Erik Horne: Steven Adams (left knee contusion) and Andre Roberson (injury recovery, left knee) are both listed as out for tonight’s game against Milwaukee.
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Paul Garcia: Andre Roberson is OUT for OKC today. He’s out for “return to play management.” When I saw those words, I thought it said the infamous “return from injury management” words I saw almost daily during the 2017-18 season.
Erik Horne: Non-contact practice for the Thunder today before headed to San Antonio. Mike Muscala (hand soreness) did not participate in practice, and Andre Roberson is out for Thursday’s game, per Billy Donovan.
Maddie Lee: Andre Roberson is out for tomorrow’s game against Golden State, Billy Donovan said.
Erik Horne: Billy Donovan says Andre Roberson is out tonight against the Wizards. “He looks good physically. He’s moving well. We just want to see how he responds every day.”
Eric Walden: Jazz’s Dante Exum and Thunder’s Andre Roberson have been ruled out for Wednesday’s season opener. They are the only two players on the jury report.
Erik Horne: Billy Donovan said Andre Roberson went through contact practice today. No determination on if he’ll be available for the regular-season opener at Utah.
Maddie Lee: Andre Roberson update: He was able to participate in more of practice, per Billy Donovan. He still wasn’t involved in a lot of contact drills.
Royce Young: Andre Roberson is out again tonight, meaning no preseason action for him. Asked if he will be ready to go for opening night, Billy Donovan said, “I don’t know that.”
Maddie Lee: Andre Roberson isn’t “day-to-day” per se, Donovan said, because he’s still practicing and is expected to practice tomorrow. But his status for Thursday is TBD. The Thunder will keep evaluating him every day.
Erik Horne: Billy Donovan on Andre Roberson not playing in the scrimmage: “We’ve had three or four really good days. I think they felt like this was an opportunity to give him a little bit of rest. We’re not going to push him into situations where we’re going to set him back.”
Maddie Lee: Andre Roberson is not going to play in the Blue & White Scrimmage today, per the Thunder. He participated in parts of practice beforehand. Thunder is taking a conservative approach to bringing him back post-injury.
Thunder guard Andre Roberson is expected to play in Sunday’s Blue & White scrimmage. The question is how much. “Because he’s just got back to training camp, back to doing things, obviously we’re taking inventory of how he’s feeling, how he feels the next day, all those kinds of things,” Donovan said. “Obviously we want him to go out there and play. I think the medical staff with Andre will probably give me some direction on what the minutes would look like.”
Roberson was asked what he missed most since rupturing the patellar tendon in his left knee and battling through almost two years of rehab. “Locking people up,” Roberson said without hesitation about his defense. Then the 27-year-old sounded like a man who was sick of seeing the likes of Damian Lillard, Andrew Wiggins and even his new teammate Danilo Gallinari torch the Thunder. “Let’s just put it this way,” Roberson said. “… some of these guys have been too happy, too free.”
Roberson’s goal is to play in the Thunder’s first preseason game, Oct. 8 against the Dallas Mavericks in Tulsa. The Thunder is hopeful he’ll play in preseason, too, but there’s no rush to return. Whenever Roberson does, he’ll carry an unwavering self-belief. “It feels good to be back out there and going hard,” Roberson said Tuesday. “I won a couple games today with both teams, so it’s great.”
Last season, Andre Roberson targeted a return to action in preseason but instead ended up missing the entire season after two setbacks in the fall during rehab. John Roberson thinks Andre is in a better spot compared to last preseason. “He feels really good,” John said. “When you get injured, it takes a toll on you mentally because you’re constantly doubting yourself and that things are going to hold up mentally. I think that’s the biggest hurdle he’s had to get over. I think he’s at that point where training camp will tell a whole lot.”
It’s no surprise that when Andre Roberson ruptured his left patellar tendon in January of 2018, he attacked his rehab with a vigor that led to great progress but ultimately setbacks. “I know that was disappointing for him, not being able to go out there and help the way he wanted to help,” John told The Oklahoman. “For me, it’s more important for him to be 100 percent as opposed to going out there and messing himself up further, or being a detriment to the team as opposed to being someone that’s going to actually help the team.”
“He’s very selfless,” John said. “He doesn’t care about the limelight. He doesn’t care about star status or nothing like that. Whatever the team needs is what Andre’s gonna do. That’s just who he is as a person. He was trying to deal with it and play through the pain. He’d done that for a while. It’s time to heal 100 percent and start the grinding process all over again.”
