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DeMarcus Cousins’ Quad Injury Diagnosed as Tear

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Brandon King

According to reports from The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, the leg injury that Demarcus Cousins suffered last night in the Warriors’ shocking game 2 loss was a torn left quadriceps muscles. Charania also adds that Cousins and the team will see how the injury responds to two weeks of rehab since he does not need surgery before they will have to officially rule him out for the remainder of the playoffs. It is another tough break for Cousins, who was seeing his first postseason action of his career this…

Joel Embiid status for game 1 against Nets uncertain

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Brandon King

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is not certain if he will take the court Saturday for game one of the team’s first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets because of let knee pain. According to Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of TNT, the knee pain started after the All-Star break. The team will determine Embiid’s availability for Game 1 following Friday’s practice. He missed 5 of the team last 7 games with the issue, which he has called “extremely frustrating.” If the 76ers want to return to the Finals for the first…

Raptors’ OG Anunoby out two weeks

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Brandon King

The Toronto Raptors lineup just took a big blow. Small forward OG Anunoby is out for two weeks , according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. Anunoby underwent emergency appendectomy following a diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Celtics sitting seven for Wizards game

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Brandon King

As we wind down to the last games of the NBA season, and teams gear up for the playoffs ( or the offseason), resting players is a common occurrence. The Boston Celtics may need to give gamers to field a full team because they will have seven players out for Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards. The team announced that Aaron Baynes, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Al Horford, Kyrie Irving, Marcus Morris, Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum and Guerschon Yabusele are all out. The Celtics currently sit at 4th place…

Marcus Morris out versus Heat

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Brandon King

After announcing earlier today that forward Jalylen Brown would not be available for their game against the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics had to add Marcus Morris Sr to their injury report. The Celtics’ forward will miss Wednesday night’s tilt with the Heat due to soreness in his left knee.

Celtics’ Brown to miss game against Heat

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Brandon King

The Boston Celtics and coach Brad Stevens announced earlier today that forward Jaylen Brown ( lower back spasms) would likely be out for the team’s game Wednesday night against the Miami Heat. Brown is averaging 13 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists this season, but has not taken the step forward that many thought he would coming off the strong play he exhibited in the later portion of last season as well as during their playoff run that came up half a quarter short of ending in the NBA Finals.

Lebron James is done for the season

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Brandon King

It appears Lebron James’ first playoff-less offeseason in over a decade will start even earlier than anticipated. In a statement, via Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet, Lakers President Magic Johnson made announcement that Lebron would not play in the team’s final six ballgames. “After consulting with our team doctors and medical staff, we have decided to hold LeBron out of games for the remainder of the season.This decision will allow his groin to fully heal, and is best for the future success of both LeBron and the Lakers.” Lakers President,…

Danilo Gallinari is out with ankle injury

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Brandon King

Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari will miss the team’s game with the Cleveland Cavaliers with a sore ankle, according to the LA Times’ Brad Turner. Gallinari has been hampered by injuries in the past, but has been relatively healthy this game, playing in 64 games and averaging 19.4 rebounds and 6.1 rebounds per contest. He has helped the Clippers more than exceed the expectations of many, firmly entrenching themselves in the Western Conference playoff hunt.

Blazers’ Nurkic suffers severe leg injury

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Brandon King

The Portland TrailBlazers defeated the New Jersey Nets 148-144 in double overtime Monday night but it came at great cost. Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a grusesome leg injury ( which we will not show images of or post links to, because we have couth) in the second overtime when he was attempting to tip in a missed shot when he landed awkwardly in traffic causing the leg to bend between the knee and ankle. He was stretchered off the court. It put a damper on not only a very…

Kyrie Irving out tomorrow against Cavaliers

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Brandon King

According to Jay King of the Athletic, Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the team’s game Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers for , the annoyingly increasing used term, “load management.” His colleague at The Athletic, Joe Vardon, had an interesting take observation on Irving’s absence tomorrow. Jayson Tatum and Al Horford are listed as questionable, while Robert Williams is doubtful. Playing the Cavaliers , even sans Kyrie could help the Celtics get back in the win column. They have been just 6-10 since the All-Star break…