Lebron James will not play in the team’s game against the Denver Nuggets due to a muscle strain. James and Anthony Davis have propelled the Lakers to a 24-5 record and Lebron is averaging 25.8 points, 7.5rebounds and a league-high 10.6 assists per contest.
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According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, Los Angeles Clippers point guard will not be available for the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a sore right groin. Buha adds that big man JaMychal Green will be back in the lineup and that Landry Shamet may get the start for Beverley.
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For Kawhi Leonard, the only way he will perspire against the Oklahoma City Thunder will be if he wears too many clothes as he sits on the bench. That is because the the two-time Finals MVP will not play tonight, according to Mark Medina of USA Today. Stay tuned for the next tantalizingly frustrating episode of Kawhi management.
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Top Performances pt rb ast James HardenHOU @ PHO 47 6 7 Trae YoungATL @ BRK 47 8 6 16-19 ft Bradley BealWAS @ PHI 36 8 6 2 stl Kawhi LeonardLAC @ SAS 26 7 9 4 stl S. DinwiddieBRK vs. ATL 39 6 6 11-12 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ NYK 22 11 10 Triple-double R. WestbrookHOU @ PHO 30 4 10 2 stl H. WhitesidePOR vs. MIN 16 22 2 7 blk Zach LaVineCHI @ DET 33 5 5 5-7 3-pt Rudy GobertUTA @ CHO 17 19…
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Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose will not play tonight against the Chicago Bulls, according to Rose himself, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. The game is the second of a back-to-back for the Pistons and Rose will be held out for rest.
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Carmelo Anthony will not be available for the Trail Blazers’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday night. Melo suffered a knee contusion in the first half of the team’s game Friday night against the Orlando Magic that kept him out of the second half. Since being signed by the Blazers earlier this season, Anthony, for the most part, has played pretty good basketball, averaging 16.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
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Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss the team’s Friday night game against the Detroit Pistons. Hayward had been scratched from the Celtics’ game versus the Mavericks on Wednesday. Head coach Brad Stevens said Hayward has been dealing with pain in his left foot for a few weeks. John Karalis of MassLive.com reports that Hayward underwent an MRI and no structural damage was found.
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Top Performances pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ MIL 36 10 5 14-17 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. LAL 34 11 7 5-8 3-pt Paul GeorgeLAC vs. HOU 34 9 3 6-12 3-pt S. DinwiddieBRK @ SAS 41 1 5 Jarrett AllenBRK @ SAS 19 13 6 R. WestbrookHOU @ LAC 40 10 5 12-13 ft James HardenHOU @ LAC 28 1 10 2 stl Jabari ParkerATL vs. UTA 23 9 5 D. MitchellUTA @ ATL 30 5 5 Patty MillsSAS vs. BRK 27 1 2 7-10…
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Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis will play tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to The Athletic’s Bill Oran, per the team. Davis missed the team’s last game against the Indiana Pacers due to ankle injury.
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Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol will be sidelined a few weeks with a hamstring injury, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Gasol left Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors with a left hamstring strain after just eight minutes on the floor. Though he is averaging just 6.6 points ( a career low) , 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks, Gasol has started all 27 games he has appeared in and that due to the defensive prowess he still has, even at 34 years old.
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