Queen City Hoops 3 hours ago
Omer Asik to be traded by Thursday — Bobcats are linked in discussions
Well, this is fun. The Rockets have an elite center that’s driving the bus to their championship hopes and his name isn’t Omer Asik — therefore, Houston has set a deadline for this Thursday to trade the center by. Zach Lowe of Grantland.com is reporting that the Bobcats were involved with the Rockets on [...]
Fear The Sword 15 hours ago
NBA Trade Rumors: Could Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets swap Anderson Varejao for Omer Asik?
The Houston Rockets are going to trade Omer Asik eventually. Could the Cavaliers be interested in trading for the big man? The Houston Rockets will trade Omer Asik sooner or later. He's not happy in Houston and is not a good fit next to Dwight Howard. This isn't a secret. People have known that the...
CelticsBlog 43 mins ago
NBA Trade Idea (from Forsberg): Getting Omer Asik
Tis the season to be shopping. In case you missed it, December 15th is just a few days away. That is the day when players signed this offseason become eligible to be traded. It isn't an official start to the trading season (obviously a few have happened already) but it generally opens things up...
Silver Screen and Roll 5 hours ago
The Credits: "Point Break" - Lakers Links
The Lakers, who started the season with three point guards, are now down to zero with Steve Blake projected to be out a minimum of 6 weeks with an elbow injury. Kobe Bryant will play point for the foreseeable future. Yeah, I know, right? Lakers News Lakers-Thunder Preview - Yahoo Sports Bad timing for struggling Lakers with busy trip ahead - latimes.com Out most of season, Kobe Bryant still top guard in All-Star balloting - latimes.com Kobe Bryant surprised by Jim Brown's comments - ESPN Los Angeles Steve Blake of Los Angeles Lakers to miss at least six weeks - ESPN Los Angeles Security...
Lakers Now | Los Angeles Times 3 hours ago
D'Antoni: Kobe Bryant will guard Russell Westbrook
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Guarding Russell Westbrook is a tough assignment for any player any day. Especially if it's your third game back from a torn Achilles' tendon.
Mike Mazzeo / Nets Blog | ESPN New York 4 hours ago 
Lopez questionable vs. Pistons
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez is questionable for Friday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced. Brook Lopez #11 CBrooklyn Nets 2014 STATS GM15 PPG20.5 RPG6.0 APG0.9 FG%.568 FT%.828 Lopez re-sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He returned briefly before trainer Tim Walsh decided Lopez’s night would be over. Lopez missed seven games earlier in the season after originally suffering the injury Nov.
Tim Bontemps / New York Post 10 hours ago Lopez sprains ankle in Nets victory
Just as the Nets started to get healthy again, they suffered another injury. Brook Lopez went down with a sprained left ankle in the third quarter and sat out the...
Toronto Sun 1 hour ago
Kyle Lowry expects Raptors to trade him next
Kyle Lowry expects he’ll be the next Raptors’ player to go.
Knicks Blog | ESPN New York 2 hours ago
Woody, Ray & Shump talk Lowry trade
BOSTON -- There are a few words you could associate with the 6-15 New York Knicks as they go into Friday night's game against the Celtics. One of those words: disappointing. And every team that disappoints is followed by a fan base -- and front office -- that wants change for the better. That change,...
NetsDaily 4 hours ago
Andrei Kirilenko injury update: Kidd says he'll return...eventually
Andrei Kirilenko has missed 17 games this season for the Brooklyn Nets, and as of now, he doesn't seem all that close to returning. Before Thursday night's game against the Clippers, Kirilenko told Devin Kharpertian of The Brooklyn Game that he is at least "10 days" away from returning. Of course that isn't a concrete timetable, with Kirilenko then saying that he doesn't know if he'll play after 10 days, but they'll "reevaluate" the situation then. Jason Kidd was no more optimistic about Kirilenko's return, saying before the game that he had "no update" on his injury and that he may return...
Newsday 2 hours ago
Raymond Felton, Iman Shumpert block out Knicks trade rumors
It is bad enough for Raymond Felton that his hamstring is hurting. He is not about to dwell on having his feelings hurt, too. In other words, he is not going to discuss trade rumors even though his name keeps coming up in them.
