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Kelly Olynyk injury and suspension
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• Immanuel Quickley Suffers Right Pelvic ContusionThe already-shorthanded Toronto Raptors lost another key player on opening night. After playing 14 first-half minutes, Immanuel Quickley left the game due to a right pelvic contusion. Quickley was set to undergo more testing on Wednesday night and Thursday to determine the extent of the injury. The Raptors point guard had a hard fall in the second quarter. Quickley was spotted holding his back and...2024Read about Immanuel Quickley -
• Atlantic Notes: Raptors Injuries, Raptors Schedule, Mazzulla, McCain
The Raptors have listed RJ Barrett, Kelly Olynyk, Ja’Kobe Walter, and Bruce Brown as out for their season opener against Cleveland on Wednesday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet tweets. Barrett is making progress in his recovery from shoulder injury. He was a limited participant in practice on Tuesday but still hasn’t been cleared for contact, Josh […]...2024Read about Kobe Walter
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• Basketball Pickups: Kelly Olynyk torments DetroitOlynyk and Rui Hachimura are two pickups who performed well on Thursday as injury replacements....2023Read about Rui Hachimura
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• Detroit Pistons Lose Kelly Olynyk For Six Weeks Due to MCL Sprain
. The Detroit Pistons (2-8) had just celebrated the return of their top draft pick, Cade Cunningham, to the lineup after missing the entire preseason and a few games with an ankle injury. Now they will have to deal with their new power forward, missing significant time. Kelly Olynyk will miss at least six weeks with a sprained left […] The post Detroit Pistons Lose ...2021Read about Detroit Pistons
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• Nets react to Kevin Durant getting fined and ejected in last two games
It may not have impacted the final box score much, but during the Nets’ (4-3) 117-91 win over the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Durant was ejected for throwing an elbow at forward Kelly Olynyk. KD still finished with 23 points, 5 assists, on a blistering hot 10-13 from the field. The Nets were in control pretty […] The post Nets react to Kevin Durant getting fined and ejected in last two game...2021Read about Kevin Durant
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• VIDEO: Nets’ Kevin Durant ejected for shoving match with Kelly Olynyk
Brooklyn nets superstar Kevin Durant was assessed a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 on Sunday night after he got tangled up with Detroit Pistons forward Kelly Olynyk. The former MVP was tossed in the third quarter after a few above-the-shoulder hits on Olynyk as Durant was trying to fight off a screen. Watching the play closely, […] The post VIDEO: Nets’ Kevin Durant ejected for shoving match ...2021Read about Kevin Durant
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• Jimmy Butler, Heat must solve scoring dilemma with Bam Adebayo backWith Adebayo sidelined the previous two games by a neck injury, the Heat used Meyers Leonard and Kelly Olynyk at center....2020Read about Jimmy Butler -
• Johnson and Olynyk to see more playing time in the wake of Derrick Jones Jr. injury
James Johnson and Kelly Olynyk can expect more playing time in the wake of a knee injury that will keep Derrick Jones Jr. out of action for at least six weeks, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Jones has been diagnosed with two right knee bone bruises and won’t be re-evaluated until mid-March. “JJ will probably play a little more now,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “I think he’s ready f...2019Read about Derrick Jones
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• Watch: Heat F Derrick Jones Jr. with an absolutely monster dunk
The Toronto Raptors were casually going about their day against Derrick Jones Jr. and the Miami Heat on Wednesday. No one really expected Miami to keep this game competitive, especially with star guard Goran Dragic sidelined to injury. At least early on, it was Jones and his Heat coming up with fire in South Beach. Up 27-20 towards the end of the first quarter, Jones took flight in semi-transition...2018Read about Toronto Raptors
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• Heat official: Price too high for Butler
Jimmy Butler trade talks between Miami and Minnesota have fallen apart again, and an unidentified Heat official tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald that the Timberwolves are asking way too much in return. The source says the Wolves have unreasonable expectations and joked that they want “the first born of all our kids.” He added that a deal could still be completed if Minnesota eases up on som...2018Read about Jimmy Butler
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Kelly Olynyk injury and suspension
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• Kelly Olynyk takes a swing at Ben Simmons
