The NBA is nearing its all-star break. Still, there are four quality game days left and plenty of injuries. Here is a look at who may or may not play tonight. Tyrese Halliburton Healthy? Isaiah Hartenstein Upgrade and Rockets Injury Status Will Tyrese Haliburton Play Tonight? The Indiana Pacers (34-20) will be shorthanded when they take on the Charlotte Hornets (11-41). The Pacers won’t have reserve forward Jalen Smith for a second straight game due to back spasms. https://twitter.com/ScottAgness/status/1757092534839320804 However, Tyrese Haliburton is expected to play despite being listed as questionable due to his lingering hamstring issue. Even though Haliburton…
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The Detroit Pistons were among the most active teams at this year’s trade deadline line, making four separate deals on Feb. 7 and 8. The Pistons have made an NBA high-five in-season trades this year. Detroit brought in eight players in the four most recent trades while sending out four. As a result of being over the NBA’s 15-player limit, the Pistons had to make additional moves. The Pistons requested waivers on recently acquired Danuel House, Danilo Gallinari, Joe Harris, and Ryan Arciadiacano. With Gallinari clearing waivers earlier today, Detroit had an open roster spot. The Pistons signed Tosan Evbuomwan…
The Denver Nuggets lost a lot of their depth from their NBA championship team during the offseason. Still, Denver is in the thick of the race for a top seed in the Western Conference and is considered one of the favorites to win the 2023-24 NBA title. Nuggets Looking To Add Frontcourt Depth and Bench Scoring Denver (34-16) owns the second most wins in the NBA following their 120-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night, behind another sterling triple-double performance from Nikola Jokic. Jokic finished with 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting from the field, 22 rebounds…
The Los Angeles Clippers have been the best team in the NBA over the last two months. Do the Clippers need to do anything as the trade deadline approaches? 3 Players The Clippers Could Trade Before the Trade Deadline After a rocky start to the James Harden-Clippers era, Los Angeles has been rolling. The Clippers improved to a league-best 24-5 since Dec. 1 with their 136-125 road victory over the Detroit Pistons last night. Kawhi Leonard led the way with 33 points on 12 of 17 shooting, including 6 of 8 from the 3-point line. It is Leonard’s third straight…
The NBA anounced its Player and Rookies of the Month for January. Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell and Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker earned the NBA Player of the Month nods. Meanwhile, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Charlotte Hornets’ Brandon Miller were chosen as the top rookies. https://twitter.com/NBAPR/status/1753161368344166520 Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker Earn NBA’s January Players of Month Mitchell picked up the Eastern Conference honors as he help keep the Cavaliers in the top six of the Eastern Conference despite being without Darius Garland and Evan Mobley for most of the month, Mitchell turned in his best month of the…
The Golden State Warriors have faced adversity all season, though Steve Kerr has done his best to keep the ship afloat. Still, the Warriors have many issues and are looking for ways to improve their team. Steve Kerr Is Not In Favor Of Golden State Warriors Trading Chris Paul or Gary Payton II Golden State is coming off a fairly decent showing in their homestand after returning to action following a week off due to the tragic death of assistant Dejan Milojevic. The Warriors went 2-2 during the homestand with narrow losses to Sacramento and the Los Angeles Lakers. While…
Despite the New York Knicks being short-handed, the Charlotte Hornets (10-35) dropped their 22nd game in the last 25 outings as they fell 113-92 at home last night. It marked the 13th time the Hornets failed to reach the century mark this season, which ties Portland for the most. Like the Knicks, Charlotte was without some key players. LaMelo Ball missed his second straight due to right ankle soreness. It was the 26th game that Ball has not played this season. Ball has appeared in just 58 of the Hornets’ 127 contests over the last two seasons. He is already…
The New York Knicks are facing some adversity, but they keep on winning. First, it was Julius Randle, who is out indefinitely after dislocating his right shoulder on Saturday against the Miami Heat. Now, OG Anunoby is dealing with an injury. Knicks Continue Winning Streak Despite Injuries https://cdn.nba.com/videos/teams/wordpress/media/sites/knicks/5289fffe-8ee1-4d91-b0a9-c435b7983399_1280x720.mp4 Already short-handed, the New York Knicks got lousy news as OG Anunoby was ruled out before their game against the Charlotte Hornets tonight. Anunoby is dealing with an inflamed right elbow, an injury he aggravated during the pregame warmups, per the Knicks. “He’s had it before, but it was one of those…
