Category: Basketball

Who is, Who won’t and Who might: March 5, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Onyeka Okongwu PF Mar 5 Day-To-Day Kevin Huerter SG Mar 4 Day-To-Day Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 3 Day-To-Day Jaylen Brown SG Mar 3 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Joe Harris SF Mar 3 Out Harris is set to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. Ben Simmons PG Mar 3 Out Nets general manager Sean Marks confirmed Thursday that Simmons (back) remains without a timeline to make his season debut, Kristian…

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March 4, 2022 NBA StatCap: Boogie still has it

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Demarcus Cousins Demarcus Cousins was hooping last night. Against the Houston Rockets, the dropped 31 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in just 24 minutes of action.. Despite his bouncing around the Association since suffering torn achilles and ACL in back-to-back years, Boogie has proven to be very productive when given minutes. The 31 points was his first time in four years eclipsing the 30-point barrier, since he dropped 44 points, 23 rebound and 10 assists on the Chicago Bulls onJanuary…

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Who will, Who won’t, and Who might: March 4, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Onyeka Okongwu PF Mar 4 Out Okongwu (concussion) is out Friday against the Wizards. John Collins PF Mar 4 Out Collins (foot) is questionable for Friday’s game against the Wizards. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 3 Day-To-Day Jaylen Brown SG Mar 3 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Joe Harris SF Mar 3 Out Harris is set to undergo season-ending ankle surgery, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. Ben Simmons PG Mar 3 Out Nets general…

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JB Bickerstaff fined by NBA

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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff, who should be getting a lot more attention as a coach of the year candidate, was fined by the NBA, the league announced Friday in a release. Coach Bickerstaff vehemently disagreed with a block call on Cedi Osman and expressed that in a manner that earned him one technical and then quickly a second that ended his night early. Here is why Coach Bickerstaff is $20,000 lighter in the wallet. The Cavaliers were down by 17 at the time of the ejection and that…

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March 3, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson scored 36 points, handed out 9 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds in the Clippers 132-111 beatdown of the Los Angeles Lakers. Sans Paul George and Kawhi Leonard for most of the season, Jackson has helped keep the Clippers remain a competitive ballclub, that currently sits at 34-31, good for eighth in the Western Conference. On the season, Jackson is averaging 17.0 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 31.0 minutes per contest. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Trae…

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Barnes and Giddey named NBA Rookies of the Month

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Thursday the National Basketball Association announced their February Rookies of The Month Oklahoma City Thunder rook Josh Giddey took home honors for the Western Conference. The former NBL Rookie of the Year had a solid month, putting up 16.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.7. assists during the month. He also recorded three consecutive triple-doubles, and was the youngest to do so in league history, when he performed the deed against the Chicago Bulls (11p, 12 r, 10a), New York Knicks( 28p,11r 12a) and San Antonio Spurs ( 17p 10r,10a). On…

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DeRozan and Doncic named NBA Players of the Month

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Thursday the NBA announced their February 2022 Players of the Month. For the Eastern Conference it was the Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan, while for the Western Conference, Luka Doncic took the honors. Eastern Conference- DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls Tabbed by some geniuses in the sports media as the worst free agent signing of the offseason, DeRozan continues to expose the folly of that sentiment with his play this season. Helping the Bulls ascent to the top of the Eastern Conference, DeRozan was on a tear this month, helping the Bulls to…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: March 3, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Mar 3 Day-To-Day Young (ankle) didn’t participate in Thursday morning’s shootaround, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. John Collins PF Mar 3 Out Collins (foot) is out Thursday against the Bulls, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Lou Williams SG Mar 2 Day-To-Day Williams (hip) is probable for Thursday’s game against the Bulls. Onyeka Okongwu PF Mar 2 Out Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Jaylen Brown SG Mar 2 Out Brooklyn Nets NAME POS…

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March 2, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Brandon Ingram Brandon Ingram dropped 33 points on a scorching 15/19 from the floor in a 125-95 win over the Sacramento Kings. Despite the absence of the portly and high flying Zion Williamson, the Pelicans are currently in the 10th spot in the West, which puts them in the NBA Play-In Tournament. On the season Ingram is averaging 22.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Malcolm BrogdonIND @ ORL 31 11 8   12-15 ft Terry RozierCHO @…

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Dejonte Murray fined $20,000 by NBA

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Wednesday the NBA announced that the league issued San Antonio Spurs guard DeJonte Murray a $20,000 fine for throwing the game ball off a referee. The incident occurred during the Spurs and Grizzlies game on February 28. The incident occurred with about two-and-a-hlaf minutes to go in the game after a call, which Murray didn’t like , he half-chucked the ball in direction of one official lower leg, which it made contact with. The ball made contact with said official for which Murray was subsequently t’d up and ejected. The…

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