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- Yabusele On Limited Knicks Role: ‘It’s Very Difficult’ December 14, 2025Guerschon Yabusele‘s first season with the Knicks hasn’t gone the way either side envisioned after the team signed the veteran big man to a two-year, $11.25MM contract over the summer. After averaging 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists on .501/.380/.725 shooting in 70 games (27.1 minutes per contest) with Philadelphia last season, Yabusele’s numbers […]
- Knicks, Spurs Advance To NBA Cup Final December 14, 2025Behind game highs of 40 points and eight assists from star guard Jalen Brunson, the Knicks defeated the Magic by 12 points on Saturday in Las Vegas to advance to the final of the NBA Cup, also known as the in-season tournament. “When you have an MVP of the league candidate in Jalen Brunson, you […]
- Jalen Suggs Leaves NBA Cup Game With Hip Injury December 14, 2025Magic guard Jalen Suggs engaged in a scoring battle with Knicks star Jalen Brunson during the first half of Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinals matchup, but pain forced him out of the game after he hurt his hip in the third quarter, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Suggs was in obvious discomfort as he talked to […]
- Lakers Notes: Vanderbilt, Reaves, Smart, Buss Brothers December 14, 2025The Lakers‘ success has helped to mask their defensive deficiencies, but they’ve been a concern all season long, writes Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times (subscription required). Even though L.A. is off to a 17-7 start, the team ranks 18th in the league in points surrendered at 116.8 per game, 22nd in opponents’ field […]
- Warriors Notes: Curry, Kuminga, Backcourt, Green December 14, 2025Stephen Curry showed no effects from the quad injury that sidelined him for five games as he returned to the court Friday night, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. Even though the Warriors lost to Minnesota, Curry gave the offense a much-needed lift with 39 points in 32 minutes while making 14 of his 28 shots […]
- Celtics Notes: Queta, Tatum, Walsh, Trade Options December 14, 2025Neemias Queta has solved the Celtics‘ center problems this season, but he has been disappointed with his free throw shooting, writes Souichi Terada of MassLive. There were concerns about what Boston would do in the middle after trading Kristaps Porzingis and seeing Al Horford and Luke Kornet leave in free agency, but Queta stepped into […]
- Kings’ Drew Eubanks To Miss At Least Three Weeks With Thumb Fracture December 14, 2025Kings center Drew Eubanks has an avulsion fracture in his left thumb and will be reevaluated in three weeks, according to Sean Cunningham of KCRA News in Sacramento (Twitter link). The injury occurred during Thursday’s loss to Denver, as Eubanks was forced to leave the game after playing just four minutes. He underwent an MRI […]
- Wolves Notes: DiVincenzo, Gobert, Shannon, Edwards, Injuries December 13, 2025The season that Donte DiVincenzo spent with the Splash Brothers helped him build the confidence to take late-game shots like the ones he hit against the Warriors on Friday night, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. DiVincenzo drilled a three-pointer to tie the score with 1:48 remaining and another 80 seconds later to put the game […]
- Cavs’ Evan Mobley Out 2-4 Weeks With Left Calf Strain December 13, 2025Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left calf strain and is expected to miss about two-to-four weeks, the team announced Saturday (via Twitter). Mobley suffered the injury Friday night at Washington, and it was discovered during a post-game examination of tightness in that area. The calf strain was confirmed […]
- Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, Guard Trio, Castle December 13, 2025While Victor Wembanyama is technically listed as probable for Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against Oklahoma City, Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson was certainly talking on Friday as though the star big man would be playing, tweets Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. “He’s going to be tired, the excitement, the mental fatigue. He was […]
- Injury Notes: Young, Eason, Clarke, Edey, Booker December 13, 2025All-Star point guard Trae Young continues to ramp up his reconditioning activities and is expected to return to practice next week, the Hawks announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Young injured his right knee in a collision with teammate Mouhamed Gueye in the first quarter of an October 29 game at Brooklyn. He was […]
- Knicks Notes: Yabusele, Alvarado, Anunoby, Brunson, Magic December 13, 2025Unless Guerschon Yabusele‘s play and role with the Knicks change substantially over the next several weeks, both sides would probably be better off parting ways prior to the February 5 trade deadline, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link). As Bondy explains, Yabusele was New York’s primary free agent addition over the […]
- Zion Williamson Practices, Could Return Sunday December 13, 2025Pelicans head coach James Borrego said injured forward Zion Williamson practiced on Saturday and will be listed as questionable to suit up for Sunday’s game at Chicago, per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com (Twitter link). It’s a surprising update, as Shams Charania of ESPN reported on December 2 that Williamson was expected to be out at […]
- Former Rockets Two-Way Player Kevon Harris Headed To China December 13, 2025The Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association and guard Kevon Harris, who was on a two-way deal with the Rockets earlier this month, have agreed to a contract, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Harris was waived by Houston on Dec. 2 to make room for Tyler Smith. He didn’t play at all for […]
- Atlantic Notes: Embiid, George, Martin, Wolf, Demin December 13, 2025Joel Embiid has produced well below his career rates for most of the season, but he flashed his former Most Valuable Player form on Friday, pouring in 39 points in the Sixers‘ 10-point win over Indiana. “He’s worked at it,” Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said, per Tony Jones of The Athletic. “The practices this week […]
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