According to The Oregonian and Oregon Live’s Joe Freeman, Portland Trailblazers star guard Damian Lillard will not play in the team’s game tonight against the Atlanta Hawks. Coach Terry Stotts says it is due to soreness in Lillard’s right knee and that his injury is not serious and the hope is that he will only miss once game.
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Derrick Rose has enjoyed a basketball rebirth, much to the delight of the NBA world. He has averaged 18.6 points and 4.7 assists per game and has looked , at times, like the DRose we fondly remember. Anytime he has had to miss a game this season, a collective breath is held as there is always the worry that once again Rose’s health has let him down. He has to leave the Timberwolves’ last game against the Lakers with an ankle injury and he will miss the club’s game tonight…
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Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond will play and get the start tonight tonight in the team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. He was placed in concussion protocol shortly thereafter, which he cleared on Thursday. Drummond is pulling in a league-leading 14.9 rebounds per game to go along with 16.3 points. Drummond had missed the two previous games for a concussion that was apparently suffered when he was inadvertently struck in the nose by the Miami Heat’s James Johnson in their game last Friday. He left that game and did not…
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Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jimmy Butler will miss the team’s game against the Houston Rockets tonight, according to Kyle Neubeck. Neubreck also added that Butler informed the team he was experiencing discomfort in his wrist and that the team is calling it a “mild wrist sprain.” Since being traded to the Sixers earlier this season, Butler has averaged 19.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 32.1 minutes per contest.
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The Phoenix Suns number one overall pick Deandre Ayton and backup big man Richaun Holmes will be both miss the team’s game tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to injury. Both suffered injuries in the Suns’ game Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets – Ayton left the game after spraining his left ankle and Holmes sprained his right foot.
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced Friday that point guard Rajon Rondo has been cleared for full contact practice by the club’s medical staff. According to Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportNet, the veteran point guard is likely to return to game action next week. Rondo has out since suffering a sprained finger on December 27. This came right on the heels of Lebron James’ groin injury on Christmas Day. We’re both antsy to get back,” Rondo told The Athletic’s Joe Vardon. “I’m actually trying to beat him back, so, but like I…
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When LeBron James had to leave the team’s Christmas Day beatdown of the world champion Golden State Warriors, the Lakers fan base has held its collective breath. In the interim, the Lakers have also seen Rajon Rondo and Kyle Kuzma fall out of the lineup due to injuries. Rondo has been out since December 25 after suffering a grade 3 sprain on his right ring finger that required surgery, while Kuzma missed two games with a back injury. The Lakers have lost seven of their last eleven games but there…
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose is available to play tonight, according to the team’s injury report. He has missed six off the team’s seven previous games with a lingering ankle injury.
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The injury bug just kicked the Rockets in the keister once again. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Houston Rockets center Clint Capela will miss be out four to six weeks. Capela suffered the injury in the third quarter of the team’s game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday. He did not miss any game time , however an MRI reveled there was ligament damage. The Rockets’ center had this to say about the injury postgame: As I was going up for the lob, I got hit in the hand. We’re…
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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss the team’s game Friday night versus the Atlanta Hawks , while guard J.J. Redick will play.
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