Gina Mizell: Michael Malone confirms during his pregame availability that rookie forward Tyler Lydon’s estimated recovery time from arthroscopic knee surgery is four months. Got injured during a G League game Wednesday, had surgery Friday. #Nuggets
Gina Mizell: Michael Malone confirms during his pregame…
November 12, 2019 | 3:10 am UTC Update
Stephen Curry not done for the season
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry says he expects to return this season, some time in early spring.
Connor Letourneau: Stephen Curry said he has to undergo a second procedure in early December to remove some pins, etc. Said he hopes to be on the road come Jan. 1 to be around the team.
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr said the Warriors road trip was “strange” and “quiet, as you could imagine” without Draymond Green around. He’s back tonight. “We already felt it this morning at shootaround. His voice…Our team, our young guys, need his voice. They need his direction.”
Adam Himmelsbach: Celtics 116, Mavs 106. Final. 29 for Kemba, 25 and 11 for Jaylen., 8 wins in a row for Boston.
Omari Sanfoka II: FINAL: Grizzlies 113, Spurs 109. That’s a poised win for Memphis, responded to every Spurs run. Jaren Jackson finished with a game-high 24 points, six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block. His best game of the season.
James Edwards III: FINAL: #Timberwolves 120, #Pistons 114. Detroit falls to 4-7 with a game in Miami tomorrow. Luke Kennard with a team-high 25 points; Blake Griffin with 19p, 7r and 5a in his return; Langston Galloway with 18 points.
Andy Larsen: Emmanuel Mudiay will play tonight for the Jazz.
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets F Danuel House Jr. is out for the second half with a bruised back. He took a hard fall in the first quarter.
Mike Trudell: The MRI on the left knee of Troy Daniels was negative. He is questionable to play at Phoenix on Tuesday with the sore knee. Daniels hit 3 3’s off the bench in Sunday’s loss to Toronto.
November 12, 2019 | 1:32 am UTC Update
Sean Cunningham: Kings PG De’Aaron Fox had an MRI – confirmed a ankle sprain following practice today. Sources tell me he suffered a grade three sprain. He will be out for the foreseeable future & reevaluated in 3-4 weeks.
Zach Lowe: A teammate stepped on Fox’s foot during practice, sources say.
Jovan Buha: Reporter: “Have you noticed a change in Kawhi’s demeanor around this game?” Doc: “Have you ever noticed a change in his demeanor?” (Pause while the media laughs.) “Neither have I.”
Mark Medina: Doc Rivers said he’s not sure if Paul George will play in Houston on Wednesday. No new update on his progress
Michael Gallagher: Per Pels TV, Brandon Ingram is expected to get further testing tomorrow.
Scott Kushner: Alvin Gentry gets a tech for touching a ball in play. On a very obvious backcourt that was going to the baseline. Wow. That is quite a brain cramp.
November 12, 2019 | 1:17 am UTC Update
Chris Forsberg: Six-week timeline puts Gordon Hayward on pace to return right before Christmas. Would miss 19 games if he returned in Toronto.
Vincent Ellis: T-Wolves PG Josh Okogie told me this over the summer about Rose’s 50-point game: “You really didn’t fully realize what he did and the impact until after the game and his story, how he’s being trying to fight back to the league and prove to everybody he’s still got it.” #Pistons
Logan Murdock: Stephen Curry is expected to speak to the media pregame at 6:45.
Christian Clark: Brandon Ingram is a late scratch. He’s out with right knee soreness. Josh Hart will start in his place.
Marc J. Spears: Hornets head coach James Borrego and forward Nicolas Batum flew in for Tony Parker’s retirement. Thierry Henry is here as well as executives of @LDLCASVEL_EN. Spurs legend David Robinson was wearing a VIP badge and was told he didn’t need to wear it here.
Jeff McDonald: Boris Diaw, here for Tony Parker’s jersey ceremony, says he is the perfect guy to offer TP advice on being a retired player: “I’m really good at it.”
November 12, 2019 | 12:16 am UTC Update
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton sustained a left thigh contusion during last night’s 121-119 win at Oklahoma City. He underwent an MRI and subsequent examination today by team physician Dr. William Raasch of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. The exam confirmed the injury as a left thigh contusion.
Middleton is expected to be sidelined for three-to-four weeks and his status will be updated as appropriate.
