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• Blazers Have Received Interest In Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons, Robert WilliamsThe Portland Trail Blazers have started receiving interest in some of the veterans on their roster. This includes Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons and Robert Williams III. The Blazers have yet to decide which direction to take their team. Portland currently sits 13th place in the Western Conference. Grant makes $29.8 million this season. The veteran forward then has $102.6 million left through 2027-2...2024See more articles Robert Williams -
• Luka Doncic, Tyler Herro Named Players Of The WeekMavericks guard Luka Doncic has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, while Heat guard Tyler Herro has earned the honor in the Eastern Conference, the NBA announced today (Twitter link). Doncic, who recently returned from a wrist injury, led the Mavericks to a 3-0 record during the week of December 2-8, putting […]...2024See also Luka Doncic -
• Pelicans star out indefinitely with 'significant' ankle sprainDue in large part to their crushing wave of injuries, the Pelicans are just 5-19, last place in the Western Conference....2024 -
• Southwest Notes: Butler, Wembanyama, Edey, Eason
The Mavericks are trending upward even amid an injury to Luka Doncic that has held him out of six of their past nine games. Entering Thursday, they’ve won nine of their last 10 games and sit at 14-8, third in the Western Conference after reaching the Finals last season. Dallas has made midseason changes in […]...2024See also Luka Doncic
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• Pelicans Not Ready To Consider Taking 'Gap' SeasonThe New Orleans Pelicans are not ready to consider taking a "gap" year as a result of their major injury issues to start the season, sources tell ESPN. The Golden State Warriors utilized the strategy during the 19-20 season, while the Memphis Grizzlies did so last season as they leaned into their injury issues in return for a lottery pick. The Warriors ended up with the No. 2 selection in 2020 and...2024Visit the page New Orleans Pelicans -
• Daryl Morey's Projection System Gave Sixers Better Chance Of Winning Title Than 2018 RocketsDaryl Morey's internal projection system had this year's Philadelphia 76ers as having the best chance of winning an NBA championship than any team he had previously assembled, including the Houston Rockets in 2018 that lost to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals. The Sixers entered the season with the NBA's fourth best odds of winning a title at 8-1 with an over/under of 51....2024Click for news about Daryl Morey -
• Suns’ Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are returning from calf injuries on Tuesday
After an 8-1 start to the 2024-25 season, the Phoenix Suns are 9-7. They are 1-6 in their last seven played and have lost five straight. That is currently seventh in the Western Conference. All-star PF Kevin Durant suffered a calf injury in a 114-113 win vs. Dallas on November 8. He’s missed their last […] The post Suns’ Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are returning from calf injur...2024See more Kevin Durant
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• NBA injury updates: Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Ja Morant among stars set to return this weekThe Western Conference is about to be a bit less banged-up...2024Continue with Kevin Durant -
• Pelicans Sliding Into Deep Early Hole As Result Of Injuries And UnderperformanceCLEVELAND — The New Orleans Pelicans, once touted as a team on the rise in the Western Conference, have hit an unexpected low. Look no further than their 4-11 record entering Wednesday’s road game against the Cavaliers (15-1). This is a franchise that had steadily climbed the net-rating ranks over the past two years, from […] The post Pelicans Sliding Into Deep Early Hole As Resu...2024See also New Orleans Pelicans -
• Mavs Show Desperation In Clinging To Win Over Shorthanded ThunderWholesale injury absences may have stripped some of the shine from the Western Conference playoff rematch between the Mavericks (7-7) and the Thunder (11-3) at the Paycom Center, but that didn’t stop the Mavs from clawing out a hard-fought 121-119 victory. For Dallas, desperate to snap their recent skid, this win was everything — and […] The post Mavs Show Desperation In Clinging To Win Over...2024Check it out Paycom Center
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• Grizzlies building winning foundation thanks to front officeEven with injuries to key rotation pieces, they're a respectable 7-4, good for sixth place in a competitive Western Conference....2024 -
• Suns' Kevin Durant to miss extended time with calf injuryThe Phoenix Suns have been one of the best teams in the NBA's Western Conference to open the 2024-25 season, and superstar Kevin Durant has been one of the biggest factors in that fast start....2024Click for news about Kevin Durant -
• NBA Teams ‘Circling’ as Rumors of Bucks Trading Giannis Catch Fire
The Bucks are off to a slow start this season and NBA executives are quietly hoping that the 2022 champs will crash and burn, because it may mean that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be up for grabs. “Teams are circling — and hopeful,” one Western Conference team executive told CBS Sports. A top executive of a […] The post NBA Teams ‘Circling’ as Rumors of Bucks Trad...2024Visit the page Giannis Antetokounmpo
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• Former Staffer Sues Clippers Alleging Wrongful Termination Over Kawhi Leonard Health ConcernsRandy Shelton, a former strength and conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Clippers has sued the franchise and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, alleging wrongful termination in part for raising concerns about the management of Kawhi Leonard's health and injuries. Shelton joined the Clippers on July 1, 2019 after serving in a similar role at San Diego where he worked with Leonard...2024Click for news about Los Angeles Clippers -
