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LaMelo Ball Out For Remainder Of Season To Rehab Ankle

Mar 28, 2024 10:10 AM

The Charlotte Hornets announced that guard LaMelo Ball will miss the remainder of the season to rehab his right ankle injury. Ball has been out since January 26 with right ankle tendinopathy.

This is the second straight season Ball has missed considerable time due to right ankle injuries. Last year, Ball's season ended in late-February after he fractured his right ankle.

Overall, the All-Star guard has appeared in only 58 games over the last two seasons. Ball also missed considerable time in his rookie year due to a fractured wrist.

Next season will be the first year of the five-year, projected $204.5 million rookie scale extension Ball signed last summer. The Hornets star point guard will make 25% of the cap on that lucrative extension, which is fully guaranteed with no options.

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Gabe Vincent Available To Return On Sunday

Mar 28, 2024 9:52 AM

Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent will join the team on their current road trip. Vincent is expected to be available to play on Sunday at the Brooklyn Nets.

Vincent hasn't played in a game since December 20. The veteran guard returned to the Lakers lineup on that day and played 14 minutes off the bench. That appearance followed a 23-game absence due to left knee soreness.

Following that abbreviated return, Vincent had surgery on his left knee. He's been rehabbing since and is now closing in on a return. Overall, Vincent has appeared in only five games for Los Angeles since inking a three-year, $33 million deal as a free agent last summer.

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Patrick Beverley Could Miss 3-4 Months For Wrist Surgery

Mar 28, 2024 8:53 AM

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley could miss three to four months if he has surgery on his right wrist. Beverley has a torn ligament and will eventually need surgery to repair it.

The Bucks have yet to announce any injury or procedure for Beverley. The veteran guard announced the injury, and the need for surgery, on his show The Pat Bev Pod.

Beverley was traded to Milwaukee from the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline in exchange for Cameron Payne and a 2027 Bucks second round pick. In 19 games with the Bucks, Beverley has averaged 5.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 19.6 minutes per game off the bench.

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Joel Embiid Has 'Very Good Likelihood' Of Returning In Regular Season

Mar 28, 2024 2:37 AM

Joel Embiid is likely to return to the Philadelphia 76ers lineup in the regular season, according to Nick Nurse.

"I think there's a very good likelihood that he will return before the play-in, playoff," said Nurse on Wednesday.

Nurse added that there is still no exact timetable for Embiid's return.

"He's on the court, as you guys know, and we still don't have a timeline for his return," added Nurse.

The Sixers are 10-16 since Embiid's injury and are currently in the play-in tournament.

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Mitchell Robinson To Return From Ankle Surgery On Wednesday

Mar 27, 2024 2:35 PM

Mitchell Robinson is set to return from his December 8th ankle surgery when the New York Knicks play the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. 

Robinson is expected to come off the bench as he ramps up with his return.

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Donovan Mitchell Targeting Friday Return From Knee Issue, Nasal Fracture

Mar 27, 2024 2:25 PM

Donovan Mitchell is targeting a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Mitchell has been out since March 16th due to a knee issue and nasal fracture.

In 49 games this season, Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 35.4 minutes. 

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dealing With Quad Injury

Mar 27, 2024 9:10 AM

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing through a quad injury. Gilgeous-Alexander said he was injured a week ago in a game against the Utah Jazz.

"Yeah, little banged up in my quad. Happened in the Utah game," Gilgeous-Alexander said about the injury when asked about it after the Thunder's victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.

Oklahoma City head coach Mark Daigneault deferred to his star guard, but didn't seem too concerned about the injury.

"He’s banged up, for sure. He’s not 100%. We’re monitoring it, but he’s certainly not a hundred percent. I’ll let him speak on it," Daigneault said about Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Thunder coach later added that the injury was "not to the point of not playing obviously, he was out there tonight." With Oklahoma City in a fight for the top seed in the Western Conference, it's worth watching to see if Gilgeous-Alexander misses any games to let his quad heal.

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Brandon Clarke Could Return From Achilles On Wednesday

Mar 26, 2024 10:14 PM

Brandon Clarke has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday's game when the Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Lakers.

Clarke hasn't played since suffering a torn Achilles in March 2023.

Clarke was averaging 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 58 games before his injury last season. 

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LeBron James To Return On Wednesday At Grizzlies

Mar 26, 2024 10:11 PM

LeBron James sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Tuesday at the Milwaukee Bucks, but plans to play on Wednesday at the Memphis Grizzlies.

"I have to be very strategic and smart of how I manage the rest of the season with my ankle/foot in order to get to the finish line," wrote James in a text message to Chris Haynes. "Whatever line that lies ahead."

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Trae Young Making Progress On Recovery Of Torn Ligament In Finger

Mar 26, 2024 5:03 PM

Trae Young had his one-month follow-up evaluation on Monday and is making progress in his recovery from when he sustained a left fifth finger torn ligament on Feb. 23 and underwent surgery on Feb. 27.

As the next step of his rehabilitation, Young will introduce small finger motion exercises this week. 

The Atlanta Hawks will almost certainly finish the regular season with either the ninth or 10th seed and be in the play-in.

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LeBron James Out Tuesday Versus Bucks Due To Ankle Soreness

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Mitchell Robinson 'Moving Quite Well', Expected To Return Before OG Anunoby, Julius Randle

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Victor Wembanyama Ruled Out For Monday's Game With Sprained Left Ankle

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Shaedon Sharpe Nearing Return, Assigned To G League

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Stanley Umude Out For Remainder Of Season With Ankle Fracture

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Jrue Holiday Experiencing 'Dead Arm'

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Russell Westbrook To Return From Fractured Hand Next Week

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Brandon Ingram Has Left Knee Bone Contusion, Will Be Reevaluated In Two Weeks

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'Growing Buzz' Lonzo Ball Will Play Next Season

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Jalen Hood-Schifino Undergoes Lumbar Microdiscectomy Back Procedure

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Brandon Ingram Leaves Game With Knee Injury, Undergoes MRI

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Kevin Huerter Suffers Dislocated Shoulder, Labral Tear

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Jalen Johnson Out At Least One Week With Right Ankle Sprain

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Joel Embiid In 'Ramp Up' Phase Of Rehab

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Isaiah Stewart To Miss Rest Of Season With Hamstring Strain

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OG Anunoby Out Thursday Versus Nuggets, Mitchell Robinson Goes Through Contact Practice

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Ausar Thompson Out For Season With Blood Clot

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Giannis Antetokounmpo To Miss Game At Celtics On Wednesday

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Grizzlies To Sign DeJon Jarreau, Maozinha Pereira To 10-Day Contracts

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Gabe Vincent Nearing Return, Intends To Play Again This Season

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