Sean Meagher / Blazers Blog | Oregonian 10 hours ago 
LaMarcus Aldridge delivers another MVP performance in Trail Blazers' 111-104 win over Rockets (video)
Damian Lillard, Nicolas Batum, Terry Stotts and LaMarcus Aldridge after the Trail Blazers' 111-104 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday.
Land O' Lakers | ESPN Los Angeles 4 hours ago
Farmar hoping for quick return
OKLAHOMA CITY -- It was a bit of an incongruent scene at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility Thursday as coach Mike D'Antoni lamented his team's lack of any healthy point guards while Jordan Farmar simultaneously shot swish after swish on the court behind him. While Steve Blake (elbow) will be out at least six weeks and Steve Nash (nerve root irritation) doesn't even have a timetable of when he could get back to game action, Farmar's return could be just around the corner.
Marc Berman / New York Post 10 hours ago Woody: Ailing J.R. may not be 100% this year
BOSTON — J.R. Smith’s mysteriously wretched season continued against the Bulls Wednesday night and Knicks coach Mike Woodson acknowledged the reigning NBA Sixth Man award winner may never get back...
Heat Zone | Palm Beach Post 3 hours ago
Heat F Michael Beasley ruled out vs. Cleveland
Miami could use Michael Beasley back in its lineup, but his return from a hamstring injury remains on hold. Beasley was unable to fully participate in practice this morning, the second day in a row, and will miss his fourth straight game when the Heat host Cleveland on Saturday (7:30 p.m., Sun Sports). “I’m not doing anything except lifting weights and cardio,” he said today. “I shoot a little bit– Not a little bit. I shoot probably more than I’m supposed to. Nothing’s gonna change in that aspect. I just can’t run up and down. I just don’t want to strain it or irritate...
Kris Willis / Peachtree Hoops 4 hours ago 
John Jenkins recalled by the Atlanta Hawks from the D-League
The Atlanta Hawks have recalled shooting guard John Jenkins after a four-game stint with the Bakersfield Jam. The Atlanta Hawks have recalled shooting guard John Jenkins from the Bakersfield Jam after a four-game stint in the D-League per a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jenkins appeared in four games with the Jam 21.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He shot 42 percent from the field but just 22 percent from three-point range. Jenkins was able to get a decent amount of run in averaging over 36 minutes per contest. Last night for the Jam Jenkins finished with a...
Memphis Commercial-Appeal 2 hours ago
Geoff Calkins' Take 5: On Zach Randolph, trade rumors and crazy conspiracy theories
My own hope is that Randolph gets his wish and is able to finish his career in Memphis.
New York Post 4 hours ago
Nets rewind: Good vibes may vanish if Lopez is hurt
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 102-93 win over the Clippers in Brooklyn on Thursday night: 1. What a difference a week makes. This was the phrase running...
Rip City Project 6 hours ago
LaMarcus Aldridge Career Game Leads Trail Blazers Past Rockets
LaMarcus Aldridge solidified his All-Star status amid M-V-P chants and a career high 25 rebounds to go with 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers solidified their status as an elite team with a 111-104 win over the 15-8 Houston Rockets. The Blazers, now 19-4 and still atop the Western Conference, have won 17 of […]LaMarcus Aldridge Career Game Leads Trail Blazers Past Rockets - Rip City Project - Rip City Project - A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Paul Coro's Suns Blog | Arizona Republic 1 hour ago
Game-day Orange Slices: Kings have won 4 in a row vs. Suns, to be debut Rudy Gay tonight
Kings (6-14) at Suns (12-9) … 7 p.m. Phoenix tip time C: DeMarcus Cousins … Miles Plumlee PF: Jason Thompson … Channing Frye SF: Rudy Gay … P.J. Tucker SG/PG: Ben McLemore … Goran Dragic PG: Isaiah Thomas … Eric …
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J.michael / CSN Washington 1 hour ago Chris Paul calls Wizards 'must-win' game
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Toronto Sun 1 hour ago
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry figures he'll be traded at some point
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