Randy Renner: #Thunder guard Andre Roberson on track to fully participate in training camp this fall. Hear what he has to say about that and the frustration of not playing in the playoffs the last 2 seasons on today’s Thunder Game Report at 1340thegame.com pic.twitter.com/J43fKIV6zm
Erik Horne: Andre Roberson said he’s on a good track to return for training camp. Roberson said he was at about 85-90 percent when he had his last setback in November, went up for a dunk and heard a crack. “Everything happens for a reason. You continue to grow and learn from it.”
Erik Horne: Sort of a foregone conclusion with the playoffs starting next week, but Billy Donovan essentially said Andre Roberson will not return this season (2018/19). Donovan said Roberson is running but not doing anything in practice.
Brett Dawson: Billy Donovan says Andre Roberson still isn’t doing any on-court work, but says the Thunder still hope he can play this season. Want to remain optimistic rather than give up on the idea.
Royce Young: Billy Donovan on if Andre Roberson is getting any closer to returning: “I don’t have any timetable at all.” Says there’s no specific target date for Roberson to be back.
Tom Orsborn: Abrines (personal reasons), Nerlens Noel (concussion protocol), Andre Roberson (patellar tendon) are out for OKC. Adams is good to go.
Erik Horne: Billy Donovan on Andre Roberson’s setback: “I’m disappointed because of how hard he’s worked to get to this point, but I still believe he’ll have the impact he’s had while he’s been out with some of our younger players.”
Erik Horne: Donovan cont. on Roberson: “Obviously you want Andre back, but I still believe we can be a good defensive team. I’d love to have him back, but it’s not like he’s going down now and he played the first 20 games.”
Thunder guard Andre Roberson has had another setback while rehabbing his left knee injury and he will miss at least another six weeks. The team said Roberson had a basketball workout on Thursday and felt discomfort when he came down from jumping. An MRI showed a small avulsion fracture in his left knee. The Thunder said Friday he will be re-evaluated after the six weeks.
The Thunder likes to operate with caution in regard to any injury and any timetable for return. What’s clear, however, is the progress being made by Andre Roberson.
The 26-year-old is still rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee, but nearly two months since experiencing a setback in his recovery, Roberson is showing positive signs. “I’m sure for him there are some days he’s sorer than others,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “But overall, he just continues to progress and get better. You guys have seen him out here. He’s cutting, he’s moving. He’s been on a really good track.”
Monte Poole: Russell Westbrook (R knee), Andre Roberson (L knee) out for @Oklahoma City Thunder vs. @Warriors. Steven Adams (back) questionable. This is not exactly what the NBA had in mind for a marquee game on opening night in Oakland.
It’s been more than eight months since Roberson ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee. His rehabilitation process was going well until the Thunder announced Thursday he’d be re-evaluated in two months following a procedure to remove a suture that was irritating the knee and causing discomfort. “I think he’s worked really hard to get to this point, but he’s battled to this point and I think he’ll battle to get himself back as soon as he can and he’s able to,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said after Friday’s shootaround.
Erik Horne: Paul George on Andre Roberson’s setback, says it’s on the Thunder to keep Roberson’s spirits up. “I ain’t re-sign here for Dre to be back immediately. With all injuries, it‘s gonna take time.” pic.twitter.com/etskjzhnpx
Roberson was on track to return sometime in November, but is now looking at a December return date at the earliest. That would be optimistic considering Dec. 4 would be the earliest re-evaluation for Roberson based on two months from his procedure, not to mention the Thunder has been adamant about not rushing him back in the process. “It’s unfortunate, but at the same point we’ve got to do what’s best for his safety,” Donovan said.
As former Thunder forward Taj Gibson walked down the hall of the Target Center on Friday afternoon, he was informed of Andre Roberson’s latest setback. Gibson then said what’s become clear to everyone monitoring Roberson’s fight to get back on the court. “That’s a tough injury to come back from,” Gibson said.
While Donovan didn’t say Ferguson was the guy going forward as the starting shooting guard, he all but assured he’d be the starter Friday night. “He’s been kind of the one constant in terms of who’s been out there and being healthy and being able to go through everything,” Donovan said. “… so he’s earned the right to go out there and play and start in these games just based on what he’s done so far in training camp.”
Brett Dawson: Roberson will be evaluated in two months. That’s not necessarily when he will return.
Royce Young: Roberson was on track to be back sometime in November from his original injury. With this setback, he’ll be re-evaluated in two months, but his return to play will likely be longer than that.
Erik Horne: Important to note: The Thunder doesn’t necessarily expect Roberson back in two months, but that’s when he’ll be re-evaluated, which would Dec. 4 if two months from today. The procedure to remove the suture was not a scope/arthroscopic.
