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Giannis Antetokounmpo out vs Wizards due to Hip and Quad Injuries

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Brandon King

Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the team’s game Friday against the Washington Wizards. The Journal-Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez reports that Antetokounmpo was listed on the NBA’s injury report with a left hip contusion and right quad soreness. Velazquez adds that Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said that an injury that has been lingering for a couple of games will keep Giannis out of the game. Although the Bucks will miss the 26.6 points, 12.8 rebounds and 6.0 assist that Antetokounmpo provides, Khris Middleton, Malcolm Brogdon , Eric Bledsoe and…

Larry Nance Jr. has sprained MCL

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Brandon King

According to Adrain Wojnarowski of ESPN, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr.’s MRI concluded he has a sprained MCL and could be out for two weeks. The injury occurred halfway through the first quarter of the Cavaliers’ 123-115 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Nance was only able to contribute a single point in five minutes. Nance ended up missing the team’s game Wednesday against the Pelicans. Nance said that this was the same knee he injured in college but it was more severe than the one that has currently befallen…

Raptors to sign Patrick McCaw

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Brandon King

The strange odyssey for Patrick McCaw has taken a new turn. The former Golden State Warriors guard left a guaranteed 2 year, $5.2 million deal on the table to sign a non-guaranteed 2 year, 6 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28. He was cut a mere three games into his tenure with Cleveland. The sign-and-cut has raised a few eyebrows and will now be the subject of an NBA investigation. It appears McCaw will have a new NBA home. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the free agent…

The coverage of the James Harden scoring “tear” celebrates “Heroball”

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Brandon King

It seems that the fervor over the run of these games of such prolific scoring caused the focus to be laid on the numbers solely and not to take into account the circumstances under which they occurred. Call me crazy but efficiency matters. Over the course of these twelve games, Harden has only shot 50% or better 3 times and only better than 45% once. The rest of the games saw Harden connect with 43% or less of his shot attempts, including two clunkers of 7-23 and 12-34 respectively. I realize…

Kawhi Leonard will not play against Pacers tonight

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Brandon King

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard will not suit up for the team’s game tonight against the Indiana Pacers. Doug Smith reports that the reason for Leoanrd’s absence is what the team has termed as “load management.” Smith adds this is code for “rest” and that point guard Kyle Lowry is listed as “questionable.”

Kyle Lowry out for Spurs game

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Brandon King

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has been ruled out for team’s highly anticipated game against the Spurs which is the return to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard. Lowry received injections last week as he is attempting to recover from lingering back soreness. Although coach Nick Nurse has indicated Saturday that the all-star guard was closing in on a return to the Raptors lineup saying, “We are close to the end of it,” at this juncture there is no timetable for his return. Fred VanVleet will continue to assume starting…

Markieff Morris out six weeks with Transient Cervical Neuropraxia

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Brandon King

The Washington Wizards released an official update outlining the status of forward Markieff Morris. Morris was diagnosed with transient cervical neuropraxia .According to Sports Med Today it is “a rare but dangerous cervical spine (neck) injury. TQ is usually caused by cervical spinal cord trauma, which can occur after a neck hyperextension or hyperflexion injury with possible axial loading (pressure applied to the top of the head).” Morris will be limited to non-contact basketball activities for the next six weeks. He has continued to suffer neck and back stiffness after sustaining a blow to…

Garrett Temple and Omari Caspi reportedly involved in Physical Altercation at Team Meeting

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Brandon King

Losing ten out your last thirteen games has a way of causing nerves to fray. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, the Memphis Grizzlies held an “emotional team meeting” in the locker room following the team’s 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night. The meeting,while volatile, turned physical between Garrett Temple and Omari Caspi. Neither player set the world on fire in the Pistons game, with Temple scoring just seven points and missing six of his eight shots and Caspi just got five minutes of fun and…

RBTheBreakThrough Los Angeles Lakers v OKC Thunder live breakdown

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 Brandon King

YouTuber RBTheBreakthrough is back with another one of his live in game NBA analysis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI0tFkJZpUY&feature=share You can check out his videos at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/user/RBTheBreakThrough

Kyrie Irving will miss Timberwolves game due to eye injury

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 Brandon King

Earlier today the Boston Celtics announced that star point guard will miss the team’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to irritation in his right eye. Irving stuffed the injury when Marco Belinelli hit him in the eye Monday night in the Celtics’ 120-111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. ESPN’s Micheal C. Wright reports that Irving rocked sunglasses during his postgame media address following Monday night’s game and apparently it was not to be cool. At the time he provided an update on his condition and he had this…