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11/08/202016:29

Kenny Payne reportedly joining Knicks as assistant coach

Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne will be the first addition to new coach Tom Thibodeau’s staff with the New York Knicks, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

Payne will leave the Wildcats after 10 years.

 

10/08/202018:26

Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell returns to NBA campus

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell has returned to the NBA’s campus in Orlando.

Harrell left the team on July 17th to tend to his grandmother, who has recently passed away. He will now have to quarantine for at least four days.

09/08/202017:40

Rajon Rondo could return to Lakers ‘at some point’ during first round

The Los Angeles Lakers are “hopeful” that Rajon Rondo could return to the team during the first round of the playoffs, sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

Rondo is currently working out with Kurt Rambis in Florida, outside of the bubble. Lakers guard fractured his thumb on July 12th and was originally expected to miss up to eight weeks.

09/08/202017:20

Heat rookie Kendrick Nunn returns to NBA bubble

Miami Heat rookie Kendrick Nunn has returned to the Orlando bubble, sources told Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Nunn will reportedly quarantine for four days after having left the bubble on Friday due to reasons unrelated to COVID-19.

07/08/202017:41

Campazzo’s move to NBA ‘has never looked more likely’

According to Marc Stein, Facundo Campazzo’s arrival in the NBA has never been as likely as it is now.

The reporter adds that Real Madrid has known the player’s plans for 3 months.

The Argentinian pointguard has a buy-out of around 6 million euros.
According to the latest rumors, Minnesota and Dallas would be the teams most interested in signing the player.

07/08/202010:51

Montrezl Harrell expected to rejoin Clippers next week

Montrezl Harrell could return to the Los Angeles Clippers next week, sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

Harrell has been away from the bubble for the last two weeks due to the passing of his grandmother. As he has been getting tested daily, he will require a four-day quarantine.

05/08/202010:32

Lakers’ Rajon Rondo to continue injury rehab in Florida

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo will travel to Florida today to continue rehab on his fractured right thumb, injured on July 12th. The point guard was projected to be out for 6-8 weeks.

“He’s making his way to Florida tomorrow and will spend a certain period of time outside of the bubble before he’s reintegrated inside of the bubble,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.

05/08/202010:07

Eight NBA eliminated teams unlikely to have minicamp, scrimmages

The eight franchises that weren’t included in the NBA’s restart in Orlando now are pessimistic about the odds of a second site being created for minicamps and intrasquad scrimmages, according to The Athletic. There is also pessimism about even in-market minicamps for group workouts.

“There’s nothing happening,” one general manager told The Athletic after a Tuesday call between the eight GMs and league officials. “It’s a shame. It’s a huge detriment to these eight franchises that were left behind”. Sources say the National Basketball Players Association remains concerned about the safety concerns that would come with creating another location for the other eight teams to compete (Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Detroit, Atlanta, Minnesota, Cleveland, Golden State).

03/08/202022:37

Thunder guard Dennis Schröder leaves NBA campus

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan announced on Monday that Dennis Schroder has left the NBA campus in Orlando, without publicly disclosing the reason.

In all likelihood, it concerns Schröder’s wife, who is expecting the couple’s second child in the upcoming weeks, as confirmed in recent days by The Athletic.

03/08/202021:53

G League select team to be based in San Francisco Bay Area

The NBA G League has decided to locate its Pro Pathway team in Walnut Creek, California. Walnut Creek is a few miles east of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd, Daishen Nix, Kai Sotto and Jonathan Kuminga will play for the G League team.

03/08/202017:48

NBA adjusts protocol for players with inconclusive coronavirus tests

The NBA has adjusted its protocol for players who return inconclusive tests for the coronavirus, allowing for a quicker possible return to game action, according to a league memo shared with teams, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

After entering quarantine, if a player is asymptomatic and tests negative on a first retest, he should be permitted to play in his next game as long another negative test is returned within 60 minutes of the game’s start time. 

NBA teams, reports Wojnarowski, have been concerned that player availability could become jeopardized should an inconclusive test result fall in the middle of a playoff series and force someone to miss a game. In certain cases, this protocol change could shorten that quarantine window for players

03/08/202008:06

Magic’s Jonathan Isaac tears ACL in win

Bad news for the Orlando Magic that lost due to an injury forward Jonathan Isaac.
Isaac tore his ACL in the game against the Sacramento Kings and left the court in tears.

Per ESPN, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac tore the ACL in his left knee on Sunday, the team announced.

Isaac drove the lane and did a hop step between two defenders against the Kings. Then he immediately fell to the floor in pain, untouched, while clutching his left knee with 9:19 left in the fourth quarter during the Magic’s 132-116 win.

Isaac had his head in his hands as he was wheeled off the court accompanied by Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman.

 

02/08/202022:15

Xavier Tillman staying in NBA Draft

Xavier Tillman decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility and stay in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Tillman is the No. 40 ranked player in the ESPN Top 100 for the 2020 NBA Draft.

01/08/202021:24

Knicks to consider hiring Ed Pinckney as Thibodeau’s assistant coach

The New York Knicks are expected to strongly consider hiring Ed Pinckney as an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post.

Pinckney spent five seasons with Thibodeau in Chicago before joining him briefly in Minnesota. Pinckney was let go by the Wolves after the 2018-19 season months after Thibodeau was fired.

31/07/202022:13

David Griffin: “Zion will not play significant minutes in the next game”

New Orleans Pelicans Executive VP of Basketball Operations David Griffin talked to the media about Zion Williamson’s minutes restriction.

Griffin said Williamson will not play significant minutes in the next game, and he may not in the next one. His minutes restriction is due to him being out of basketball activity for 13 days before the NBA
restart.

31/07/202021:17

Tyrell Terry staying in 2020 NBA Draft

Stanford freshman point guard Tyrell Terry will keep his name in the 2020 NBA draft.

Terry averaged 14.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 41% from three last season at Stanford.

30/07/202016:09

ESPN reports player abuse, lack of schooling at NBA China academies

An ESPN investigation found that the NBA faced complaints from its own employees over human rights concerns inside the NBA academies in China.

Following from the ESPN story:

“American coaches at three NBA training academies in China told league officials their Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and failing to provide schooling, even though commissioner Adam Silver had said that education would be central to the program, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the complaints.”

“American coaches were frequently harassed and surveilled in Xinjiang, the sources said. One American coach was detained three times without cause; he and others were unable to obtain housing because of their status as foreigners.”

“One former coach described watching a Chinese coach fire a ball into a young player’s face at point-blank range and then “kick him in the gut.”

29/07/202010:57

Facundo Campazzo reportedly to leave Real Madrid

Spanish journalist Carlos Sanchez Blas talked about the future of Facundo Campazzo on Twitter.

Facundo Campazzo wants to leave Real Madrid to play in Nba. Real Madrid accepted his decision.

Real Madri asks the player to comply with the 6 million exit clause. Total amount without discounts, but in installments.

It is difficult to exit the contract without an agreement in NBA already signed. A club cannot pay more than $ 750,000 of the clause. The rest must be supported by the player.

However, the resolution will come shortly. Minnesota is more interested in Campazzo than Dallas.

What will Real Madrid do? Spanish club has under contract Llull, Alocen and Laprovittola. Argentinian point guard has a deal with Panathinaikos but Real Madrid will not release him if Campazzo leaves.

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