April 2017 Basketball Wiretap

Kristaps Porzingis Suffered No Damage On Injured Ankle

Nov 30, 2017 3:03 PM

Kristaps Porzingis has no damage to his injured right ankle.

Porzingis suffered the injury in Wednesday's game.

Porzingis will be day-to-day as he recovers from the injury.

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Terrence Ross Out Indefinitely With Sprained MCL, Right Tibial Plateau Fracture

Nov 30, 2017 5:43 PM

Terrence Ross has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL and a non-displaced fracture of his right tibial plateau.

Ross will be out indefinitely and is expected to miss several months.

Ross is averaging 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game for the Orlando Magic.

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Joe Johnson Out Two More Weeks With Wrist Injury

Nov 29, 2017 10:01 PM

Joe Johnson re-consulted with a hand specialist on Tuesday and is showing progress to make a return. Johnson is out with tendon instability in his right wrist

Johnson will be reevaluated in two weeks. 

Johnson has been limited to just seven games this season.

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Kristaps Porzingis Suffers Ankle Injury, X-Rays Negative

Nov 29, 2017 8:12 PM

Kristaps Porzingis left Wednesday's game with a serious appearing ankle injury but x-rays came back negative. 

Porzingis and Justise Winslow were both pursuing a loose ball on the baseline and Winslow stepped on Porzingis' right root. Porzingis' foot turned and he appeared to roll his ankle.

Porzingis was down for several minutes before walking to the locker room aided by a teammate and team staffer.

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Dewayne Dedmon Out 3-6 Weeks With Left Tibia Stress Reaction

Nov 29, 2017 5:38 PM

Dewayne Dedmon is expected to miss the next three-to-six weeks due to a left tibia stress reaction. The injury was revealed after an MRI today at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. 

Dedmon's status will be updated as appropriate.

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Blake Griffin Diagnosed With Sprained MCL

Nov 28, 2017 3:10 PM

Blake Griffin suffered a sprained MCL and could miss two months.

The Los Angeles Clippers are internally relieved Griffin didn't suffer a more serious injury.

There had been speculation that Griffin might have had meniscus damage due to the nature of the injury.

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Ben Simmons' X-Ray Negative On Ankle

Nov 28, 2017 8:42 AM

Ben Simmons suffered a sprained ankle in Monday's loss by the 76ers to the Cavaliers.

Simmons' x-ray of the ankle came back negative and he will be reevaluated on Tuesday.

Simmons finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists.

“I’m not going to back down from anybody," Simmons said before the game about playing against LeBron James. "I’ve got a lot of respect for him, but at the end of the day I’m just going to play my game.”

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Clippers Fear Extent Of Blake Griffin's Knee Injury

Nov 28, 2017 9:59 AM

Blake Griffin suffered a left knee injury during Monday's win by the Clippers over the Lakers.

Griffin became tangled with Lonzo Ball and Austin Rivers on a loose ball in which his knee moved in an awkward direction. Griffin initially remained in the game before quickly exiting.

"It didn't look good," Doc Rivers said. "But we'll just have to wait and see."

Griffin left the locker room without speaking to reporters.

"I knew immediately, I thought," Doc Rivers said. "But then Blake said he was OK. I just saw his leg go in, and then when they switched on back-to-back plays, he couldn't move so we had to get him out of the game."

According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the early indications are Griffin suffered a sprained MCL and will be out for an extended period.

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Paul Millsap Undergoes Successful Reconstructive Surgery On Left Wrist

Nov 27, 2017 9:57 AM

Paul Millsap underwent successful reconstructive surgery on his left wrist ligament injury with UCHealth surgeon Dr. Frank Scott.

There is no exact timetable for his return, but he is expected to miss several months.

Millsap's return to sport progression will be dependent upon consistent assessment throughout the rehab process.

Millsap suffered the injury during Denver's recent loss at the Lakers.

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Cavs Hopeful Of Isaiah Thomas Returning In December

Nov 26, 2017 5:09 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hopeful Isaiah Thomas could return from his hip injury at some point in December.

Thomas was previously expected to return in January or February.

Thomas has been increasing the progression and intensity of his rehab and workouts.

Thomas' season ended last May during the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Derrick Rose Remains In Contact With Cavs During Exile

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Tony Parker Returning From Quad Injury On Monday

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John Wall Out At Least Two Weeks With Knee Injury

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Nic Batum Escapes Long-Term Injury After Aggravating Elbow

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Delon Wright Doesn't Need Surgery On Right Shoulder

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Patrick Beverley Undergoes Surgical Procedure On Knee

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Mirza Teletovic Out Four Weeks With Knee Surgery

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Paul Millsap To Undergo Surgery On Left Wrist

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Isaiah Thomas Practices With Cavs For First Time

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Zach LaVine Cleared For Contact As He Recovers ACL

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Paul Millsap Injures Left Wrist

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Anthony Davis Cleared Of Concussion Diagnosis

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Markelle Fultz Making Progress, Out 2-3 More Weeks

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Kevin Durant Out For Sunday's Game With Sprained Ankle

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Anthony Davis Suffers Third Concussion Of Career

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Delon Wright Suffers Dislocated Right Shoulder

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Derrick Rose Out 2-3 Weeks With Sprained Left Ankle

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D'Angelo Russell Undergoes Surgery On Left Knee

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Mike Conley Out At Least Two Weeks With Heel, Achilles Issue

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Okaro White Undergoes Successful Surgery On Fractured Foot

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