Last season, several key players were lost due to the dreadful tear of an ACL, clouding the future of each player that suffered the injury. The first major player that went down due to the devastating knee injury was Ricky Rubio of the Timberwolves during a game against the Lakers. Minnesota was well on pace to fight for a playoff spot, but everything unraveled once Rubio was lost – the team went 5-20 without the sensational point guard. This season, the Timberwolves
Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum is out indefinitely. There is no timetable for his return. Sixers general manager Tony DiLeo provided the grim news before Saturday’s home game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. “There are no timelines,” DiLeo said. “We just have to wait and see how he reacts.” [Read more…]
American Thanksgiving Day. A tradition passed on from the pilgrim settlers long long ago. A day in which we take time to give thanks for all that we have and all of the blessings that have been provided to us. NBA athletes are no less thankful than everyone else. Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard gives his thanks.
Mike D’Antoni made his actual sideline debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Still recovering from knee replacement surgery since his hiring 10 days ago, D’Antoni had been coaching the Lakers in practices and speaking to them before games until Tuesday night, when he guided the club to its third straight win, a 95-90 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. [Read more…]
Before we recap last night’s games and preview a busy Wednesday, don’t forget to check out my FanDuel Diary for details on two great contests. [Read more…]
Metta World Peace does not like the act of flopping. During a very closely-contested game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, World Peace learned how good of a flopper Gerald Wallace can be. He quickly learned that Reggie Evans can be even better, as shown in the clip below: [Read more…]
MIAMI – During last season’s playoffs, at a time when Heat guard Dwyane Wade was struggling in the Eastern Conference finals, I wrote that I’d rather have Celtics guard Rajon Rondo than Wade. Nothing has happened to change that opinion. [Read more…]
Before selecting individual players each night for daily leagues, I try to highlight certain games. On Monday night, I did not expect the Nuggets to play so well against the Grizzlies, and thought the Hawks would absolutely destroy the Magic. Wrong on both counts, so my ATL and MEM players were disappointing. Luck is also a factor; with a 9-man team you need everyone to produce, and I used Stephen Jackson, who suffered a broken hand. Needless to say, the week
