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• Raptors center Ulrich Chomche suffers season-ending knee injury
Toronto Raptors two-way center Ulrich Chomche sustained a partial proximal MCL tear in his right knee. The injury occurred late in the third quarter of Thursday’s Raptors 905 game against the Cleveland Charge. Chomche will miss the remainder of the season, and his rehabilitation will focus on preparing for NBA Summer League. Chomche appeared in … Continue reading "Raptors center Ulrich...2025Read about Toronto Raptors
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• Ulrich Chomche Out For Season With Partial MCL Tear In Right KneeThe Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that two-way center Ulrich Chomche sustained a partial proximal MCL tear in his right knee. The injury occurred late in the third quarter of Thursday's Raptors 905 game against the Cleveland Charge. Chomche will miss the remainder of the season, and his rehabilitation will focus on preparing for NBA Summer League. Chomche appeared in seven games with the Rap...2025See more Toronto Raptors -
• Xavier Cooks Suspended By NBL For Potential Doping ViolationXavier Cooks has been provisionally suspended by the NBL over a potential doping violation. Cooks was the 22-23 MVP in Australia and recently named to the All-NBL Second Team. Cooks averaged 15.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.3 blocks this season. Cooks played in the NBA in 2023 with the Washington Wizards when he signed a four-year deal. Cooks finished out the 22-23 season with the Wiz...2025See also Xavier Cooks -
• Southeast Notes: Bufkin, Wizards, Carrington, Magic, Heat
Hawks second-year guard Kobe Bufkin suffered a partially dislocated right shoulder, the Hawks announced Thursday. It’s the second time he’s dislocated his shoulder in the last six months, as he previously suffered the same injury ahead of Las Vegas Summer League in July. Bufkin’s had a rough go with injuries over the course of his […]...2024
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• Bulls Convert EJ Liddell To Two-Way ContractThe Chicago Bulls have converted forward E.J. Liddell to a two-way contract. Liddell had been signed to an Exhibit 10 deal. After missing his first season due to a knee injury suffered at 2023 NBA Summer League, Liddell appeared in eight NBA games for the New Orleans Pelicans last season. In 29 G League games with the Birmingham Squadron, Liddell averaged 17.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks p...2024Read about Chicago Bulls -
• Grizzlies To Convert Pippen Jr.’s Two-Way Deal To Four-Year Contract
The Grizzlies are converting Scotty Pippen Jr.‘s two-way contract into a four-year standard deal, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Pippen appeared in 21 games for the injury-ravaged Grizzlies last season, including 16 starts, and averaged 12.9 points, 4.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals. He continued to play well in Summer League games, averaging […]...2024Click for news about Two Way
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• Nuggets Granted $1.53M Disabled Player Exception For DaRon Holmes’ Achilles Injury
The Denver Nuggets received a disabled player exception worth $1.53 million on Thursday for rookie DaRon Holmes, who suffered a torn Achilles during the fourth quarter of his first NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers on July 12. Holmes, who turns 22 on Aug. 15, is expected to miss the entire 2024-25 […] The post Nuggets Granted $1.53M Disabled Player Exception For DaRon H...2024Continue with Denver Nuggets
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• Nuggets Receive $1.53M Disabled Player Exception On DaRon HolmesThe Denver Nuggets have received a $1.53 million disabled player exception for the season-ending injury to DaRon Holmes. Holmes suffered a torn Achilles during Summer League and will miss the entire 24-25 season. The Nuggets drafted Holmes with the 22nd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft....2024Continue with Denver Nuggets -
• Lakers Rookie Responds to Report of Bronny Receiving ‘Special Treatment’
Lakers rookie Blake Hinson has addressed the viral rumors about Bronny James receiving “special treatment” at Summer League because of his dad. Last week, an anoynmoys player told the US Sun that “he was treated as someone apart, not like all of us”. This player was “very frustrated because I was never put in the […] The post Lakers Rookie Responds to Report of ...2024See also Blake Hinson
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• Lakers Rookie Responds to Report Bronny Gets ‘Special Treatment’
Lakers rookie Blake Hinson has addressed the viral rumors about Bronny James receiving ‘special treament’ at Summer League because of his dad. Last week, an anoynmoys player told the US Sun that “he was treated as someone apart, not like all of us”. This player was “very frustrated because I was never put in the […] The post Lakers Rookie Responds to Report Bron...2024See more articles Blake Hinson
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Summer League injury and suspension
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• Lakers’ Blake Hinson Fires Back At Report That Bronny James Received Special Treatment: ‘That’s Nonsense’Los Angeles Lakers Summer League player Blake Hinson fired back at the NBA report that Bronny James received special treatment during the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League. “No. Where is that at? Honestly, you know how it is. Stuff like that doesn’t really shock me,” Hinson told Trevor Lane and Matthew Peralta of […] The post Lakers’ Blake Hinson Fires Back At Report...2024See more Los Angeles Lakers -
• Lakers Player Speaks Out on Bronny James’ ‘Special Treatment’
Lakers games were quite a circus in Summer League, thanks to the enormous amount of attention Bronny James attracted every night. Now that Summer League is over, one of Bronny’s Summer League teammates has spoken about the negative fallout stemming from everything revolving around Bronny. “I mean, he was treated as someone apart, not like […] The post Lakers Player Speaks Out on ...2024Click for news about Bronny James
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• Hawks’ Djurisic Undergoes Foot Surgery; Update Expected In November
