Nikola Mirotic injury and suspension
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Nikola Mirotic injury and suspension
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• Bulls apply for cap relief for Omer Asik's contract
The Bulls have requested that the NBA remove the rest of Omer Asik‘s salary from their cap due to a career-ending injury/illness, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter). Asik was waived by Chicago last October, but his contract included a partial guarantee for 2019-20 that’s still on Chicago’s books. Asik, who was acquired by the Bulls along with a first-round pick in their 2018 trad...2019Visit the page Shams Charania
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• Bucks' Donte DiVincenzo to miss rest of season
The injuries continue to pile up for the Bucks, who will be without rookie sharpshooter Donte DiVincenzo for the rest of the 2018-19 season, according to Malika Andrews and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com. League sources tell Andrews and Wojnarowski that DiVincenzo is suffering from bilateral heel bursitis in his right foot. Per the ESPN duo, the former Final Four MVP met with Bucks doctors and spe...2019Continue with Donte DiVincenzo
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• Another Bucks’ injury: Pau Gasol reportedly out for month with ankle injuryHe joins Malcolm Brogdon, Nikola Mirotic are out as well....2019Check it out Malcolm Brogdon -
• Report: Pau Gasol out for month with ankle injuryHe joins Malcolm Brogdon, Nikola Mirotic are out as well....2019See more Malcolm Brogdon
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• Report: Pau Gasol expected to miss a month with ankle injury
The Milwaukee Bucks continue to rack up the injuries. Pau Gasol is expected to miss a month with a left ankle injury, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Gasol joined the Bucks in early March to add to their big man depth. He played limited minutes in three games before hurting his ankle and has missed six games since then. In addition to Gasol's ailment, the Bucks are dealing with an ankle injury...2019Check it out Milwaukee Bucks
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• Bucks' Mirotic will miss 2-4 weeks, sources say
Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic will miss time with a fracture in his left thumb....2019
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• Bucks’ Nikola Mirotic has sprained left thumb and fracture, reportedly out 2-4 weeksMirotic has averaged 11.6 points per game while shooting 35.6 percent from three since coming to the Bucks....2019 -
• Bucks’ Nikola Mirotic reportedly out 2-4 weeks with sprained thumb, fractureNikola Mirotic has averaged 11.6 points per game while shooting 35.6 percent from three since coming to the Bucks....2019
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• Report: Nikola Mirotic out 2-4 weeks with fractured thumb
Nikola Mirotic has played a key role off the bench for the Milwaukee Bucks since they acquired him in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, but the big man will not be able to contribute for the rest of the regular season and possibly into the playoffs. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Mirotic suffered a fractured thumb during Tuesday night’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He is expe...2019Read about Milwaukee Bucks
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• Bucks’ Mirotic fractures thumb, expected to miss at least two to four weeks
The injury bug continues to plague the Bucks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that Nikola Mirotic has sustained a slight fracture of his left thumb. League sources tell Charania that Mirotic is expected to be sidelined for at least two to four weeks. Mirotic had just entered Milwaukee’s starting lineup within the last few days, replacing Malcolm Brogdon, who ...2019Visit the page Shams Charania
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Nikola Mirotic injury and suspension
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• Nikola Mirotic reportedly out 2-4 weeks with left thumb fracture
The Milwaukee Bucks will reportedly be without forward Nikola Mirotic for at least two-to-four weeks due to a slight fracture of his left thumb. Mirotic hit 8-of-14 shots and a trio of 3-pointers for 23 points, six rebounds and one assist in Tuesday’s 115-101 win over the Lakers. He’s averaged 15.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game this year, though his production has dropped a bit sin...2019Check it out Milwaukee Bucks
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• Reports: Bucks' Nikola Mirotic hopes to play Wednesday vs. Celtics
Newly acquired Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic, nursing a calf injury, could be making his Milwaukee debut Wednesday night vs. the Boston Celtics, according to Twitter reports....2019Click for news about Boston Celtics
