul was putting in work after Saturday’s practice. Shooting. Sweating. Scowling. He’s still out with what the Phoenix Suns are saying is a sore right heel, but Paul had his game face on during the post practice workout to signal he’s itching to return to the court. “Absolutely,” Paul said.
Wizards guard Delon Wright, who is out indefinitely with a grade two strain of his right hamstring, was recently re-evaluated and cleared to begin individual on-court basketball activities. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Wright originally suffered the injury on Oct. 25 in the Wizards’ game vs. Detroit. Author: Inside Hoops InsideHoops.com has been
London Lions have announced the signing of British-Nigerian guard Miye Oni. The 2018-2019 Ivy League Player of the Year (Yale University) arrives in the U.K.’s capital following a three-year stint in the NBA with the Utah Jazz. Selected with the 58th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Oni participated in 80 regular season games and
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland sustained a left eye injury in the Cavaliers season opener at Toronto on Wednesday night. Garland missed the remainder of the game versus the Raptors. Additional examination at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute today revealed no structural damage. Surgery was not required. Garland will be re-evaluated over the next
Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s knee caused him to miss tonight’s season opener against the Heat. Via the Chicago Sun-Times: “I just want to make sure I’m safe in bringing myself back in and managing it,’’ LaVine said. “It’s the way it is. Just for going forward, I want to make sure I’m 100% at the
Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Payton II underwent an off-season procedure in July to address a core muscle injury, the team announced. The procedure was performed by Dr. William C. Meyers and Dr. Alexander E. Poor at The Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. The team says Payton’s rehab is progressing well, and that he is expected
Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris has undergone arthroscopic surgery to perform a meniscectomy in his left knee. His return date will depend on how he responds to rehabilitation and treatment. Harris (6’4”, 210, 9/14/94) played in 61 games (30 starts) last season with Orlando, averaging 11.1 ppg., 2.0 rpg. and 1.8 apg. in 28.4 minpg.,
The Dallas Mavericks might be getting a little more Slovenian flavor. Dallas plans to hire former NBA guard Marko Milič to join Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in player development, according to a report from league insider Marc Stein. Dallas plans to hire former NBA swingman Marko Milič — Slovenia’s first NBA player — to join
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is expecting a baby boy with girlfriend Katya Henry. Of course, Katya is due to deliver the baby in January. While attending NBA 2K’s House of Greatness in Las Vegas, the 2022 Sixth Man of the Year was asked by journalists about how he was feeling this offseason. “I’m feeling
Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young has met success at every level of basketball. She has a high school championship, an N.C.A.A. Division I title at Notre Dame, and last summer, she claimed Olympic gold in the first 3×3 competition. Now, as a first-time W.N.B.A. All-Star, Young, an Indiana native, has added another accolade en
If you haven’t been paying attention to Mystics shooting guard Ariel Atkins this season, I highly suggest it. In a way, Atkins is the perfect player for the modern style of basketball. By the numbers, threes and layups are the most efficient shot in the game, and Atkins excels at leveraging her excellent three-point shooting
The Heat remain without starting guard Kyle Lowry. Here’s the Miami Herald: The Heat will be without Kyle Lowry for an eighth time in postseason, and a fourth game in a row, when Miami meets Boston in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday (8:30 p.m., ESPN). Lowry was listed as out for
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant exited during the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 7 at Golden State with right knee soreness. Morant underwent an MRI, and subsequent evaluation has revealed a bone bruise in his right knee. Morant is doubtful for the remainder of the postseason but is
The 2022 NBA Draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 23; the top 5 best point guard prospects will be discussed and analyzed in this article. Also, the NBA draft combine is May 16–22 in Chicago, Illinois. Another event to mark on the calendar is the draft lottery, which is scheduled for May 17. Other NBA
The Suns lost a playoff game last night, and have a Devin Booker injury to worry about. Via ESPN.com: On Tuesday night, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker suffered a hamstring injury, and the New Orleans Pelicans stepped up all night and put had a tremendous finish to win 125-114 Game 2 and even the series
The game of basketball can be so simple. For De’Anthony Melton, all it took was a couple of minor adjustments for him to go from a steady role player to the NBA’s hottest shooter. The streak started in Houston, when Melton got so hot for the Memphis Grizzlies that he turned down throwing the extra pass to
Via the San Antonio Express-News: Spurs guard Lonnie Walker has caught fire, just in time to perhaps get paid this summer. The 23-year-old has averaged 18.8 points in 10 games since the All-Star break, putting together the most consistent stretch of his career with restricted free agency looming. Even with his professional future at a
The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Armoni Brooks to a second 10-day contract. Brooks, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, appeared in four games during his first 10-day contract with the Raptors. He logged 22 minutes March 12 at Denver, recording three points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. In 45 games (nine starts) with
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Tim Frazier to a 10-day contract, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Frazier (6-0, 172) has appeared in 287 career NBA games (84 starts) with Philadelphia, Portland, New Orleans, Washington, Milwaukee, Detroit, Memphis and Orlando. He holds career averages of 4.9 points,
Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton underwent surgery Monday to repair the fractured fourth metacarpal on his right hand. Connaughton injured his hand in the Bucks game at Phoenix on Feb. 10. The surgery was performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Connaughton is expected to be sidelined for
The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard Aaron Wiggins to a multi-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Wiggins was signed to a Two-Way Contract in August and has appeared in 31 games (18 starts) for the Thunder this season while averaging 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and
Wizards guard Bradley Beal has been diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament of his left wrist. He will miss the team’s next four games, beginning with tonight’s game at Milwaukee, and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week. The injury, which Beal suffered at the 7:47 mark of the third quarter at Memphis
Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss the next two games (Feb. 1 at Milwaukee and Feb. 2 at Philadelphia) due to a sprained left wrist. Beal suffered the injury at the 7:47 mark of the third quarter at Memphis on January 29. Author: Inside Hoops InsideHoops.com has been a world leader in NBA basketball coverage