Brett Dawson: Per Billy Donovan, Paul George will play tomorrow at Minnesota. Abdel Nader still out. Russell Westbrook and Andre Roberson remain out.
Andre Roberson has been seen shooting after practice, but because of the physical sessions in the first week of preseason, his involvement in actual practice has been limited. The Thunder had its sixth practice this week on Friday and Roberson has not been cleared for contact. The Thunder won’t rush Roberson back in his rehabilitation from a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee.
“He just can’t do those things,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “Someone asked me if he’s jumping in there. Really, it’s been hard for him to jump into anything with the way practice has been. There will be a time as we start to go forward where he’ll be able to do that.”
Erik Horne: Billy Donovan said Thunder had contact and running up and down the floor, so it was expectedly hard for Andre Roberson to participate in all aspects of practice. Roberson is still non-contact. “There’s things he can do as it relates to shooting and some movement.”
Randy Renner: #Thunder guard Andre Roberson with more about when he will be back. pic.twitter.com/sgk9YHFN4D
Randy Renner: Presti says Roberson will participate in parts of training camp. Hopeful that he will be back early in season. #Thunder
Thunder guard Andre Roberson’s 2017-18 season was derailed by a ruptured left patellar tendon. He hopes to be back to himself, however, by December. “My No. 1 goal right now is to come back 100-percent healthy and feeling comfortable like my self in the past with my movements and my overall feel for the game,” Roberson told KABB in San Antonio.
Andre Roberson: “Sitting out a whole year away from a high level of basketball is going to be tough in terms of coming back. I’m not really putting a particular time on it but I want to come back to myself somewhere in like December. So, it’d be great if it happened before. Christmas, that’d be great. But like I said, not putting a time on it. Just taking it a day at a time.”
Erik Horne: Andre Roberson on the Thunder’s summer league broadcast, if he’ll be ready for training camp: “That’s the plan. The plan is to come back for training camp and start the first game of the season. So far, so good.”
Brett Dawson: Andre Roberson went full third-person in talking about the Thunder’s offseason: “It’s a great summer, man. Dre getting healthy, Paul coming back, some great pickups. I’m excited.”
Brett Dawson: Andre Roberson was in the gym shooting free throws tonight, Presti says. His recovery is “a long process,” but he’s starting to get to the point where he can “ramp it up a little bit.”
Royce Young: Andre Roberson had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today to address some swelling that’s come on as a result of his rehab from the ruptured patella. The recovery of the patella itself though is said to be going great.
Royce Young: Roberson and the Thunder made a collective decision to have the scope now rather than wait and see if the swelling reduced on its own in order to continue to aggressively rehab to be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season.
Fred Katz: Presti on the amount of time it took to adjust to the loss of Roberson: “We didn’t do a good enough job with that.”
Steven Adams, who Andre Roberson described Wednesday as “my buddy since day one,” has discussed wanting to keep Roberson a part of the team [during his rehab from injury], too. “I’m doing everything I can to stay involved,” Roberson said. “Being around the guys just makes me feel not alone, because a lot of time, I’m alone, four walls, by myself, doing rehab with someone one-on-one.”
Andre Roberson’s rehab process remains nowhere near aggressive yet. “It’s kind of like the foundation stage, just letting everything kind of heal right away,” he said. “I do slow bends, little quad contractions, kind of keep it alive. Keep the muscle going.”
Connor Letourneau: Kevin Durant called Andre Roberson, who is out for the season with a ruptured patella tendon, “probably the best” defensive player in the league. Said he reached out to Roberson after the injury.
Erik Horne: Thunder announces Andre Roberson underwent “a successful procedure” today to repair his ruptured left patellar tendon. Surgery was performed by Dr. Carlan Yates of the McBride Orthopedic Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Andre Roberson done for the season
The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that guard/forward Andre Roberson suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon during the third quarter of Saturday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Roberson will undergo surgery to repair the injury and he is expected to miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate.
Russell Westbrook: Constant praying for my brother @flydre21 ????????
Fred Katz: Adams and Dre are close. Same draft class. Rose through the Thunder together. Both have very good senses of humor. Have become good friends in the process.
Like Roberson, George has been on that stretcher and had teammates surrounding him, supporting him at the peak of his career. The same support will be shifted to Roberson as he returns to Oklahoma City for a potentially season-changing diagnosis.
“I’ll be there for him along the way,” George said. “… to try to help as much as possible and putting him in a good place with the injury. Because I know how it is. I’ve been down that road before. One thing about Dre, man, he’s tough. He’s a strong person. He’ll definitely preserve through.”
