Category: NBA Basketball

Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky and staff member test positive for COVID-19

Brandon King

From Eric Woodyard of ESPN: Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky and a team support staff member have tested positive for COVID-19, according to head coach Billy Donovan. “He’s obviously got to quarantine and he’s going through the league protocols with that,” Donovan said ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. “We had another support staff person test positive, but the guys that were out on that road trip are still out, they’re not available tonight, so we’ve pretty much have the same group that we had on those three road games, well the last…

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January 2, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Malcolm BrogdonIND vs. NYK 33 3 7   7-10 3-pt Terry RozierCHO @ PHI 35 2 3   7-11 3-pt N. VučevićORL vs. OKC 30 13 2 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. CHO 24 9 6   4 stl , 3 blk Collin SextonCLE @ ATL 27 2 3   3 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. TOR 31 6 4   11-14 ft John WallHOU vs. SAC 28 4 6   3 stl , 2 blk Eric BledsoeNOP vs. TOR 19 5 10 Fred VanVleetTOR @ NOP 27 8 5 Gordon HaywardCHO…

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Evan Fournier will be out against the Thunder on Saturday night

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According to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier will miss the team’s Saturday night game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to back spasms. LLC Through five games, Fournier is averaging 14.8 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds.

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James Harden out against Sacramento Kings with ankle injury

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From Joseph Zucker of B/R: Houston Rockets star James Harden will not play Saturday against the Sacramento Kings because of a sprained right ankle, according to Mark Berman of Fox 26. While Harden has primarily made headlines for his reported trade request, he is off to another dominant start this season in Houston. In three games for the 1-2 Rockets, the 2018 NBA MVP is averaging a league-best 37.0 points per game to go along with 11.0 assists and 5.3 rebounds. Last season, Harden averaged a league-high 34.3 points per game—the third straight season in which he was…

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HOF Coach Paul Westphal dies at age 70

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From nba.com official release: Hey, now you’re immortal,” Paul Westphal said in relating what someone told him when they learned he was going to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. “No,” Westphal said during his induction speech in September 2019, responding to the well-wisher, “immortality doesn’t come from basketball.” As we pause to remember Westphal, and share how saddened we are at his passing, we recognize how prophetically spot-on he was. “Westy” will not be immortalized for just playing basketball. He will be remembered for how he lived…

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New Year’s Day 2021 NBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ SAS 34 11 5   2 stl Damian LillardPOR @ GSW 34 4 8   6-10 3-pt Mike ConleyUTA vs. LAC 33 2 7   7-14 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ MIN 31 3 7 G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. CHI 29 12 8   10-18 ft Jamal MurrayDEN vs. PHO 31 4 5   2 stl Kawhi LeonardLAC @ UTA 20 16 9   3 blk CJ McCollumPOR @ GSW 28 1 4   3 stl DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. LAL 23 9 7 LeBron JamesLAL @ SAS 26 11…

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Michael Porter Jr out for game against Suns

Brandon King

When the Denver Nuggets take the court tonight against the the Phoenix Suns, Michael Porter , Jr. will not be amongst the players taking the court. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, contact tracing will have MPJ out for several days. The Denver Post’s Mike Singer adds that the team expects Porter Jr. to miss multiple contests. Porter Jr seems poised for a breakout season after really showing some serious flashes in the NBA Bubble, where he averaged 22.0 points and 8.6 rebounds while knocking down 42% of…

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Kyrie Irving pays tuition of nine Lincoln University students

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Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving made a difference for nine students at Lincoln University, an HBCU near Oxford, Pennsylvania founded April 29, 1854 that was the nation’s first degree granting Historically Black College and University. Irving paid for the tuition of the nine students as part of his foundation’s “11 days of giving.” To the garbage sports media out there , I issue a challenge that will question your objectivity and integrity, if you are not completely bereft of either. Let us see if this Kyrie Irving story with…

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Lauri Markkanen amongst four Bulls players out for Wizards game due to safety protocol

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From the AP: WASHINGTON — Four Chicago Bulls players are in the NBA’s health and safety protocol and are not available for Thursday’s game with the Washington Wizards. Forwards Lauri Markkanen, the team’s second leading scorer and top rebounder, and Chandler Hutchison and guards Ryan Arcidiacono and Tomas Satoransky have been ruled out. “You’ve got to stay flexible,” Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. “A lot of different things can happen. You’ve got to be able to handle them. Obviously, a lot for us to digest and deal with going into this game.” The Bulls play at Milwaukee on Friday night, and Donovan…

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