NBA Feed: HoopsRumors

Wizards’ Trae Young Dealing With Quad, Back Injuries

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — It appears that Trae Young won’t return to the court this season. The Wizards announced on Saturday that Young reinjured his right quadriceps, sustaining a contusion during the third quarter of their game against Golden State on Monday. Related imaging, due to ongoing back pain, confirmed lower back irritation, Josh Robbins of The Athletic relays […]
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Atlantic Notes: Vucevic, Celtics Cap, Minott, Barrett

HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) — Celtics center Nikola Vucevic has to wait patiently for his fractured right ring finger to heal but he’s hopeful he can play again before the playoffs. “The good thing is I can still do some stuff on the court,” he said, per Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. “That will help me for when I […]
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Pacific Injury Notes: Suns, Kawhi, Reaves, Monk

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Suns had a tough last-second loss at San Antonio on Thursday and they’ll be shorthanded for Saturday’s game vs. Milwaukee, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (subscriber link). In addition to Dillon Brooks (broken left hand) and Mark Williams (stress reaction in left foot), who continue to be sidelined, veteran wing Amir Coffey […]
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Pistons First East Team To Clinch Playoff Spot

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Pistons became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff spot after they defeated Golden State on Friday. Detroit, which was playing without star guard Cade Cunningham (collapsed lung) and backup center Isaiah Stewart (calf strain), received key contributions from several players in the win. Jalen Duren (a team-high 23 points […]
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Warriors’ Porzingis Exits Friday’s Game With Back Soreness

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Veteran center Kristaps Porzingis experienced lower back soreness in Friday’s road game in Detroit, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN (All Twitter links). While the Warriors have officially listed Porzingis as questionable to return, he didn’t make his way back to the team’s bench to open the second half after walking slowly to the locker […]
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Atlantic Notes: Poeltl, CMB, Alvarado, Clowney, MPJ

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Jakob Poeltl doesn’t know the root cause of the back problems that caused him to miss 33 games this season, but the Raptors‘ starting center appears to be at full strength now and is grateful the issue seems to be behind him, per Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. Poeltl is averaging 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 […]
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Magic Converting Jamal Cain To Standard Contract

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — The Magic are converting Jamal Cain‘s two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, reports Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Cain, 27, will fill the Magic’s 15th and final standard roster spot and will now be eligible for the postseason. The team won’t be able to back-fill Cain’s two-way spot, as the deadline to sign […]
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Mavs’ Brandon Williams In Concussion Protocol

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Mavericks guard Brandon Williams was unable to practice on Friday because he’s still in the NBA’s concussion protocol, according to Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com. “He’s riding the (stationary) bike and shooting. Those two things,” head coach Jason Kidd said. According to the league’s latest injury report, Williams will miss his second straight game on...
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Bulls Notes: Miller, Smith, Ball, Okoro, Donovan

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Third-year forward Leonard Miller has been a bright spot for the Bulls over the past couple weeks, writes Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. The 22-year-old Torontonian rarely received playing time in his two-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota, but he’s getting an opportunity to showcase his abilities with Chicago. Over his last six games, Miller is averaging 13.2 […]
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Hoops Rumors Glossary: Minimum Salary Exception

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The minimum salary exception is something of a last resort for capped-out teams looking to add players, as well as for players seeking NBA contracts, but it’s one of the most commonly used cap exceptions. As its name suggests, the minimum salary exception allows an over-the-cap team to sign a player to a minimum-salary deal. […]
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Lakers Notes: Doncic, LeBron, Kleber, LaRavia, Redick

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Lakers stars Luka Doncic (right hip soreness) and LeBron James (left foot arthritis) were initially listed as questionable for Thursday’s game vs. the Heat on the second night of a back-to-back set, but both players ended up suiting up and submitting historic performances. As Dave McMenamin of ESPN writes, Doncic poured in a season-high 60 […]
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Southeast Notes: Kuminga, Powell, White, Wizards

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga (left knee) has been ruled out for Friday’s game in Houston, but the expectation is that he’ll be available on Saturday for his first matchup with his former team, the Warriors, tweets Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. While Kuminga’s stint in Golden State turned sour over the course of […]
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Draft Notes: Dybantsa, Boozer, Pacers, Wilson, Guards, More

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — BYU’s NCAA tournament run ended early, with the West’s No. 6 seed knocked off by No. 11 Texas on Thursday. However, forward AJ Dybantsa did little to hurt his draft stock in the process, putting up 35 of his team’s 71 points in the losing effort. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack […]
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Ivica Zubac To Miss Rest Of Season With Fractured Rib

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Pacers center Ivica Zubac sustained a fractured rib in Wednesday’s loss to Portland, according to Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star (Twitter link), who reports that Zubac will sit out the rest of the season while he recovers from the injury. Zubac left Wednesday’s game early, though his exit happened after he was on the […]
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Wizards To Reevaluate Anthony Davis At End Of Month

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Anthony Davis had the ligament damage in his left hand reevaluated on Thursday in Los Angeles, according to the Wizards, who announced today in a press release that the big man’s recovery “continues to progress positively” (Twitter link). However, the volar plate tissue in Davis’ left hand has yet to fully heal, per the team. […]
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