Cleanthony Early was the victim of a robbery and shooting early Wednesday morning and could have suffered what could have been a career-ending injury. Instead, it has been reported that the forward can recover from the gunshot wound in his right knee without surgery. Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports has details: [Read more…]
It has been nearly a year since Brandon Jennings last played in an NBA game after rupturing his left Achilles tendon, but the point guard finally made his way back to the floor on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. Jennings, who suffered the devastating injury back in January 24, came off the bench and provided a boost in 17 minutes with seven points, a rebound and four assists. He will likely be eased back into things as he carves out a new
It’s not every day that we get to see a dunk from Chris Paul, so you take notice when he decides to do it twice in one game. Having to step up his game for the foreseeable future with Blake Griffin sidelined, Paul had 23 points, five rebounds and seven assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers to a 108-91 victory over the Washington Wizards on the road on Monday. The point guard has been healthy of late and to show the extent of how
For most players, posting 25 points and 9 rebounds would qualify as a good night. Then again, LeBron James isn’t most players. As a future Hall of Famer who remains the most talented basketball player on the planet, his standard is far higher. [Read more…]
For Ish Smith, it may have been music to his ears to hear that he was getting traded back to the Philadelphia 76ers on the day before Christmas. With Jrue Holiday on a minutes restriction and other important players on the roster such as Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole out of commission to begin the season, Smith had been very productive with the New Orleans Pelicans in the month of November. Those players are now active, making Smith a seldom-used player. A move
Kobe Bryant’s first month of the season was so ugly that many watching him simply hoped he would retire early or start sitting out a whole lot more games. In the month of November, Bryant averaged 14.9 points on an unfathomable 29.3 percent shooting from the field – that’s 16.7 attempts per game. Half of those shots weren’t even close and plenty of airballs were thrown. It appeared as though Bryant was done being a useful player on the floor. [Read
Reggie Jackson won the Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday, and his overall performance has quietly put him on the map as one of the better point guards in the league, particularly in the Eastern Conference. The Detroit Pistons point guard averaged an impressive 29.3 points on 46 percent shooting from the field to go with 6.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists in three games to win the award. He is just one of seven players
The nearly-perfect Warriors have just one blemish on their 2015-16 record, and they avenged that rare disappointment in fine form on Friday night. [Read more…]