Basketball Wiretap

OG Anunoby Out Indefinitely With Flare-Up In Right Elbow

Mar 18, 2024 9:24 PM

OG Anunoby has had a post-surgical flare-up in his right elbow and will be out indefinitely.

Anunoby returned for three games following a Feb. 8th procedure, but the elbow will need to calm down before he can play again.

The Knicks are 15-2 with him in the lineup since Jan. 1 and 8-10 with him sidelined. 

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Tags: OG Anunoby, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Injury

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LeBron James Starts 'Mind The Game' Podcast With J.J. Redick

Mar 18, 2024 2:13 PM

LeBron James is starting a basketball-centric podcast with J.J. Redick called "Mind the Game."

The duo is producing the new venture with their two companies, James’ Uninterrupted and Redick’s ThreeFourTwo Productions.

“I’m really proud of what we’ve done to innovate in sports media,” James said in a statement to The Athletic. “… When I do a project, the only thing I think about is whether me and my friends would watch it. That is definitely the case with ‘Mind the Game.’ Everything doesn’t need to be designed for internet culture and clicks.”

The concept of the program is meant to be a departure from talk shows like ESPN’s “First Take,” where Redick is a contributor. 

“It’s meant to be a very free-flowing conversation about the sport and about the game,” Redick said in a phone interview. “If you look at it in a very simplistic way, it’s just about basketball.”

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Tags: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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Bilal Coulibaly Out For Season With Fractured Wrist

Mar 18, 2024 9:22 PM

Bilal Coulibaly will miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a right wrist fracture.  

The injury, which will be treated conservatively, was suffered when Coulibaly fell during the team’s game on March 16 at Chicago.

The Washington Wizards selected Coulibaly with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 draft.

Tags: Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards, NBA, NBA Injury

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Jalen Green, Jalen Brunson Named NBA's Players Of Week 21

Mar 18, 2024 3:31 PM

Jalen Green and Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA's Players of Week 21.

Green averaged 26.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists as the Houston Rockets went 3-0.

Brunson averaged 35.7 points and 5.0 assists as the New York Knicks went 3-0.

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Tags: Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Award

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Jayson Tatum Misses Monday's Game Due To Right Ankle Injury

Mar 18, 2024 9:32 PM

Jayson Tatum missed Monday's game for the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons due to a right ankle injury.

Tatum has now missed three games this season.

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Christian Wood To Undergo Procedure On Knee, Out Several Weeks

Mar 19, 2024 1:33 AM

Christian Wood will have an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee, sources told Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

Wood will be out for several weeks.

Wood has already been out for more than a month after experiencing swelling in the knee during the All-Star break.

 

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Tags: Christian Wood, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Injury

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Warriors Asked Draymond Green To Mentor Jonathan Kuminga As Condition Of New Contract

Mar 18, 2024 2:18 PM

When Draymond Green signed his new four-year, $100 million contract with the Golden State Warriors last June, Joe Lacob asked him to serve as a mentor for Jonathan Kuminga as an unwritten part of the deal.

"Joe said, 'I know you're going to play and lead and all of that, but I need one more thing,'" Green recalled. "He said 'I need you to take JK under your wing.

"I said, 'You got my word ...To me, that was a condition of the contract."

During Green's suspension, he focused on watching Kuminga. Green noticed that Kuminga needed to attack defenses by using his speed and athleticism on drives to the paint. 

"He can always jump and get himself out of trouble," Green said of his advice to Kuminga. "Nobody else is going to be up there with you. Most of us, we've got to find angles, and different things to score, but if you get in trouble with anything, just jump."

"Him watching the games at home, it was him watching film, pretty much, and it actually helped me understand who I am," Kuminga told ESPN.

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Tags: Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NBA B-Ball IQ

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Anthony Edwards Dislocates Finger On Dunk, John Collins Suffers Head Contusion

Mar 19, 2024 1:42 AM

Anthony Edwards dislocated his finger on a dunk over John Collins, he said in a postgame interview with Bally Sports North.

The dunk occurred in the third quarter with the Timberwolves trailing by a point.

Edwards returned to the game to shoot free throws with his fingers taped up.

Collins suffered a head contusion on the play, according to league sources.

Collins did not have a concussion.

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Tags: Anthony Edwards, John Collins, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, NBA, NBA Injury

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Anthony Davis Questionable For Monday With Left Corneal Abrasion

Mar 17, 2024 10:30 PM

Anthony Davis is questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Monday night with a left corneal abrasion.

Davis suffered the injury on Saturday night against the Warriors.

Davis began to feel improvement on Saturday and Sunday. 

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UConn, Houston, Purdue, UNC Receive No. 1 Seeds In NCAA Men's Tournament

Mar 17, 2024 10:34 PM

UConn, Houston, Purdue, and North Carolina received the No. 1 seeds in the 2024 NCAA men's tournament.

UConn secured the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.

"It's tough no matter where you are. There's so much depth in college basketball these days. This time of year comes down to who plays the best to their identity," said UConn coach Dan Hurley.

The Cougars and Boilermakers were also the No. 1 seeds in last year's tournament.

North Carolina were the fourth No. 1 seed in the bracket. 

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Paul George Says Clippers 'Don't Have An Identity'

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Kevin Huerter Leaves Game With Shoulder Injury

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Dunc'd On: Four, Yes Four, in 60

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Josh Green To Miss A Couple Of Weeks Due To Sprained Ankle

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Nick Nurse 'Pretty Confident' Joel Embiid Will Return Before Playoffs

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Anthony Davis Leaves Game Early Due To Eye Injury

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Marcus Morris, Cavaliers Agree To 10-Day Contract

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Isaiah Thomas, Suns To Sign 10-Day Contract

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Khris Middleton To Return For Bucks On Sunday

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Tyler Herro To Miss 1-2 More Weeks Due To Foot Injury

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TJ Warren, Wolves To Sign Second 10-Day Contract

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NBA Instructed Officials To Curb Foul Hunting

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Taj Gibson, Pistons Agree To Rest Of Season Contract

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Michigan Parts Ways With Juwan Howard

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Stanford Fires Jerod Haase As Head Coach

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OG Anunoby Playing Through Some Expected Elbow Pain

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Draymond Green Dealing With Back Issue

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Jahmi'us Ramsey, Raptors Sign Second 10-Day Contract

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Lakers-Kings Averages 1.4M Viewers

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