Enes Kanter: Prayers up to my brother @Andre Roberson Andre Roberson 🙏🙏
Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources: Andre Roberson will be examined upon return to OKC, but expectation is that he will need to undergo season-ending surgery for a ruptured patellar tendon in his left leg.
Royce Young: Billy Donovan confirms that it’s a patellar tendon injury for Andre Roberson, but said they’d know more once they get back to OKC for more evaluation.
Fred Katz: Donovan on Roberson: “Dre’s situation probably took a lot out of us, out of the team…We lost a little bit there, and rightfully so.”
Erik Horne: Steven Adams on Andre Roberson’s injury: “It’s s***. It’s real s***. He’s a huge part of our team and why we win. It’s a huge blow to us but we’re just gonna have to rely on some other players to step up.“
Fred Katz: Carmelo Anthony tells @nickgallo22 re: Roberson: “That’s a tough moment to see that, to be out there with that, to see what happens, it’s like it’s happening in slow motion. To come back and have to play a game after that, there’s a lot of emotions. Our prayers are with Dre.”
Terrance Ferguson: Prayers up to my brother @Andre Roberson Keep God first 🙏🏽
Adrian Wojnarowski: Source: Preliminary report on OKC’s Andre Roberson: ruptured patellar tendon.
Adrian Wojnarowski: There is still testing to do on Roberson to confirm full severity of leg injury.
Erik Horne: Saw Andre Roberson with his left leg immobilized in an air cast, but do not know the specificity or extent of the injury. Was placed on a cart, then assisted to locker room by Thunder staff.
Stephen Curry: Stay strong @DeMarcus Cousins and Andre Roberson! Prayers your way for a strong recovery 🙏🏽
November 14, 2019 | 3:06 am UTC Update
Tim Bontemps: Got a little closer than they’d have liked late, but: Celtics 140, Wizards 133. Boston has now won 9 in a row, and at 9-1 continue to have the NBA’s best record. The Celtics begin a five-game West Coast swing in San Francisco against the Warriors Friday night at Chase Center.
Adam Himmelsbach: Celtics win 140-133, their highest total since scoring 150 in November 1992.
Josh Robbins: Final: Magic 112, Sixers 97. Vucevic: 25 pts., 12 rebs. Augustin: 12 pts., 5 rebs., 8 assts. Gordon: 18 pts., 13 rebs., 7 assts. Simmons: 18 pts., 8 rebs., 5 assts. FTAs: Orlando 26/34, Philly 9/13.
November 14, 2019 | 2:38 am UTC Update
Omari Sanfoka II: Grizzlies win, 119-117. Morant hit the game-winning layup with 0.7 seconds on the clock and finished with 23 points (10-15 shooting) and 11 assists. It’s incredible to see a rookie consistently make clutch plays in the fourth so early in their career. Morant already has a reel
Kerry Eggers: Terry Stotts on 4-7 Blazers: “We’re not where we want to be. Losses at Golden State & Sac took a toll. They were undermanned & we didn’t win. We’ve played a lot of close games; we’ve played some good teams competitively. We’re a middle-of-the-road team trying to find ourselves.”
Mark Medina: Frank Vogel not concerned about opponents being more physical on Anthony Davis given his injuries. Vogel optimistic that AD will play on Friday vs Kings
Eric Koreen: Nurse on Siakam’s shoulder: “Well, we’ve got a few bumps and bruises. But he’s ready to go. He’s ready to go out there. No more injuries.”
Kyle Goon: Steve Kerr says he’s not a fan of the coach’s challenge so far. He says the quest to get literally every call perfect is a never-ending round of chasing one’s tail.
November 14, 2019 | 1:21 am UTC Update
Mike Trudell: Anthony Davis is officially out for tonight’s game vs. GSW.
Mark Medina: Frank Vogel said x-rays on Anthony Davis’ ribs turned out negative. But AD sitting out tonight with soreness with his shoulder and rib
Sarah K. Spencer: Hawks injury report for tomorrow vs. Suns: Alex Len (left ankle sprain) and Cam Reddish (AC joint sprain – left shoulder) are probable. Chandler Parsons (injury management – bilateral knees) is doubtful First time we’ve seen Parsons listed as “doubtful” instead of ruled out.
Dane Moore: Jeff Teague is available to play tonight for the Wolves
Rick Bonnell: Grayson Allen will miss tonight’s Hornets-Grizzlies game with left ankle soreness. Memphis Coach Taylor Jenkins said he anticipates Allen being back the end of this week or early next week.
