Category: NBA Basketball

Kawhi to miss Pacers game due to “knee maintenance”

Brandon King

As teams figure new ways to get players rest throughout the NBA season, the latest term a club is trying to get over with us “knee maintenance.” This is the reason the Los Angeles Clippers are using to explain for holding Kawhi Leonard out against the Indiana Pacers. This is the sixth game that Leonard will have missed this season, all of which had been due to injury/load management issues. Leonard is still averaging 25.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.2 in the 18 games he has played in.

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Ja Morant to play tonight against Golden State

Brandon King

Memphis Grizzlies rookie sensation Ja Morant will return to the lineup tonight when the team takes on the Golden State Warriors, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Morant had missed the previous four games after suffering a sore back after a fall into the camera area on the baseline against the Indiana Pacers and has been diagnosed as week to week.

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December 8, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performances pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL vs. MIN 50 7 6   10-10 ft Nemanja BjelicaSAC @ DAL 30 7 4    Kawhi LeonardLAC @ WAS 34 11 5    LeBron JamesLAL vs. MIN 32 4 13   6-8 3-pt T. HardawayDAL vs. SAC 29 1 2   9-12 3-pt Paul GeorgeLAC @ WAS 27 6 6   4 stl Trae YoungATL @ CHO 30 6 9    Buddy HieldSAC @ DAL 26 4 5   5-6 3-pt PJ WashingtonCHO vs. ATL 20 8 3   12-13 ft OG AnunobyTOR @ PHI 19 10 2…

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December 6, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performances pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ POR 39 9 2   13-15 ft K. TownsMIN @ OKC 30 5 8   5-9 3-pt Jeff TeagueMIN @ OKC 32 5 9   2 stl Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. WAS 28 11 11   Triple-double Nikola JokićDEN @ BOS 30 10 4   2 blk Andre DrummondDET vs. IND 25 22 1   3 stl , 2 blk Chris PaulOKC vs. MIN 30 4 7   2 blk LeBron JamesLAL @ POR 31 7 8    S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs. MIN 29 5 2   12-12 ft Steven AdamsOKC vs.…

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December 5, 2019 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Top Performers pt rb ast Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 44 8 9   13-13 ft Tobias HarrisPHI @ WAS 33 7 3    Lonzo BallNOP vs. PHO 20 6 11   3 stl , 2 blk James HardenHOU @ TOR 23 7 3   5 stl Jrue HolidayNOP vs. PHO 23 7 6   5 stl Ben McLemoreHOU @ TOR 28 2 3    Rui HachimuraWAS vs. PHI 27 7 0   2 stl Ish SmithWAS vs. PHI 19 1 8    J.J. RedickNOP vs. PHO 26 4 2   5-7 3-pt M. RobinsonNYK vs. DEN…

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Carmelo Anthony’s contract now guaranteed

Brandon King

Carmelo Anthony’s contract is now guaranteed for the rest of this season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In eight games with the Portland Trail Blazers, Anthony is averaging 16.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 on 44.8% from the floor in 31.0 minutes per contest.

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Pau Gasol is newest addition to Trail Blazers coaching staff

Brandon King

Tuesday night Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stots let reporters know that the recently waived Pau Gasol would join the coaching staff after he returns from Spain. Gasol, 39, was waived November 20 to focus more on recovery from the foot surgery he had back in May. This confirmed rumblings that the two-time champion and six-time All-Star would be taking a coaching role with the team.

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