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Lonzo Ball to play Wednesday in Vegas

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Brandon King

After dealing with a nagging knee injury that cost him 30 games of his rookie campaign , Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball had surgery in July to remove the torn meniscus in his left knee. In his absence, offseason acquisition Rajon Rondo has been operating as the starting lead guard. Acccording to Mike Trudell of Spectrum, Lonzo Ball will make his preseason debut Wednesday when the Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors in their next preseason game. Lonzo Ball said he’s playing tomorrow. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter)…

Spurs’ Murray tore his ACL, surgery forthcoming

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Brandon King

The injury bug continues to bite the Spurs and the season has it even begun yet. Now just two days after promising rookie Lonnie Walker IV tore his meniscus in the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ preseason game against the Pistons, point guard Dejounte Murray has suffered a tear of his right anterior cruciate ligament, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright. Torn right ACL for @DejounteMurray. — Michael C. Wright (@mikecwright) October 8, 2018 The injury befell Murray happened during San Antonio’s preseason game against the Houston Rockets. Since…

The When, Where and How You can see tonight’s Lakers and Clippers preseason game

October 6, 2018 Brandon King

Lebron James is the best player and the biggest mover of the needle in the NBA. When he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers it has thrust the team back into the spotlight. All of their preseason games have been televised ( when was the last time that happened?) and they have been analyzed ad nauseum. The Lakers and Clippers will face each other Saturday night in their next preseason game. Tonight’s game will take place not in the Staples Center but will be played in Anaheim, California. Here is…

MRI for Draymond Green comes back clean, no timetable for his return

October 4, 2018 Brandon King

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward has been dealing with knee soreness over the past few days. The rash of recent injuries- to players like the Dallas Mavericks’ Harrison Barnes, who’s tweaked hamstring has him ” expected to be out ” a while and the Chicago Bulls’ Lauri Markkanen out six to eight weeks with an elbow strain and guard Zach LaVine suffering a thigh contusion- will likely lead the Warriors to be cautious with bringing their Swiss Army knife forward back. To bolster that point, the team does not have an…

Zach Levine leaves Bulls’ preseason game with thigh injury

October 3, 2018 Brandon King

.Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s night ended a bit earlier than anticipated. Levine suffered a thigh contusion in Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks and did not return. Despite recovering from an ACL injury at the time of his acquisition in the Jimmy Butler trade, LaVine was still seen as a centerpiece in the package that also included point guard Kris Dunn and the no.7 overall pick in last year’s draft. Though he only made 24 appearances for the Bulls last year, the club did not hesitate to match…

LeBron James’ home amongst those targeted by celebrity burglary ring

October 2, 2018 Brandon King

The domicile of Los Angeles Lakers all-world baller Lebron James was amongst celebrity residences on a list of homes targeted by Southern California burglars. Most recently, Rihanna, Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig and Los Angeles Rams wideout Robert Woods all have been burglary victims . Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department released this press announcement: During recent months, the Los Angeles Police Department has become aware of a series of residential burglaries targeting actors, producers, musicians and professional athletes living in the Los Angeles area. Initially, it was believed…

Patrick McCaw planning to reject deal from Warriors

October 1, 2018 Brandon King

The 22-year old restricted free agent has held out of training camp and, as of yet, has not signed the Warriors’ $1.7 million qualifying offer that expires Tuesday. According to a report from the Mercury News , McCaw, who averaged 4.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, will turn down said qualifying offer. The Warriors also have a two-year, $4 million contract offer for McCaw but according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the third-year guard will turn down that offer as well . It’s actually a two-year deal…

Report: Karl-Anthony Towns agrees to 5-year extension with Minnesota

September 23, 2018 Brandon King

With the offseason drama surrounding Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns, Tom Thibodeau and, to a lesser degree, Andrew Wiggins, the future of all the aforementioned parties and the Timberwolves’ roster was uncertain. Would Butler or even Towns and Wiggins be moved? Could Thibodeau be on his way out as head coach and president? With his recent trade request, it seems Jimmy Butler has made at least one of those decision for the Wolves. The team announced Sunday that Towns had agreed to a multi-year deal, although terms were not released. League…

NBA announces three rules changes for upcoming season

September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 Brandon King

According to a press release from the NBA office, the league’s Board of Governors unanimously voted to pass three rule changes for the upcoming season. The NBA Board of Governors today unanimously approved rules changes in advance of the 2018-19 season. This includes a simplification of the clear path foul rule. To view examples of the clear path foul rule simplification, see the video below. pic.twitter.com/HQjJCqK5rv — NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) September 21, 2018 Shot Clock Reset – The shot clock will reset to 14 seconds in…

Luol Deng expected to sign with Timberwolves this week

September 10, 2018 Brandon King

When Luol Deng and the Los Angeles Lakers reached a buyout agreement last week, he would undoubtedly draw interest from multiple teams. Not surprisingly one of those teams would be the Minnesota Timberwolves. According The New York Times Marc Stein, the “leaguewide expectation” is that Deng and Minnesota getting a deal done this week. The veteran free agent @LuolDeng9 has drawn interest from other teams but the leaguewide expectation, sources say, still points to Deng coming to terms with the Timberwolves this week — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 10, 2018…