As Strus is now cleared to resume basketball activities, he will get that chance again to make an NBA roster. Currently, there’s no start date confirmed for the 2020-21 NBA season, but the expectation is it begins some time in January. But Strus is continuing to stay ready for whatever his next opportunity will be. “I have worked my ass off to get here,” Strus said. “I’m ready for my next opportunity, I don’t know what this is going to be. Right now it’s a waiting game to see what next season is going to be like, and what opportunities I will have.”
As Strus is now cleared to resume basketball activities…
June 17, 2021 | 5:28 pm EDT Update
Doc Rivers on Ben Simmons' free throw struggles: It is a mental thing
Kyle Neubeck: Rivers on Simmons’ free throw issues: “It is a mental thing, we all know that.” Says that you can try to work around it with things like a routine and such, but, “It’s hard to do right now, we just got to keep him working on it, and that’s what he’s doing.”
Tom Moore: #Sixers coach Doc Rivers after team film session on saying he expects a Game 7: ‘I believe in my team. … Every game’s a single game. If Tobias says he was out of it (Wednesday), does that mean he’ll be out of it next game.’
It has been a busy week for Geo Baker. The Rutgers senior guard underwent a workout for the New York Knicks at their G-League facilities in White Plains, New York, on Thursday, a source told NJ Advance Media.
Josh Newman: Sources: Utah Valley big man Fardaws Aimaq will work out for the Knicks tomorrow. First pre-draft workout for Aimaq, who led the nation in rebounding last season.
Jake Weingarten: Nebraska forward Dalano Banton will workout with the Houston Rockets tomorrow afternoon, a source told @stockrisers. With good size and upside, Banton is a sneaky underrated draft prospect.
La La and Carmelo Anthony’s marriage has been through a separation, a reconciliation, and years of speculation — but now they’ve amicably decided to officially call it quits. La La filed divorce docs Thursday in New York, 11 years after tying the knot with the NBA star, and cited irreconcilable differences.
June 17, 2021 | 5:14 pm EDT Update
Mavericks were concerned about tension between Luka Doncic and Rick Carlisle
The tension between Carlisle and 22-year-old superstar Luka Doncic had increasingly become concerning within the Mavs organization, sources said. Doncic showed up Carlisle several times this season, such as making animated gestures on the court when he disagreed with a decision or yelling at Carlisle in front of assistant coaches and teammates.
