Warriors forward Harrison Barnes as expected will miss the rest of the team's seven-game road trip due to his sprained left ankle, according to the team Sunday. Barnes will have missed two weeks of action by the time he is scheduled to be re-evaluated again Dec. 13 upon the team's return from the road trip. He is at least making progress and walking without crutches.
Diamond Leung: Bob Myers told 95.7 The Game Harrison Barnes isn't in a walking boot, but gait not normal. "I don't see it happening in the next week. It's not right around the corner. I don't know if it will be a week or two or more."
June 25, 2022 | 4:27 pm EDT Update
Will Hardy considered as a leading candidate for Jazz head coaching job

The Utah Jazz may be in the midst of the widest coaching search in recent NBA memory. In all, according to reports, they’ve interviewed at least 15 candidates for the job once held by Quin Snyder. But three weeks into the process, it looks like the team’s decision-makers are favoring the younger assistant coaches in their search for a new leader. In particular, it’s Celtics’ assistant Will Hardy that is considered by many league insiders to be a leading candidate at this point.
In terms of his relationships with the Jazz’s front office, it should be noted that Hardy and new Jazz CEO Danny Ainge’s time with the Celtics didn’t officially overlap. Another highly-considered candidate for the Jazz’s head coaching job is current Suns assistant Kevin Young.
Damian Lillard recruiting Kevin Durant on social media
Dionysis Aravantinos: Damian Lillard on Instagram
June 25, 2022 | 3:24 pm EDT Update
Blazers guarantee Josh Hart's contract for 2022-23 season

Aaron J. Fentress: Source: Blazers fully guarantee Josh Hart’s contract that will pay him $12.9 million next season. Deadline was today. There is a mutual option for the following season. This was absolutely a no-brainer. #RipCity
JD Shaw: The Philadelphia 76ers are bringing guard Malik Ellison to summer league, his agent Jerry Dianis tells @HoopsRumors. Ellison is the son of Pervis Ellison, who was drafted No. 1 overall in 1989. He signed a 10-day deal with the Atlanta Hawks this season.
JD Shaw: DJ Funderburk has committed to play with the Utah Jazz during the Salt Lake City Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League, agent Cervando Tejeda tells @HoopsRumors. Funderburk played in Russia and France this past season.

Sean Highkin: Shaedon Sharpe on why he didn’t play at Kentucky: “Getting my body right, getting a little bit stronger, a little bit bigger. My mindset was, get my body right.”