Hawks second-round pick Nikola Djurisic underwent foot surgery on Monday in Charlotte to repair a fracture in his left fifth metatarsal bone, the team announced (via Twitter). Djurisic sustained the injury on July 14 in a Summer League game vs. San Antonio. When agent Misko Raznatovic tweeted about the injury last Tuesday, he expressed optimism […]...2024
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• Bucks’ Andre Jackson Undergoes Finger Surgery
Second-year guard/forward Andre Jackson underwent successful surgery on Friday to repair a fracture of his left middle finger, the Bucks announced in a press release (Twitter link). Jackson sustained the injury on Tuesday in a Summer League contest vs. the Clippers. He’s expected to be fully healed ahead of training camp, per the Bucks. A […]...2024Continue with Andre Jackson
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• Grizzlies’ Zach Edey suffers injury after becoming Rookie of the Year favoriteGrizzlies rookie center Zach Edey is already dealing with lower-body injuries in the Summer League....2024Continue with Zach Edey -
• Khris Middleton Recovering From Two Ankle SurgeriesAfter Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said on ESPN’s Summer League broadcast on Tuesday (Twitter video link) that Khris Middleton underwent surgery this summer, Shams Charania and Eric Nehm of The Athletic have provided the details. According to Charania and Nehm, Middleton is actually recovering from two separate procedures. The first was an arthroscopic surgery […]...2024Check it out Khris Middleton -
• Khris Middleton Underwent Surgeries On Both AnklesKhris Middleton underwent two successful arthroscopic clean-up procedures to fix lingering ankle issues this offseason. Middleton underwent surgery initially on his left ankle shortly after the season. Middleton later underwent a minor clean up surgery on his right ankle in mid-June. Middleton was walking without pain or discomfort when he visited his teammates in Las Vegas for Summer League. Midd...2024See also Khris Middleton -
• DaRon Holmes injury update: Nuggets first-round pick undergoes surgery on Achilles, expected to miss seasonHolmes suffered the injury in his NBA Summer League debut on Friday...2024Click for news about DaRon Holmes -
• Nikola Djurisic Suffers Left Foot FractureNikola Djurisic sustained a left foot fracture during the Atlanta Hawks' Summer League game on Sunday. Djurisic was the 43rd overall pick in last month's draft. In two Summer League games, Djurisic averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.1 minutes. In 36 games last season, Djurisic averaged 14.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 29.9 minutes with KK Mega....2024See more Atlanta Hawks -
• Hawks Second-Rounder Djurisic Sustains Left Foot Fracture
Serbian guard Nikola Djurisic sustained a left foot fracture in the first quarter of Sunday’s Summer League game vs. San Antonio, the Hawks announced in a press release (Twitter link). It’s unclear how much time he will miss, but certainly his Summer League is over. The 43rd overall pick of June’s draft, Djurisic’s rights were […]...2024Visit the page San Antonio
Summer League injury and suspension
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• Isaiah Thomas, John Wall Both Hoping For NBA ComebacksVeteran guard Isaiah Thomas and John Wall were both interviewed at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas over the weekend. Both Thomas and Wall indicated that they are still looking to find roster spots in the NBA. "I'm a free agent right now...talking to a few teams trying to see what the best opportunity is down the line," Thomas told ESPN's Cassidy Hubbarth. "I want to play a year or two more. Just st...2024See more articles Isaiah Thomas -
• Stephon Castle injury: Spurs' top draft pick out for rest of Summer League with sprained wristThere's no long-term concern for the No. 4 overall pick, who was injured during his Las Vegas debut...2024See also Stephon Castle -
• Stephon Castle Out For Rest Of Summer League With Sprained Right WristStephon Castle will miss the remainder of Summer League with a sprained right wrist. Castle suffered the injury on Saturday against the Blazers. The Spurs believe that the injury is not serious....2024See more articles Stephon Castle -
• Nuggets rookie DaRon Holmes II expected to miss 2024-25 season with Achilles injury: ReportRookie DaRon Holmes II's season is already reportedly over after sustaining an Achillies injury during Friday's NBA Summer League play....2024
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• DaRon Holmes injury update: Nuggets' first-round pick tears Achilles in NBA Summer League debut, per report
Holmes is expected to miss the 2024-25 season...2024Check it out DaRon Holmes
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• Nets’ Dariq Whitehead finally healthy at summer league after lengthy injury battleWins and losses in summer league don’t count for much. But don’t try to tell the Nets' Dariq Whitehead that summer league doesn’t matter....2024Read about Dariq Whitehead -
• Knicks draft pick Kevin McCullar Jr. to miss Summer League to rehab injuryKnicks second-round draft pick Kevin McCullar Jr. will miss this year's Summer League to continue rehabbing an injury he suffered in college....2024Click for news about Kevin McCullar
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• Hawks’ Bufkin To Miss Summer League With Shoulder Injury
Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin sustained a right shoulder injury during practice on Tuesday and he will not participate in the Las Vegas Summer League, the team announced in a press release (via Twitter). Bufkin underwent an MRI which revealed “findings consistent with a right shoulder subluxation.” He is expected to make a full recovery ahead […]...2024
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• Bronny James misses second Summer League game due to injuryBronny James is dealing with an injury during the NBA Summer League campaign, albeit a minor one....2024See also Bronny James -
• Hawks’ Seth Lundy Underwent Ankle Surgery
Rookie wing Seth Lundy underwent surgery on his left ankle on May 1, the Hawks announced today in a press release. The procedure, which was performed at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute, removed a medial ankle bone spur. According to the Hawks, Lundy will miss this year’s Summer League, but the expectation is that he’ll […]...2024Check it out Seth Lundy
