Hoops Rumors

Luka Doncic has been looking forward to returning to Dallas tonight, but he understood that the atmosphere won’t be the same as it was last season, writes Nitish Singh of Dallas Hoops Journal. Emotions were still raw last April when Doncic was introduced at American Airlines Center two months after his unexpected trade to the Lakers. A retrospective video moved Doncic to tears, … [Read more...] about Mavericks Notes: Doncic, Flagg, Davis, Irving, Weather

Bad news for Nuggets fans: Aaron Gordon re-injured his right hamstring strain on Friday in Milwaukee and was eventually ruled out for the second half, the team announced (Twitter link). Gordon was playing on both ends of a back-to-back for the second time since he initially strained his hamstring in November, an injury which caused him to miss six weeks. “I feel good. Better … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Gordon, Davis, Gafford, Claxton, Towns

Jonathan Kuminga‘s night was cut short by injuries on Thursday and he’s not interested in playing with the Warriors much longer, according to an NBA insider. Kumings twisted his left ankle and hyperextended his left knee during a second-quarter drive against the Mavericks, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.  He didn’t play the remainder of the contest but neither injury is … [Read more...] about Kuminga Suffers Minor Injuries, Remains Adamant About Trade

Jonathan Kuminga‘s best chance to move on from the Warriors by the trade deadline is to keep taking advantage of his new-found opportunity, Sam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle writes in a subscriber-only story. A season-ending ACL injury to Jimmy Butler has enabled Kuminga to rejoin the rotation, and he responded Tuesday with 20 points and five rebounds in 21 … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Kuminga, Clippers, Lakers, Leonard, Ayton

There have been rumblings around the NBA that Raptors general manager Bobby Webster – who is in the last year of his contract – is facing some pressure to accelerate his team’s contention timeline by making a significant in-season deal, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca. However, Grange hears that’s not actually the case. Multiple sources tell Sportsnet that Webster … [Read more...] about Raptors Rumors: Webster, Morant, AD, Agbaji, Sharpe