Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter, who missed the preseason and the first five games of the regular season with a sprained right AC joint, has re-sprained that joint and will be reevaluated in a week, tweets Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca. It’s not all bad news on the injury front for Toronto though. Rookie forward Jonathan Mogbo is listed as probable to play on Saturday after … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Raptors, Zion, Morant, Melton, Vassell
Atlantic Notes: Claxton, Simmons, Boucher, Brown
Nets center Nic Claxton received his first start of the season on Monday. Claxton, who signed a four-year deal worth up to $100MM during the summer, had 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Memphis. He missed the preseason due to a hamstring injury. “It’s just still getting back into the swing of things. I had like one stint where I was really … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Claxton, Simmons, Boucher, Brown
Atlantic Notes: Kolek, Queta, Dick, Barnes
After playing a rotation role in each of the Knicks‘ first five games, veteran point guard Cameron Payne was unavailable on Monday in Houston due to a hamstring strain. That resulted in rookie guard Tyler Kolek seeing his first meaningful minutes of the season for New York. Kolek was only on the court for 5:32 and was a minus-four in his limited playing time. Still, he knocked … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Kolek, Queta, Dick, Barnes
Rudy Gay Announces Retirement
Rudy Gay has decided to call it a career, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the veteran NBA forward is retiring. Gay confirmed the news with an article in The Players’ Tribune. Gay, 38, was the eighth overall pick in the 2006 draft out of UConn. He began his professional career with the Grizzlies and spent his first six-and-a-half seasons in … [Read more...] about Rudy Gay Announces Retirement
Atlantic Notes: Nets Big Lineup, Simmons, Towns, Barnes
The Nets have experimented with a bigger lineup and thus far, the results are promising, Bridget Reilly of the New York Post notes. The frontcourt of Nic Claxton, Ziaire Williams and Noah Clowney has posted a plus-24.3 net rating. “It’s great because Noah was committed to shoot the three. Ziaire will let it fly. And if you look at those three guys it’s like a lot of length, … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Nets Big Lineup, Simmons, Towns, Barnes