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Otto Porter return unknown

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Brandon King

The timetable for Chicago Bulls’ forward Otto Porter is unknown, according to a report by Eric Woodyard of ESPN. Porter was diagnosed with a left foot sprain and will not play in the Bulls game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen had this to say according to Woodyard: “It’s a soft tissue injury so it’s something that’s difficult to put a timetable on. That’s about as easy as I could say. We’re not exactly sure.“I don’t want to give you a definite timetable because it…

November 7, 2019 NBA Recap

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Top Performances pt rb ast L. AldridgeSAS vs. OKC 39 6 4 19-23 fg Jimmy ButlerMIA @ PHO 34 5 4 10-10 ft D. GallinariOKC @ SAS 27 5 1 5-6 3-pt Lou WilliamsLAC vs. POR 26 3 8 11-12 ft Gordon HaywardBOS @ CHO 20 10 6 Bam AdebayoMIA @ PHO 15 10 6 5 stl Dejounte MurraySAS vs. OKC 17 8 10 Jayson TatumBOS @ CHO 23 9 1 2 stl Goran DragićMIA @ PHO 25 6 4 5-7 3-pt Ivica ZubacLAC vs. POR 15 13…

Blake Griffin now listed “day-to-day”

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Brandon King

According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charnia, Blake Griffin, who has yet to play in 2019-20 due to hamstring and knee issues, has been cleared to resume basketball activities and is now listed as “day-to-day.” Unfortunately for the six-time All-Star, injuries are not all that uncommon. He missed his entire rookie campaign due to a knee injury and has missed a whopping 114 games over the past 5 seasons. The hope in Detroit is Griffin can build upon his first season in the Motor City that saw him average…

November 6, 2019 NBA Recap

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Top Performances Giannis’ big night powers the Bucks past the Kawhi-less Clippers, while James Harden puts up big numbers again in another win for the Rockets. pt rb ast G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ LAC 38 16 9 14-18 ft James HardenHOU vs. GSW 36 4 13 10-13 ft M. HarrellLAC vs. MIL 34 13 5 Andre DrummondDET vs. NYK 27 12 7 12-16 fg T. SatoranskýCHI @ ATL 27 7 8 10-13 fg Clint CapelaHOU vs. GSW 19 16 2 6 blk Josh RichardsonPHI @ UTA 24 4 4 3…

Zach Lavine’s easy 360 slam dunk

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

After blowing a big lead to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, the Chicago Bulls are back on the court tonight, taking on the Atlanta Hawks. Zach Lavine gave the crowd something to cheer about with this 360 dunk off the Lauri Markkanen back tap.

KD getting some shots up at Nets practice

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

Since tearing his Achilles is game 6 of last year’s NBA Finals, it was assumed, rightfully so, that the Brooklyn Nets forward would not be seen on the court for his new team this season. Video surfaced of him taking some jumpers at the Nets practice facility, which will undoubtedly fuel speculation, and even some hope that we could see KD play this year. However brakes need to be pumped; Durant himself has said he will not return this season, and inspection of the video shows KD shooting midrange jumpers…

Eric Gordon out against Warriors

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

Houston Rockets guard will miss the team’s regular season exhibition game against the Golden State Warriors due to a left hamstring injury, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen. Injuries have plagued Gordon through his career. He has played in more than 70 games just twice in his 11 seasons in the NBA. Gordon is averaging 10.3 points per game but is shooting a frigid 27.8 % from the floor, including 23.3% from the three-point line. Without Gordon , NBA sneaker legend P.J. Tucker and Thabo Sefolosha should see increased…

Patrick McCaw out several weeks

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

Toronto Raptors guard/forward Patrick McCaw , will be out for several weeks , according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. Raptors’ head coach Nick Nurse told The Athletic’s Eric Koreen that McCaw was seeing a specialist to further evaluate his knee. McCaw has appeared in just two of the team’s six games, averaging 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in twenty minutes per contest.

November 5, 2019 NBA Recap

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The November 5 2019 action is highlighted by Gordon Hayward setting a new career-high in scoring and Lebron James records his third straight triple-double in a comeback win over the Chicago Bulls. pt rb ast Gordon HaywardBOS @ CLE 39 7 8 17-20 fg LeBron JamesLAL @ CHI 30 10 11 Triple-double T.J. WarrenIND @ CHO 33 4 3 15-18 fg Devonte’ GrahamCHO vs. IND 35 4 6 11-15 ft Trae YoungATL vs. SAS 29 2 13 5-10 3-pt Malcolm BrogdonIND @ CHO 31 5 8 Zach LaVineCHI vs.…

Kawhi Leonard to miss Milwaukee game

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Brandon King

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will not shut up when the team takes on the Milwaukee Bucks for ,you guessed it, load management. In six games this season, Leonard is averaging 29.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 30.4 minutes per night.