NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

NBA Presented Three Anti-Tanking Proposals To Board Of Governors

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — During this week’s Board of Governors meetings, the NBA presented team owners with three proposals aimed at discouraging tanking, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. According to Charania, the expectation is that those concepts may undergo some tweaks and then will be the subject of a vote in May in order to determine what changes the league […]
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Magic Notes: Wagner, Black, Isaac, Suggs, Cain

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Magic forward Franz Wagner has missed 20 consecutive games and has only made four total appearances since December 7 due to a left high ankle sprain, but he has taken some positive recent steps toward a return, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (subscription required). Wagner has been able to take contact and practiced […]
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Nuggets Notes: Murray, Jokic Watson, Johnson, Bench

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic put up historic numbers in Wednesday’s win over Dallas, writes Michael Kelly of The Associated Press. On the second night of a road-home back-to-back, Murray had a season-high 53 points (on 19-of-28 shooting) and Jokic had 23 points, 21 rebounds and 19 assists. According to Kelly, the Nuggets are the […]
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Southwest Notes: Fox, Murphy, Alexander, Kyrie

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra recently praised Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox for being willing to sacrifice his individual statistics in pursuit of the team’s goals, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio-Express News. “I think you have to really commend Fox,” Spoelstra said before Monday’s game in Miami. “He’s been a 25-plus point scorer for […]
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Lakers Notes: Luka, Hachimura, Ayton, Smart, Bronny, LeBron

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Lakers superstar Luka Doncic might miss Friday’s game against Brooklyn — he’s been listed as questionable due to left hamstring soreness, per Dan Woike of The Athletic (Twitter link). Doncic has appeared in 61 of the Lakers’ 73 games thus far in 2025/26. He needs to appear in four of the team’s final nine games […]
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Clippers Notes: Garland, Kawhi, Jackson, Zubac

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Clippers won their third straight game on Wednesday in Inglewood, defeating another playoff hopeful in Toronto by 25 points, per Janis Carr of The Orange County Register. Los Angeles is currently three games behind Phoenix for the No. 7 seed in the West and a half-game ahead of Portland, which is No. 9. Trade […]
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Jarrett Allen (Knee) Upgraded To Questionable For Friday

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Cavaliers could have their starting center back for Friday’s rematch against the Heat, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald, who tweets that Jarrett Allen has been upgraded to questionable. A one-time All-Star, Allen has been sidelined March 3, when he injured his knee vs. Detroit. His official injury designation is right knee […]
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Atlantic Notes: Tatum, Quickley, Walter, Clarkson

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Celtics forward Jayson Tatum played a season-high 35 minutes — including the entire fourth quarter — in Wednesday’s victory over Oklahoma City, writes Brian Robb of MassLive.com. Tatum, who finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists (five turnovers), three steals, was making his ninth appearance in 2025/26 after missing most of the season due […]
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Warriors Notes: Moody, Santos, Williams, Curry

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — As devastating as Moses Moody‘s knee injury earlier this week was, there was at least one silver lining, head coach Steve Kerr said during an appearance on 95.7 The Game’s ‘Willard & Dibs’ show (Twitter video link). In some instances, a player who suffers a torn patellar tendon also sustains damage to other parts of […]
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And-Ones: Expansion, Sweet 16, Coaches, All-Surprise Team

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Although all 30 NBA governors voted this week to formally explore the possibility of expanding to Seattle and Las Vegas, there are at least two or three owners who have concerns about the financial aspect and aren’t thrilled by the idea of adding two new expansion teams, writes Howard Beck of The Ringer. According to […]
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Billy Donovan Addresses UNC Rumors, Says Focus On Bulls

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Bulls head coach Billy Donovan‘s future has been a major subject of speculation of this week, with reports linking him to the open coaching job at the University of North Carolina and suggesting that he may be considering leaving his position in Chicago at the end of this season. Asked ahead of Wednesday’s game in […]
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Bulls Rule Out Jaden Ivey, Jalen Smith For Rest Of Season

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Bulls guard Jaden Ivey and big man Jalen Smith will miss the rest of the 2025/26 season, the team announced on Thursday (via Twitter). Ivey, who was acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline, appeared in just four games for Chicago before being shut down due to left knee pain. There had initially been hope […]
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Kings Sign DaQuan Jeffries To 10-Day Contract

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Kings have signed veteran swingman DaQuan Jeffries to a 10-day contract, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. It’s a hardship deal, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link), which means Sacramento didn’t have to waive anyone from its 15-man roster to make room for Jeffries. A team qualifies for a hardship exception if it has […]
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Hoops Rumors Glossary: Bird Rights

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Bird exception, named after Larry Bird, is a rule included in the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement that allows teams to go over the salary cap to re-sign their own players. A player who qualifies for the Bird exception, formally referred to as a Qualifying Veteran Free Agent, is said to have “Bird rights.” The […]
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Injury Notes: Giannis, Cade, Edwards, Kings, K. George, Wade

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The National Basketball Players Association seemed to imply in a statement earlier this week that Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is healthy enough to play, but that’s not the case, according to head coach Doc Rivers. As Eric Nehm of The Athletic relays, Rivers told reporters on Wednesday that Antetokounmpo continues to recover from the left […]
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