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NBA injuries and suspensions
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• Alex Caruso says he expects to play vs. Heat despite ankle injuryThe Chicago Bulls must take down the Miami Heat to earn the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff seed...2024See more articles Alex Caruso
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• Clips fined for violating injury reporting rulesPaul George, Norman Powell and Russell Westbrook were not listed on the team's injury report as being out due to injury or rest but none of the three played against the Rockets on Sunday....2024Visit the page Paul George -
• Coach Erik Spoelstra about playing without Jimmy Butler: ‘We will do this the hard way’
Bad news arrived at the South Beach camp when Jimmy Butler‘s results came in. Not only is the guard out for what could potentially be their final game of the season against Chicago this Friday, but he is set to miss several weeks due to a right knee injury he suffered in their Play-in contest […] The post Coach Erik Spoelstra about playing without Jimmy Butler: ‘We will do this the har...2024See more Erik Spoelstra
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• Injury Notes: Caruso, Bulls, Bucks, Embiid, Hartenstein
Bulls defensive ace Alex Caruso will be available for tonight’s play-in tournament game in Miami, head coach Billy Donovan said (Twitter link via K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago). Guard Ayo Dosunmu (quad) and center Andre Drummond (ankle) will be active too, Donovan added. All three players had previously been listed as questionable. Caruso sustained […]...2024Read about Alex Caruso
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• Coban Porter sentenced to 6 years in prison for deadly DUI crash, same week his brother Jontay banned from NBAOne Porter brother is banned for life from the NBA. Another is headed to prison....2024
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• Alex Caruso injury: Bulls guard (ankle) available to play vs. Heat on FridayCaruso, one of the NBA's best perimeter defenders, is officially in the lineup...2024Check it out Alex Caruso -
• NBA announces punishment for Western Conference team for injury reporting violationAccording to the league, the team “failed to accurately disclose the availability status" of several players....2024Click for news about Western Conference -
• Clippers Fined $25K By NBA For Injury Reporting Violation
The Clippers have been fined $25K for an injury reporting violation, the NBA announced on Friday (via Twitter). More to come…...2024
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo injury update: Bucks president says star out for Game 1 vs. Pacers, timetable uncertainAntetokounmpo is dealing with a calf strain and has not played since April 9...2024Continue with Giannis Antetokounmpo -
• Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets star, sentencedCoban Porter, the younger brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been sentenced to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year....2024
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• Four-time NBA champion backs Kings to make playoffsThe Pelicans' Zion Williamson will be missing from action in Friday's play-in game following an injury suffered when facing the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday....2024Click for news about Zion Williamson -
• Alex Caruso Expects To Play In Friday's Play-In GameAlex Caruso expects to play in the Chicago Bulls' play-in game against the Miami Heat on Friday. Caruso sustained a left ankle injury on Wednesday night when Andre Drummond stepped on his right foot. Caruso said the swelling around his ankle had not been an issue and he was expecting to be ready to go for Friday's elimination game....2024Read about Alex Caruso -
• Bucks vs. Pacers NBA playoffs odds: Bettors back Indiana after Giannis Antetokounmpo injuryThe betting public is all-in on the Indiana Pacers....2024See also Giannis Antetokounmpo -
• Kawhi Leonard injury update: Clippers president says star has 'very, very stubborn inflammation' in kneeIt's unclear if Leonard will play in Game 1 against the Mavericks on Sunday...2024Read about Kawhi Leonard -
• Alex Caruso injury: Bulls guard (ankle) says he expects to play vs. Heat on Friday
Caruso, one of the NBA's best perimeter defenders, is officially listed as questionable...2024Check it out Alex Caruso
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• Alex Caruso injury: Bulls guard expected to be game-time decision vs. Heat with ankle issue, per report
One of the NBA's best perimeter defenders is questionable with the East's No. 8 seed on the line...2024Visit the page Alex Caruso
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• Injury Notes: Giannis, Butler, Bulls, Pelicans/Kings
After Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday that the Bucks are preparing to be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for the start of their first round series against Indiana, Shams Charania of The Athletic confirmed on Thursday on Stadium’s Playoff Preview show (Twitter video link) that the star forward’s status “is still in doubt” for the series. “He […]...2024See also Adrian Wojnarowski
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• Jimmy Butler puts Kelly Oubre Jr. on blast after crushing MCL injuryJimmy Butler is going to miss Friday's NBA play-in matchup, and he let the 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. that he wasn't happy about it....2024Continue with Jimmy Butler -
• Kendrick Perkins refuses to pick Joel Embiid over Jalen Brunson for one major reasonKendrick Perkins, speaking on "NBA Today" on Thursday, said he is concerned that Joel Embiid isn’t fully back to himself following a knee injury....2024Continue with Kendrick Perkins -
• Kawhi Leonard Dealing With Inflammation In Knee, Questionable For Game 1Kawhi Leonard continues to have inflammation in his surgically repaired knee and is questionable for Game 1 of the playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks. Lawrence Frank said Leonard has yet to go through contact before Thursday's practice. Frank said Leonard's right knee, which has undergone surgeries to repair a torn ACL and meniscus, is structurally "solid and intact" but that he is experiencing...2024See more articles Kawhi Leonard
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• Knicks well aware of Joel Embiid challenge that awaits them in Round 1Joel Embiid might not be fully back to his customary level of dominance following January knee surgery, but the Knicks certainly aren’t entertaining that sort of thinking....2024See also Joel Embiid -
• Clippers still unsure if Kawhi Leonard will play Game 1: 'Very unpredictable'Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is 'questionable' to play Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks as he deals with a knee injury that has kept him out eight games....2024See also Kawhi Leonard
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• Jimmy Butler injury zaps Heat NBA Finals chances, according to oddsmakersOddsmakers seemed to have already priced in an extended absence for the Heat’s best player....2024See more Jimmy Butler -
• Jimmy Butler injury: Heat star out for Play-In game vs. Bulls on Friday with knee injuryButler played the final three quarters after hurting his knee late in the first of Wednesday's Play-In loss vs. Philly...2024See also Jimmy Butler -
• Miami star Jimmy Butler injures his knee and remains questionable for clash vs. Chicago
In Miami‘s Play-in loss against Philadelphia this Wednesday, team star Jimmy Butler suffered a right MCL injury in the first half. According to insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the player is expected to miss several weeks because of this, but the Heat remain expectant to see the MRI results before confirming the situation. What’s more important is […] The post Miami star Jimmy Butler...2024See more articles Jimmy Butler
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• Heat's Jimmy Butler to be out 'multiple weeks' with possible MCL injury, per reportThe Heat may be in trouble....2024Check it out Jimmy Butler
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• Spurs' Collins has torn labrum, to have surgerySpurs center Zach Collins has a torn labrum in his right shoulder that will require surgery....2024See also Zach Collins -
• Spurs’ Zach Collins To Undergo Shoulder SurgeryZach Collins dislocated his right shoulder in the Spurs‘ season finale on Sunday and a subsequent MRI revealed a torn labrum, the team announced in a press release. Collins will undergo surgery and is expected to be fully healed to open the 2024/25 season, per the Spurs. A 6’11” big man, Collins dealt with multiple […]...2024Click for news about Zach Collins -
• NBA Stars Played In 85 Percent Of Games, Compared To 75 Percent In Previous Three SeasonsNBA stars, as defined by the Player Participation Policy, played in 85 percent games, which was up 10 percentage points compared to the previous three 82-game seasons. This includes players like Ja Morant, Ben Simmons and LaMelo Ball, who missed the vast majority of their seasons. On average, stars played in 65 games this season compared to 60 last season. Zion Williamson set a new personal record...2024See more Ben Simmons -
• Jimmy Butler's agent bashes alleged premature injury updates on starButler suffered his injury late in the first quarter of the team's 105-104 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers in the play-in tournament on Wednesday night....2024Continue with Jimmy Butler
