Fri, Mar 28

• NBA

  Thunder Notes: Dort, SGA, J. Williams, Caruso, Scouts

  6h · Hoops Rumors

  Asked on Friday about the defensive impact of big men vs. wings in relation to Luguentz Dort‘s Defensive Player of the Year case, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault didn’t fully engage in that debate, but he argued that Dort has been the standout and the constant of the NBA’s top-ranked defense (Twitter video link via […].

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• NBA

  Celtics Rumors: Holiday, Porzingis, White, Horford, Ownership

  8h · Hoops Rumors

  While no one expects the Celtics to move on from Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown anytime soon, there are questions around the league about how long the club can carry one of the NBA’s highest payrolls, subjecting itself to significant luxury tax penalties and onerous second-apron restrictions, writes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack […].

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• NBA

  LaMelo Ball Undergoing Procedures On Ankle, Wrist

  8h · Hoops Rumors

  4:26 pm: The Hornets have confirmed Charania’s reporting, officially announcing in a press release that Ball will undergo arthroscopic surgery to address a right ankle impingement and will also have a minor procedure on his right wrist.

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  • LaMelo Ball
  
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  Adam Silver Talks Expansion, Wolves Sale, Tanking, RSNs

  10h · Hoops Rumors

  Asked at his Thursday press conference whether the NBA has looked any more at adding an expansion team or two, commissioner Adam Silver said the league is “still in the process of digesting the Celtics (sale)” and expects to explore expansion in a “more serious way” once that transaction is finalized, per Tim Bontemps of […].

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• NBA

  Kings’ LaRavia Out At Least 7-10 Days With Thumb Injury

  10h · Hoops Rumors

  Kings forward Jake LaRavia underwent imaging on his injured left thumb and has been diagnosed with a bone contusion, the team announced today (Twitter link via James Ham of The Kings Beat).

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  • Jake LaRavia