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• Anthony Davis to see reduction in minutes, likely won’t play back-to-back
The New Orleans Pelicans made it clear by the trade of Nikola Mirotic on Thursday that they plan on tanking the remainder of the season. While the team did keep disgruntled All-Star Anthony Davis, that was primarily because the it wants to trade him during what promises to be a robust summer market. Unlike what had been speculated heading into the trade deadline, New Orleans it not going to sit AD...2019Visit the page Anthony Davis
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• Nikola Mirotic out with injury, Chris Paul returning soon
The Pelicans, already missing star big man Anthony Davis, will be without another key frontcourt player for at least the next week. The club announced in a press release on Thursday evening that Nikola Mirotic is dealing with a right calf strain and will be re-evaluated in a week. Shams Charania of The Athletic suggests that Mirotic may end up missing a week or two due to the injury. Meanwhile, a ...2019See more Chris Paul
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• Nikola Mirotic finding a groove in his return to Pelicans
Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic has regained his rhythm, returning to the lineup this past week after missing 12 games with an ankle injury. He scored 26 combined points in his first two games back, draining a handful of threes as an off-ball threat. “He was trying to get himself going early and I just kind of wanted to tell him to let it come to him,” Anthony Davis said of Mirotic following Wedn...2019Continue with Anthony Davis
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• Watch: Andrew Wiggins destroys Nikola Mirotic on monster dunk
Minnesota Timberwolves youngster Andrew Wiggins isn’t known for the highlight-reel plays. More bashful on offense than anything, he needs to up his game in this regard now that Jimmy Butler is hooping in Philadelphia. That’s exactly what we saw from Wiggins on Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans. In a close game late in the fourth quarter, Wiggins threw down a wild dunk. Not only that, he p...2018Click for news about Andrew Wiggins
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• Pelicans are still searching for an identity
The Pelicans, suffering through lingering injuries, are still looking to establish a new identity, writes William Guillory of The Athletic. For example, the team was without Nikola Mirotic and Darius Miller early on this preseason, but when both returned Friday, newcomer Julius Randle sat out because of a minor back injury. Given the above, it’s no surprise that the Pelicans are winless through th...2018Visit the page Julius Randle
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• Bulls announce Omer Asik is out indefinitely with arthritis
Bulls center Omer Asik is out indefinitely with inflammatory arthritis, the team announced. Asik has been receiving medical treatment, but his return to basketball activities is yet to be determined, the announcement noted.Asik, 32, was re-acquired by Chicago in February as part of the deal that sent Nikola Mirotic to the Pelicans. The Turkish big man only appeared in four games with the Bulls, av...2018
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• Report: Jahlil Okafor, Pelicans agree to deal
The Pelicans have agreed to sign free agent center Jahlil Okafor, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links). A source tells Wojnarowski that Okafor will sign a two-year contract with a partial guarantee in the first year and a team option for year two.Scott Kushner of The Advocate first reported on Tuesday that the Pelicans and Okafor were engaged in discussions about a possible deal....2018Check it out Jahlil Okafor
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• Five key offseason questions: Chicago Bulls
When the Bulls sent Jimmy Butler to Minnesota in a draft-night trade last June, it was a signal that the team intended to embark on an all-out rebuild. Veterans like Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade were also jettisoned and Chicago entered the 2017/18 season as Las Vegas’ odds-on favorite to finish dead-last in the NBA.Improbably though, veterans such as Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis – who were invol...2018Click for news about Chicago Bulls
Nikola Mirotic injury and suspension
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• Report: Bulls will discuss offseason extension for Portis