• Micah Nori To Interview With Cavaliers For Head Coaching PositionThe Cleveland Cavaliers have received permission to interview Micah Nori for their head coaching vacancy. Nori is the lead assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and played a more active role in the Western Conference Semifinals and Finals following the injury to Chris Finch. Nori also interviewed with the Los Angeles Lakers for their vacancy....2024Check it out Micah Nori -
• Michael Porter Jr.'s Injury Comeback Can Revolutionize The NBA• Special to RealGM by Dr. David Schechter & Alec Kassin Michael Porter Jr. played some of the best basketball of his life this season. Helping to lead the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference Semifinals by eliminating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in five games, Porter averaged 22.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 49.8% from 3-point range. LeBron summed...2024See also Michael Porter -
• Dereck Lively II Cleared To Play Game 5Dereck Lively II was cleared to play in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals after suffering a neck sprain in Game 3. Lively missed Game 4 due to the injury, but he did not suffer a concussion and sat on the Dallas Mavericks' bench. The Mavericks enter Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves....2024Visit the page Dereck Lively -
• Dereck Lively II Cleared For Serious Neck Injury, Status For Game 4 UnclearDallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II was cleared of having a serious neck injury, after leaving Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals early. Lively's status for Game 4 of the series on Tuesday is unclear at this point. Lively was injured during a collision with Karl-Anthony Towns in the first half of Game 3. Towns' knee hit Lively in the back of the head, after the rookie center had f...2024See more Dereck Lively
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• Mavericks’ Game 3 win might’ve come at a Dereck Lively II cost after neck injuryThe Mavericks may have to try to clinch the Western Conference finals without a key reserve....2024See more Dereck Lively -
• Knicks' Jalen Brunson suffers serious injury in Game 7 vs. PacersNew York Knicks star Jalen Brunson suffered a significant injury during Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday....2024Check it out Jalen Brunson
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• Is Luka Doncic (Knee, Ankle) Playing In Game 3 Against Thunder?
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was downgraded to questionable on Friday’s injury report, citing a right knee sprain and left ankle soreness, ahead of Saturday afternoon’s Game 3 matchup with the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. However, Doncic was upgraded to probable on Saturday morning for his knee injury. The five-time […] The post Is L...2024Check it out Dallas Mavericks
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• Chris Finch to sit in second row behind team for Timberwolves-Nuggets series after rupturing patellar tendon
DENVER — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch had to come up with two game plans for these Western Conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets: One for the opponent, and one for himself. Six days after Finch suffered a rupture patellar tendon in a sideline collision with Mike Conley in Game 4 of the Timberwolves’ first-round series against the Phoenix Suns, and three days after he had sur...2024Check it out Chris Finch
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• Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to undergo knee surgery after collision
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch will undergo surgery to repair a right patellar tendon on Wednesday. It remains unclear whether he’ll be able to coach the team’s Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets from the bench. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Finch will be required to keep his right leg immobilized in a […] The post Timberwolve...2024Click for news about Chris Finch
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• Watch: Timberwolves HC Chris Finch suffers injury in sideline collisionTimberwolves head coach Chris Finch appeared to suffer a knee injury in a collision on the sideline during Game 4 of his team’s Western Conference first-round playoff series against the Suns on Sunday night....2024Click for news about Chris Finch -
• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard to return from knee injury for Game 2 vs. Mavericks
LA Clippers All-Star power forward Kawhi Leonard will return in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night after missing the last eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 due to right knee inflammation, coach Tyronn Lue said. “He’s done all the necessary things he has to do to get on the floor,” Lue said ahead of...2024Read about Kawhi Leonard
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• 2023-24 NBA Rookie Of The Year Finalists AnnouncedThe NBA announced the finalists for 2023-24 Rookie of the Year. The finalists are Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Holmgren was drafted at the 2022 NBA Draft, but missed the entire 2022-23 due to a foot injury. Under NBA rules, any player who hasn't appeared in an NBA game is considered a rookie. Hol...2024Read about Chet Holmgren -
• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
LA Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday due to right knee inflammation, Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the Charlotte Hornets, missing the last eight games on the schedule. Leonard’s next opportunity t...2024Continue with Kawhi Leonard
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• 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....2024 -
• Eastern and Western Conference play-in teams' odds to advance take hit with brutal injuriesTwo teams are on perilous ground as they get set to host play-in games on Friday night to determine the final playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences....2024 -
• Zion Williamson Out At Least Two Weeks With Left Hamstring StrainThe New Orleans Pelicans announced today that forward Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. An MRI taken this morning confirmed the injury. Williamson will be re-examined in approximately two weeks. The Pelicans will play the Sacramento Kings on Friday for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference....2024Read about Zion Williamson