Hoops Rumors

Heat guard Tyler Herro is no longer using a walking boot, the team confirmed on Monday, per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel (Twitter link). Herro, who has been out of action since Nov. 8 after sustaining a Grade 2 right ankle sprain, was set to wear the boot for 10 days. Assuming the original plan is in place, he will be reevaluated later this week. Reporting … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Herro, Vassell, Pistons, Celtics

Celtics wing Jaylen Brown is considered questionable to suit up on Sunday in Memphis due to a right adductor strain, according to the NBA’s official injury report. The injury occurred during Friday’s in-season tournament game in Toronto, and Brown indicated after Boston’s win that a slippery floor was to blame. “The court was just slippery all game,” Brown said (Twitter link … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Brown, Mitchell, Payton, Anunoby, Alvarado

Suns guard Devin Booker (calf) remains unavailable for Friday’s in-season tournament game vs. the Lakers, as Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic tweets. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported earlier this week that the Suns are optimistic about getting Booker back at some point during their three-game home stand, which begins tonight. While Charania suggested a Friday return … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Booker, Nets, Celtics, Fox, Magic

Down a pair of key players on Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, the Celtics got a boost from Derrick White – who scored 27 points – and Al Horford, who contributed 14 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks while playing strong defense against Joel Embiid, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. As Bontemps notes, White and Horford have taken a step back in the Celtics’ pecking order this season … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Trent, Anunoby, Poeltl, Batum, Knicks

Veteran center DeMarcus Cousins, who last played in Puerto Rico, is drawing “strong” interest from a team in the Chinese Basketball Association, sources tell Orazio Cauchi of BasketNews.com. While it’s unclear which team in China is pursuing Cousins, one of BasketNews’ sources believes that a deal will be reached. As Cauchi explains, Cousins – who has earned four All-Star nods … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Cousins, Expansion, 2024 Cap Room, Netflix, More

The Warriors will be without Stephen Curry (knee) for at least one more game. The team announced in a press release (via Twitter) that Curry won’t play on Thursday vs. Oklahoma City. However, the Warriors’ official statement confirmed that an MRI on Curry’s sore right knee showed no structural damage, which is what head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Tuesday. The plan is … [Read more...] about Injury Updates: Curry, Martin, Kyrie, Celtics, Harris, Lyles, Hornets

Nets guard Ben Simmons will remain sidelined for at least a little while longer due to a nerve impingement in the lower left side of his back, according to statements from the team and agent Bernie Lee (Twitter links via Brian Lewis of The New York Post). As Lewis observes (via Twitter), Simmons required surgery in 2022 on multiple herniated disks on the right side of his back, … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Simmons, Sixers, Porzingis, Poeltl

After a slow start to the season, Celtics reserve forward Sam Hauser has found his three-point stroke since the calendar flipped to November, writes Souichi Terada of MassLive. Hauser shot 3-of-15 from long distance in three October games, but he has been sizzling over his last six contests, connecting on 21-of-38 three-point attempts, including 4-of-6 in Saturday’s win over … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Hauser, Pritchard, Porzingis, Mazzulla