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Brandon Ingram out for season

Brandon King

Earlier today the Los Angeles Lakers made the announcement that forward Brandon Ingram will be out for the remainder of this season following him being diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in his right arm. Though DVT may not be a commonly known medical issue, that in no way detracts from its potential severity. This injury ends what was a solid campaign numberwise for Ingram, as he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists , but was a frustrating season as a whole for the Los Angeles Lakers, as…

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Ricky Rubio out tonight versus Memphis

Brandon King

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio will miss their game Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies with a hip issue. The team listed Rubio on their injury report as out with left hip tightness. Another side effect of Rubio’s injury is it now leaves the team without a healthy point guard on the roster( an incidence that has now occurred seven times this season), as fellow point guards, Dante Exum and Raul Neto are also out with injuries.

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Jrue Holiday will be out with abdominal strain; to be re-evaluated in 7-10 days

Brandon King

The injury bug has kicked the New Orleans Pelicans in the tooshie again. The ballclub announced earlier today that guard E’Twaun Moore will be out at least 7-10 days with a left quadriceps tendon he has been battling and now it appears they will be without point guard Jrue Holiday for at least that same amount of time. Holiday suffered a lower abdominal strain in the team’s loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. After being plagued by injuries earlier in his career, he has enjoyed good health over…

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Klay Thompson expected to return Friday against Nuggets

Brandon King

According to Nick Friedell of ESPN, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said that he expects two guard Klay Thompson to play Friday against Denver. Thompson has missed the team’s last two games due to soreness in his right knee. He will be an welcome addition back to the Warriors who are coming off getting poundcaked by the Boston Celtics, 128-95 on Tuesday night. Center Kevon Looney is also expected to return to action Friday after being sidelined with pelvic soreness.

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Shaw’s Amir Hinton declares for 2019 NBA Draft

Brandon King

Shaw University- an HBCU in Division II’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) -has Amir Hinton, one of the best players you’ve never heard of. The 6-foot-5 two guard from Philadelphia has been lighting up the CIAA to the tune of 29.4 ppg on an efficient 48.8 percent from the floor. Not just a scorer he also averages 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contents. He led Shaw to the Finals of the CIAA conference tournament but they would come up short, losing 77-66 to Virginia State University. Hinton, the CIAA…

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NBA Recap March 6, 2019

Brandon King

Top 5 Performances: Devin BookerPHO vs. NYK 41 5 4 6-10 3-pt Andre DrummondDET vs. MIN 31 15 3 2 blk Zach LaVineCHI vs. PHI 39 5 4 Dwight PowellDAL @ WAS 26 10 2 11-12 fg Luka DoncicDAL @ WAS 31 11 7 4 stl Yesterday’s Scores San Antonio Spurs     111 Atlanta Hawks     104 Cleveland Cavaliers     107 Brooklyn Nets     113 Philadelphia 76ers     107 Chicago Bulls     108 Miami Heat     91 Charlotte Hornets     84 Minnesota Timberwolves     114 Detroit Pistons     131 Denver Nuggets     115 Los Angeles Lakers      99 Utah Jazz     114…

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Kyrie Irving out against Kings with thigh contusion

Brandon King

Kyrie Irving will not be in the lineup when the Boston Celtics take on the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. The team made the announcement earlier this afternoon that the star point guard is suffering from a left thigh contusion. Though the Celtics will miss the 23.4 points and 7.0 assists per game that Irving provides, the young core and other Celtics have stepped up in Kyrie’s absence this year, going 9-2 without Irving, but we are no way suggesting the Celtics, at least this season, are better off without their…

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NBA Recap March 5 , 2019

Brandon King

March 5, 2019 Top Performers: K. TownsMIN vs. OKC 41 14 1 2 stl Mike ConleyMEM vs. POR 40 3 4 6-7 3-pt Gordon HaywardBOS @ GSW 30 7 4 12-16 fg R. WestbrookOKC @ MIN 38 13 6 5-10 3-pt B. BogdanovicIND vs. CHI 27 6 1 2 st Yesterday’s Scores: Boston Celtics     128 Golden State Warriors      95 Chicago Bulls      96 Indiana Pacers     105 Portland Trail Blazers     111 Memphis Grizzlies     120 Oklahoma City Thunder     120 Minnesota Timberwolves     131 Orlando Magic     106 Philadelphia 76ers     114 Houston Rockets     107…

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Steve Clifford: ‘Very Difficult’ for Markelle Fulton to return this year

Brandon King

It appears the long and mystifying saga of Markelle Fultz will see no resolution in 2018-19. The former no.1 overall pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2017 NBA draft has seen just 33 games of action in his first two professional campaigns, as a shoulder issue lead to shooting issues. In those 33 games, he has posted averages of 7.7 points and 3.4 assist per game on 41.4 percent from the floor, 26.7 percent from three-point range and 53.4 from the foul line. The Sixers felt they had been…

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