Hoops Rumors

Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Heat big man Bam Adebayo have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, according to NBA Communications (Twitter links). Oklahoma City had a 2-1 record last week with the reigning Most Valuable Player averaging 31 points and four assists while shooting 54.7 percent from the field. Adebayo posted … [Read more...] about Gilgeous-Alexander, Adebayo Named Players Of Week

Anfernee Simons had his best game of the season for the Celtics on Thursday night in a 119-114 win over the Heat, writes Jay King for The Athletic. He scored 18 points in the fourth quarter and ended the game with 39 points while hitting seven threes, all while coming off the bench. “I think he definitely was in that mode tonight where, let’s get him the ball and get out of the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Simons, Barrett, Bridges, McCain

The Celtics have their first meeting of the season with the Hawks tonight, but they won’t be facing former teammate Kristaps Porzingis, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Porzingis, who was sent to Atlanta in a three-team trade last summer, is sidelined with left Achilles tendinitis and will miss his fourth straight game. He battled an illness earlier in the season and has only … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Porzingis, Simons, Gafford, JJJ, Tatum

Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland has been ruled out of Friday’s game at Philadelphia due to right great toe soreness, tweets Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. As Fedor notes, Garland’s injury is not a recurrence of the toe ailment that required offseason surgery and has bothered him for several months — the injury on a different toe on the opposite foot. Cleveland will also be … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Garland, Merrill, Heat, Coulibaly, Pritchard

Former NBA forward Bruno Caboclo has signed a rest-of-season contract with Dubai Basketball, the EuroLeague team announced in a press release. The 20th overall pick in the 2014 draft, Caboclo spent seven years in the NBA, last suiting up for Houston in 2020/21. The 30-year-old spent last season in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv, won the FIBA AmeriCup tournament with his native … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Caboclo, All-Star Teams, Rising Stars, More

Jaylen Brown is set to return for the Celtics‘ game against the Heat on Thursday after missing the previous two games with back spasms, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel notes (Twitter link). The Celtics lost both games after winning nine of their previous 11 matchups. Brown believes that the Celtics have not been getting the whistle they should from the referees, … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Brown, Embiid, Lowry, Shead

Celtics star Jaylen Brown ripped the officials, including calling out crew chief Curtis Blair by name, following Saturday’s loss to San Antonio, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Spurs attempted 20 free throws, compared to four for the Celtics. “If we can’t get to the free throw line and teams are allowed to be physical and bump us off our spots, etc., then it’s hard to win … [Read more...] about Brown Rips Officials After Saturday’s Loss

Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been fined $35K for “public criticism of the officiating” following Saturday’s game vs. San Antonio, the NBA announced today (via Twitter). The fine was anticipated after Brown went on a prolonged rant about the officials, including calling out crew chief Curtis Blair by name, after Boston attempted four free throws in the four-point home loss, … [Read more...] about Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Fined $35K By NBA

Ja Morant has become the name to watch in NBA trade circles following reports that the Grizzlies were open to listening to offers for their star point guard. In his latest article for The Stein Line (Substack link), Marc Stein notes that, due to their reported interest in trade targets like Trae Young, Anthony Davis, and Domantas Sabonis, there is a belief around the league … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Morant, Young, Knicks, Gafford, More