It’s unclear what Kelly Olynyk was trying to accomplish at the end of one particular play in Monday’s playoff matchup, but he nearly connected on a brutal elbow he threw at Ben Simmons.Olynyk was seen having some words with Simmons at the time, when he threw a vicious elbow at the back of the rookie’s head. It didn’t appear as if he was trying to connect with the blow, but was a stupid idea regard...2018Read about Ben Simmons
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• Southeast notes: Olynyk bonus, Hornets' busy summer
Kelly Olynyk is poised to cash in a pair of bonuses included in the contract he signed with the Heat last summer, as Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets. Olynyk’s deal, which included a base salary of about $10.61M for 2017-18, featured a $400K bonus if Miami secured a playoff berth — the team clinched its postseason spot on Tuesday night.In addition to that $400K, Olynyk is also in line to receive another...2018Read about Bobby Marks
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• Hassan Whiteside may return Tuesday night
Heat center Hassan Whiteside may return Tuesday night after missing nearly a month with a bone bruise in his left knee, according to a tweet from the team. Whiteside participated in the morning shootaround, and a decision on his status will be made after warmups.Whiteside, who suffered the bone bruise in a Nov. 28 game, had been upgraded to questionable on the team’s official injury report. He ha...2017Read about Hassan Whiteside
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• NBA Weekend Awards: Who will take a bite of the Snow White Crystal Apple?
The NBA Playoffs surged through another weekend, racing headlong towards a seemingly-inevitable Warriors-Cavs matchup. But the Celtics put a little doubt in the minds of fans, raising the slim possibility that the Finals trilogy will be derailed, or at least, that we won't have nine basketball-free days after the conference finals. And while America waits to see who gets the Larry O'Brien, and the...2017Read about NBA Playoffs
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• Kelly Oubre reportedly will receive PRP treatment on knee
Kelly Oubre Jr.’s season came to an end when his Washington Wizards were eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Monday night, and the forward will now begin some offseason rehab.ESPN’s Chris B. Haynes reports that Oubre will undergo platelet-rich plasma injections in his right knee. The treatment reportedly will keep him from doing basketball activities for two weeks.Oubre’s knee began bothering him ...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Kelly Oubre had MRI last week, didn't want results until after playoffs
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre might need surgery to repair damage to his right knee, but he wouldn’t let doctors tell him what is wrong until after the playoffs.Oubre had an MRI last week on the injured knee but refused to hear the diagnosis. He also indicated to reporters Tuesday that, while he still hasn’t gotten the news, a procedure (or procedures) could be on the menu. Known best for...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Isaiah Thomas shares how he got motivated for Game 7
Isaiah Thomas knew Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards would be one of the most important of his career, so he prepared accordingly. What better way to motivate yourself than watching one of the best Game 7s in franchise history?After the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 115-105 win, Thomas revealed that he spent his night on Sunday watching highlights...2017Read about Isaiah Thomas
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• John Wall taken aback by vulgar Kelly Oubre chants
Boston Celtics fans filling TD Garden for Wednesday’s Game 5 showdown with the Washington Wizards were expected to give Kelly Oubre Jr. a rude reception. But it was the vulgarity of the vitriol that came as a surprise to John Wall.Oubre returned to the court for Game 5 after being suspended for Game 4 due to a physical confrontation in Game 3 with Celtics center Kelly Olynyk. The dust-up not surpr...2017Read about John Wall
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• WATCH: Kelly Oubre taunted by Celtics fans
After his incident with Kelly Olynyk during Game 3, Kelly Oubre knew the boo birds would be out during Game 5 of his Wizards' playoff series in Boston.For his actions last Thursday, which earned him a one-game suspension, Oubre heard it early and often from Celtics fans on Wednesday night.Prior to the Wizards forward touching the ball for the first time, fans at TD Garden were letting him have it....2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Kelly Oubre looking forward to hostile crowd in Boston
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. fully expects to hear the boos from the Boston crowd tonight — and he seems ready for it.Oubre, who served a one-game suspension in Game 4 for shoving the Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk, is ready to be public enemy number one at TD Garden on Wednesday night, and is playing the role admirably.“I’m happy to be in the situation, honestly,” Oubre said, via Candace Buc...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