Liz Mullen: 76ers G Zhaire Smith has signed with @BDA_Sports Sports. NBA agents Bill Duffy & David Mondress are representing him.
November 13, 2019 | 11:50 pm UTC Update
Jonathan Feigen: Paul George out tonight. Doc Rivers said “maybe tomorrow.”
Tim MacMahon: Doc Rivers says he expects Paul George to make his Clippers debut tomorrow in New Orleans. Will Kawhi Leonard play on the second night of a back-to-back? “I don’t know yet,” Rivers said. “That was a good question. Nice try.”
Jon Krawczynski: Jordan McLaughlin is headed back to Iowa, which would seem to mean Teague and/or Napier are close returning
Jay King: Gordon Hayward said once the bone is healed it could become a pain tolerance thing. He thinks it could be helpful that it’s on his left hand.
Jay King: Gordon Hayward: “It’s frustrating, no doubt about it. … But I think with all things considered it’s not that bad and should be healed up pretty nicely pretty soon.”
November 13, 2019 | 10:54 pm UTC Update
Chris Forsberg: Robert Williams (sore ankle) and Daniel Theis (finger) both out vs Wizards. Javonte Green is available.
Tom Westerholm: Brad Stevens says Enes Kanter doesn’t have an official minutes restriction, but he won’t get close to 30.
Fred Katz: Brad Stevens on IT: “He’s a special guy…He loves to play and get out on the court and ultimately now is really playing well… I can’t say enough good things about him.”
Wes Goldberg: Omari Spellman is available for tonight’s game vs the Lakers.
Salman Ali: Danuel House is out for the Rockets, Mike D’Antoni confirms. Ben McLemore will start tonight.
James Ham: I’m hearing that Caleb Swanigan has a left ankle sprain and will not play tonight for the Stockton Kings. He’s day-to-day and has been recalled to the parent club. Not considered serious.
Another plush North Texas residential estate is hitting the auction block – this one in Southlake. The 4.83-acre estate on Dove Road has a 16,477-square-foot mansion with all the frills you’d expect and more. It’s being sold by retired NBA all-star player Jermaine O’Neal and comes with a full-court basketball gym.
November 13, 2019 | 10:23 pm UTC Update
Emiliano Carchia: Jonathan Gibson has signed with Chinese team Jiangsu, a source told @Emiliano Carchia. The former Mavs and Celtics will be at his fifth season in China
November 13, 2019 | 9:43 pm UTC Update
Rick Bonnell: The @Charlotte Hornets recalled @Caleb Martin from @greensboroswarm after Swarm played this morning. Logical move with Batum and probably Bacon out tonight.
November 13, 2019 | 9:03 pm UTC Update
Mike Vorkunov: Tim Hardaway Jr. will make his 2nd first return to MSG Thursday night. His thoughts: “It’s fine, man. Excited, ready to get things going. I know it’s going to be a hostile environment. A lot of mixed emotions but this is the business that we’re in and that’s what we feed off of.”
What was your free-agency process like and why did you decide to join the Orlando Magic? Al-Farouq Aminu: I like that they’re a young team and I thought that I could bring some veteran leadership to them. Also, they went to the playoffs last year, so I knew they had a good team. I like their style of play and different things like that. I’m glad I made that decision.
How is the adjustment process going? I know when you join a new team, you have to get used to a new team, new system, new coaches, new city and so on. What’s that transition been like? Al-Farouq Aminu: Like you said, it’s a lot of new things coming at you. But that’s why we’re professionals; we have to figure out the different ways that people play and the different schemes – all of the different ways that we’re going to attack with this team. Also, you’re adjusting in your home life. You’re getting settled in and moving all of your furniture and things like that. It’s a big adjustment, but it’s coming along smoothly.
Since arriving in Orlando, what’s been your first impression of the team and the city? Al-Farouq Aminu: Aw man, it’s been so great. It’s a big change from Portland because now I’m in a sunny state. I’m wearing shorts today! It’s kind of surreal to still be wearing shorts at this time of year. It’s been really nice, man. It’s a nice change of pace, for sure. There’s a really cool energy around this team. We have a lot of great guys. From top to bottom, everyone has a really great attitude, so that makes you enjoy coming in to work. It’s nice. All of the guys are great. They’ve exceeded my expectations, for sure.
November 13, 2019 | 7:06 pm UTC Update
Shams Charania: The Brooklyn Nets fear guard Caris LeVert has ligament damage in his right thumb and he is visiting specialists for further evaluation, league sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium.
Keith Pompey: #Sixers guard Trey Burke is questionable tonight vs. #Magic and Jonah Bolden has been assigned to the Delaware Blue Coats.