Dwain Price: Mark Cuban on Kristaps Porzingis: “The guy is a bonafide superstar! He’s putting up ungodly numbers and he’s still rusty. Can you imagine where he’s going to get to?” @NBA a @Dallas Mavericks #Mavs
Dane Moore: Josh Okogie is starting in place of Jeff Teague (the spot Jarrett Culver had been in). This isn’t an indictment of Culver — he had his best game of the season yesterday — Ryan Saunders just really liked what he got out of the Wiggins-Okogie backcourt last game.
When the door opened for the media to enter the gym at the Trail Blazer practice facility Monday, there was a surprise spectator watching practice on a sideline bench. Zach Collins, fresh off his surgery last week to repair damage in his left labrum, was back.
“They said I could probably take (the sling) off when I’m home, hopefully next week,” Collins said. “But if I’m out in public, I still have to wear it. The worst part is when I sleep. I always sleep on my side and for some reason, at night all that pain comes back. The last couple of nights were a lot better. I’ve been almost pain free.”
Chris Kirschner: For tomorrow’s game at Denver: Cam Reddish (AC joint sprain – left shoulder) is probable. Allen Crabbe (post op rehab – right knee) is questionable. Alex Len (left ankle sprain) is questionable. Vince Carter (personal reasons) is out.
November 11, 2019 | 11:56 pm UTC Update
Alan Horton: Just asked Derrick Rose if he’s playing tonight & he confirmed he is. He’s missed the last 4 games with a hamstring injury. In 6 games played, Derrick is averaging 21pts & 6asts on 56% FG% in 25min.
James Edwards III: #Pistons starters: DERRICK ROSE, Luke Kennard, Tony Snell, Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond. I’m a little shocked.
Christian Clark: James Harden is shooting 14.4 3s per game. “Larry Bird shot 14 a season,” Alvin Gentry said. Gentry says Harden is the toughest cover in the league.
Gary Washburn: Mark Cuban on load management: “I think it’s the best thing to ever happen to the league. Teams have to be smarter about when they load manage. I’m all for load management. Worst than missing a playing in a game is missing him in the playoffs.” #Mavericks #Celtics
Dane Moore: Jeff Teague, Shabazz Napier and Jordan Bell are all out tonight for the Wolves. This likely means another start for Jarrett Culver and minutes again for Jordan McLaughlin. The Wolves did, however, close yesterday’s game with Wiggins and Okogie splitting the PG duties.
Michael Singer: Malik Beasley is questionable tomorrow vs. Hawks with an illness, per #Nuggets.
Dave McMenamin: The Lakers have clarified Troy Daniels’ injury and say it’s actually his left knee, not his right knee that he tweaked. MRI results still pending.
November 11, 2019 | 11:11 pm UTC Update
Logan Murdock: Injury update: Eric Paschall (hip) and Draymond Green (left index finger) have been upgraded to “available” to play tonight vs Utah, per the league’s official injury report.
Tom Westerholm: Looks like Tacko Fall is with the team tonight.
A. Sherrod Blakely: The #Celtics Brad Stevens believes the #Mavericks Luka Doncic is as good a player as he has seen at this age, when it comes to effectively running pick and rolls.
A. Sherrod Blakely: Enes Kanter is available to play with no minutes restrictions according to #Celtics Brad Stevens.
China’s Tencent Sports suddenly halted the live broadcast of a key NBA game Saturday (Nov. 9) after a man seated in the front row of the audience was seen wearing clothes with a Taiwanese flag on them. The broadcaster declared that elements in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat did not “correspond to broadcasting standards” without giving a further explanation.
At the time the broadcast was suspended, an estimated 25 million people were watching the Lakers-Heat game, reports said, leading to many angry reactions online.
November 11, 2019 | 10:53 pm UTC Update
Zach Lowe: Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox suffered an apparent ankle sprain at practice today, sources tell @Adrian Wojnarowski and me. Kings medical team is doing testing to determine the severity of the injury, and if Fox needs to miss any time, sources say.
Josh Okogie should have went to the free-throw line to shoot potential game-winning free-throws at the end of Minnesota’s overtime loss on Sunday, the NBA announced in its last two minute report released Monday.
No one on Minnesota’s side complained about the no call after the game. A call there certainly would’ve bailed Minnesota out. The Wolves last-second play didn’t play out as they had hoped. “We knew they were going to switch everything, so we tried to get a step to the basket,” Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders said. “We heard them call out a slip early. They ended up switching — they did a nice job of it. And then we just didn’t get a good look.”
Minnesota also benefited from a missed call late. The NBA found Karl-Anthony Towns should’ve been whistled for a kicked ball on a steal with 30 seconds left in overtime that directly led to Robert Covington’s game-tying layup.
