Hoops Rumors

A story seemingly as old as time, or at least since 2003: LeBron James is playing at an All-Star level. Just a little over a month from his 40th birthday, James is averaging 24.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game while shooting 52.4% from the field and 45.9% on three-pointers. Still, James continues to hint that retirement isn’t all that far off his radar. According … [Read more...] about Western Notes: LeBron, Booker, Saric, Nnaji, Williams

Kings sixth man Malik Monk is out at least two weeks due to a right ankle sprain. Who will fill his role? It’ll be a collective effort, according to Kings coach Mike Brown. Sacramento lost by 20 points to the Spurs on Monday and the reserves were outscored 37-21. “We’re definitely going to have to collectively step up,” Brown told Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. “There’s … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Monk, James, DeRozan, Beal

The Hawks announced a series of injury updates on Tuesday, issuing a press release to provide the latest on where things stand with Bogdan Bogdanovic (hamstring), Kobe Bufkin (shoulder), Vit Krejci (adductor), and Seth Lundy (ankle). According to the team, Bogdanovic, Bufkin, and Krejci are all progressing through their rehabilitation and will be reevaluated in about one week, … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Hawks, THJ, Simons, Bamba, Suns

Suns guard Collin Gillespie has been diagnosed with a right ankle fracture, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic). According to the Suns, Gillespie will be reevaluated in four weeks. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be ready to return at that point — just that he’ll be examined at that time. Gillespie, who is on a … [Read more...] about Suns’ Collin Gillespie Fractures Right Ankle

The Clippers‘ replacement for Paul George appears to be Norman Powell through the early part of the 2024/25 season, The Athletic’s Law Murray writes. In a recent win over George’s Sixers, Powell hit six threes en route to 26 points. Having never averaged more than 19.0 points per game in a season entering 2024/25, Powell is putting up 25.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Powell, Russell, Lakers, Durant, Huerter