Kelly Olynyk injury and suspension
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• NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Kelly Olynyk gets cut off
The NBA has created a special hotline where players and coaches can voice their concerns and complaints about referees. They can ask for clarity, give their side of disputes, or ask why there's so many damn three-shot fouls in the playoffs this year. It's like an NBA ombudsman, and no, Klay Thompson, that's not a fancy word for a weed dealer. Here we present a week's worth of communications for th...2017Read about Klay Thompson
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• Draymond Green rips Kelly Olynyk for being ‘dirty player’
Boston Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk has been accused of being a dirty player by more than a few people during the playoffs, but something about it just doesn’t sound right coming from Draymond Green.On his “Dray Day” podcast Monday, Green discussed the high screen Olynyk set on Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semis. Green was quick to defend Oubre.“Ol...2017Read about Draymond Green
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• Suspended Kelly Oubre was on Game 4 tickets
Of all of the Wizards players to have his face on the ticket for Game 4 of the team’s playoff series against the Celtics, it had to be Kelly Oubre.During Game 3, Oubre was the victim of a hard screen from Kelly Olynyk that led to the Wizards forward going after Olynyk and shoving him to the floor. You can see video of the incident here.Not surprisingly, the NBA suspended Oubre for Game 4 because o...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Wizards owner wears Kelly Oubre jersey to Game 4
Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is leaving no doubt as to what he thinks about the NBA’s decision to suspend Kelly Oubre Jr. for Game 4.Leonsis showed up to the latest entry in the Wizards-Boston Celtics Eastern Conference semifinal in an Oubre jersey after the forward was suspended for shoving Kelly Olynyk. The Wizards have walked a fine line with the Oubre suspension, making clear that they...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Kelly Olynyk: ‘I don’t think I’m a dirty player’
Kelly Olynyk’s style of play has made him one of the less-liked players in the NBA, but he feels that his reputation is a bit overblown.Speaking with reporters on Saturday, the Boston Celtics big man brushed off the suggestion that he plays dirty.“I don’t think I’m a dirty player,” said Olynyk, per A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England. “My teammates don’t think I’m a dirty player. It’s basketball...2017Read about Boston Celtics
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• Kelly Oubre suspended one game for slamming into Kelly Olynyk
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. has been suspended one game without pay for charging and making forceful and unwarranted contact with Boston Celtics center Kelly Olynyk, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident, for which Oubre was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected, occurred with 9:12 remaining [...]...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Even Kelly Oubre thinks he deserves his Game 4 suspension after shoving Kelly Olynyk
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre has been suspended for Game 4 of his team’s series against the Celtics after he knocked over Boston forward Kelly Olynyk during the second quarter of Game 3 on Thursday.Oubre’s punishment was so unsurprising that even the 21-year-old forward himself thought he earned it. Via ESPN:“I’m not surprised,” he said after practice Saturday. “The league has to do what...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Even Kelly Oubre thinks he deserves his Game 4 suspension
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre has been suspended for Game 4 of his team’s series against the Celtics after he knocked over Boston forward Kelly Olynyk during the second quarter of Game 3 on Thursday.Oubre’s punishment was so unsurprising that even the 21-year-old forward himself thought he earned it. Via ESPN:“I’m not surprised,” he said after practice Saturday. “The league has to do what...2017Read about Kelly Oubre
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• Washington Wizards' Kelly Oubre suspended for Sunday's Game 4 vs. Boston Celtics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was suspended for Game 4 against the Boston Celtics after charging and knocking over Kelly Olynyk in Game 3....2017Read about Washington Wizards
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• Washington Wizards' Kelly Oubre Jr. suspended for Game 4 against Boston Celtics
Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. has been suspended one game without pay for charging and making forceful and unwarranted contact with Boston Celtics center Kelly Olynyk, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations....2017Read about Washington Wizards