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, New York Knicks forward Julius Randle is still undergoing tests on his dislocated right shoulder to determine the exact steps in his rehab. Woj added that the Knicks remain hopeful that Randle’s prognosis will be in terms of “weeks, not months.” https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1751993626308321519 The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Randle’s initial MRI on Saturday showed no significant damage. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1751994433921294379 Randle was declared out for tonight’s game against Charlotte yesterday. But will have to wait for further info to know the exact timetable for his return. https://youtu.be/sKf0MOtpuRc Randle suffered the injury as he was barrelling toward the…
The Boston Celtics have been the best team in the NBA for most of the season. However, the Celtics have stumbled the past few games at TD Garden, although they will have an opportunity to get back on track when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Celtics Look To Snap Home Losing Streak As Longest Homestand Continues Boston (35-11) is in the midst of its longest homestand of the season. Boston began its season-high seven-game homestand yesterday with a 115-96 setback to the Los Angeles Clippers. However, the game wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.…
The Connecticut Huskies demonstrated why they were chosen by the media and coaches as the top team in the nation this afternoon, whitewashing the Xavier Musketeers 99- 56 in front of several members of their 2004 team. The Huskies were celebrating the 20th anniversary of that squad’s national title. No. 1 UConn Huskies Sets Program Record As NBA First-Round Prospect Returns To Court Despite being off for a week, UConn showed no rust as the Huskies dominated Xavier from the opening tip. The Huskies were fantastic on both ends of the court. The Huskies scored the first 10 points while…
The New Orleans Pelicans have two open spots on their 15-man roster, although one could be filled pretty soon, according to reports. New Orleans Pelicans Rumors: Pels Filling Open With Young Croatian Big Man? New Orleans draft and stash prospect Karlo Matkovic will leave his Slovenian club, KK Cedevita Olimpija, and head stateside at the beginning of February. While he is widely expected to join the Pelicans directly, the exact path remains to be determined, according to Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net. Matkovic has been one of the best players on Cedevita Olimpija and is having a strong January. The 22-year-old…
The Detroit Pistons were fully healthy for the first time all season long on Saturday as Cade Cunningham returned after nearly a three-week absence. Still, Detroit couldn’t win consecutive games for the first time as the Pistons fell 118-104 to the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon. Cunningham, the Pistons’ leading scorer and assist man, finished with 20 points and 12 assists for his eighth double-double of the season. He was 7 of 17 from the field and 2 of 3 from the 3-point line in 35 minutes. One of his three-pointers was a buzzer-beater right before halftime, giving the Pistons…
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is on a historic tear. Can he continue this for the rest of the month as he approaches 40 points a game for January? Luka Doncic’s Magnificient Night and Kyrie Irving Loses A Million Dollars While Doncic was going off for a franchise-record 73 points as Dallas defeated the Atlanta Hawks 148-143 last night, Kyrie Irving sat in street clothes due to a thumb injury. https://youtu.be/O65zk4rTHXE?list=RDNSO65zk4rTHXE Doncic blew past his own franchise scoring record with last night’s performance and joined Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid as a player who has topped the 70-point mark this year.…
The Brooklyn Nets are seeing their season slip-sliding away. The Nets headed into their game at the Barclays Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves on a two-game losing streak and losers of 17 of 22. Brooklyn’s two most recent losses were excruciating. On Sunday, the Nets held a 114-103 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers midway through the fourth quarter. But the Nets went scoreless over the final 5 minutes and 33 seconds as the Clippers picked up a 125-114 victory. Then, on Tuesday, as Brooklyn opened up a three-game homestand against crosstown rivals New York Knicks, the Nets again frittered…