Bulls forward Bobby Portis will become eligible for a contract extension for the first time on July 1, and the team will discuss the possibility of locking up Portis to a long-term deal, a front office source tells Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago.Portis, 23, has enjoyed a breakout year in his third NBA season, averaging 13.2 PPG and 6.5 RPG in just 21.5 minutes per contest. He has enjoyed t...2018See more Bobby Portis
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• Report: Bulls to discuss Bobby Portis contract extension
The Bulls will reportedly discuss extending the contract of Bobby Portis after this season.Portis’ season got off to an inauspicious start as he was involved in an incident with then-teammate Nikola Mirotic in October that resulted in Mirotic suffering facial fractures. Portis was subsequently suspended by the Bulls for eight games.Since Mirotic’s trade to the Pelicans, Portis has stepped up his g...2018See more Bobby Portis
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• Nikola Mirotic adds insult to injury after Bulls’ brutal loss to Sixers
The Bulls suffered arguably their worst loss of the season on Thursday night, and a former member of the team elected to rub some salt in the wound after the game.Chicago had a three-point lead over Philadelphia with less than 12 seconds remaining in the Eastern Conference matchup, and the Bulls wisely elected to foul J.J. Redick, rather than giving up a three-pointer to potentially tie the game. ...2018Click for news about Eastern Conference
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• Report: Bulls send Jameer Nelson to Pistons
The 2018 NBA trade deadline is off to a roaring start. The Chicago Bulls have sent Jameer Nelson to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Willie Reed, per Shams Charania of The Vertical.Detroit acquired Reed during the Blake Griffin trade, but the combination of losing Avery Bradley to the Clippers and Reggie Jackson’s current injury has thinned the team’s backcourt.Similarly, the Bulls added Nelson...2018See more articles Jameer Nelson
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• League Pass games of the week (Feb. 5-11)
The trade deadline looms over this whole week as we all experience a deadline with games all around it rather than the All-Star break. The second half of the week could be totally changed by what precedes it but Celtics at Raptors is the Game of the Week no matter what. MondayWizards at Pacers, 7 p.m.: Washington has won four straight without John Wall and will need to score to beat the Pacers. In...2018Continue with John Wall
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• Report: Pelicans signing former No. 2 pick Emeka Okafor to 10-day contract
As the New Orleans Pelicans continue to try and pick up the pieces following Demarcus Cousins’ Achilles injury, they have reportedly signed former No. 2 overall pick Emeka Okafor to a 10-day contract.Shams Charania of The Vertical reported this news on Saturday morning.The 35-year-old center played last in the NBA way back in 2013 with the Washington Wizards. A herniated disc derailed his career a...2018Read about Emeka Okafor
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• Bobby Portis sorry for Nikola Mirotic altercation
Bobby Portis on Friday further addressed the Nikola Mirotic altercation that resulted in a hospital visit for Mirotic and eventually led to him being traded.The Chicago Bulls forward said that he is “sorry” for what happened. He also said that he and Mirotic tried to keep a professional relationship while teammates but never really got along. Mirotic ended up with two broken bones in his face afte...2018Check it out Bobby Portis
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• Report: After DeMarcus Cousins’ injury, Pelicans trading for Bulls’ Nikola MiroticNew Orleans reportedly sending first-rounder, Omer Asik, Tony Allen and Jameer Nelson to Chicago...2018Check it out DeMarcus Cousins -
• Report: Pelicans finalizing deal to acquire Nikola Mirotic
The Nikola Mirotic drama in Chicago could soon be coming to an end. No longer with the team as the Bulls look to move the enigmatic forward, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Chicago is finalizing a deal to send Mirotic to the New Orleans Pelicans. The two sides seemingly had a deal worked out earlier this week, but that fell through.Mirotic’s 2017-18 season started with him suffering mu...2018Check it out Adrian Wojnarowski
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• Bulls gauging interest in Jerian Grant
While Nikola Mirotic has been the subject of most recent trade rumors out of Chicago, he’s not the only player on the roster who could be on the move before the deadline. According to K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune, who cites one team executive from each conference, the Bulls have gauged potential trade interest in point guard Jerian Grant.Grant, 25, has averaged 7.8 PPG and 4.7 APG in 44 gam...2018Visit the page Jerian Grant