Hoops Rumors

The Raptors will be without star forward Scottie Barnes for at least the next three weeks, the team announced today in a press release. According to the release, Barnes has been diagnosed with a right orbital fracture after taking a Nikola Jokic elbow to the face late in Monday’s overtime loss to Denver (Twitter video link). Barnes will be reevaluated in three weeks, so it’s … [Read more...] about Raptors’ Barnes Out At Least Three Weeks With Orbital Fracture

Warriors guards Stephen Curry (left peroneal strain) and De’Anthony Melton (strained lower back) have been ruled out for Saturday’s contest against Houston, the team announced today (via Twitter), and Melton will remain sidelined for at least two games beyond that before being reevaluated a week from now. However, the injury news from Golden State isn’t all bad. As Anthony … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Curry, Melton, Wiggins, Raptors, Clarkson, More

Sixers star Joel Embiid has participated in multiple 5-on-5 scrimmages in recent days as he takes steps toward making his season debut, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania. According to Charania, with the 76ers not in action again until Saturday, the expectation is that Embiid will be evaluated ahead of that game vs. Memphis after working out on Thursday and Friday. The former … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Embiid, Raptors, Barnes, Queta, Watford

Following up on the NBA’s announcement that the Sixers were fined $100K for violating the league’s player participation policy, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic attempt to parse the somewhat vague language of the NBA’s statement, which said the team was penalized not for resting Joel Embiid but for “public statements inconsistent with Embiid’s health status.” One league … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Embiid, Claxton, Raptors, Knicks, Towns

After the Bulls announced on Tuesday that Lonzo Ball has been diagnosed with a sprained right wrist and will be sidelined for at least 10 days, the veteran point guard spoke to reporters on Wednesday about the injury, explaining that it falls between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 sprain, according to Jamal Collier of ESPN. “If I play on it right now while it’s still swollen, it could … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Ball, Holland, Raptors, Hornets, G League