Новости за 24.12.2022

Adrian Wojnarowski: Denver’s Jeff Green fractured his left hand and sprained a finger and will be re-evaluated in a month, Nuggets say.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Kendra Andrews: Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry has returned to the weight room and was able to get some shots up this morning. He’s still a ways away from returning to live action, though, Kerr says.
Source: Twitter @kendra__andrews

Marc J. Spears: Warriors say Stephen Curry, who suffered a subluxation of his left shoulder on December 14 at Indiana and has missed the team’s last 4 games, was recently re-evaluated. The re-evaluation indicated that Curry is making good progress. He will be re-evaluated again in two weeks.
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

The Heat’s injury report for Monday’s game against the Timberwolves will be released Sunday afternoon. There’s some cautious optimism around Butler that he won’t have to miss much time, if any at all, because of his sprained ankle. “We’ll have a better idea the next couple days,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said regarding Butler’s status. “But he did [sprain the ankle] in the first quarter. You could see he was able to still be in a little bit of a rhythm and flow in the second quarter. But it tightened... Читать дальше...

Nick Friedell: KD with some praise for Simmons after the game. “He was incredible. 12, 11 and 8, three steals, I think his aggression was good all night.” Also noted that Simmons was the “catalyst” in forcing Giannis into seven turnovers.
Source: Twitter @NickFriedell

Damichael Cole: There was a lot of chirping going on during the game today. Dillon Brooks said he was talking to Devin Booker on the bench. “I told him I really wanted him. I hope he plays in the M, so I can guard him. He ain’t scoring 50 on me.” Dec. 27 at FedExForum 🔥🔥
Source: Twitter @DamichaelC

The Washington Wizards (13-21) play against the Sacramento Kings (14-14) at Golden 1 Center

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-11) play against the Phoenix Suns (14-14) at Footprint Center

Marc J. Spears: Grizzlies say Desmond Bane (Big Toe Sprain) is AVAILABLE tonight at @Phoenix Suns.
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

The Portland Trail Blazers (17-15) play against the Denver Nuggets (11-11) at Ball Arena

Forward Draymond Green had a blunt assessment about what is holding the Golden State Warriors back following the team’s 1-5 road trip. “Right now, I think we are very fragile,” Green said Friday after practice. “You start going through these things and then you start believing them. Once you start believing them, it becomes who you are. The only way to break them is by being mentally tough.”
Source: Kendra Andrews @ ESPN

The New Orleans Pelicans (19-12) play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-18) at Paycom Center

The Dallas Mavericks (16-16) play against the Houston Rockets (22-22) at Toyota Center

The Indiana Pacers (16-16) play against the Miami Heat (16-16) at FTX Arena

The Chicago Bulls (14-18) play against the New York Knicks (15-15) at Madison Square Garden

The Toronto Raptors (15-18) play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (12-12) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

The Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) play against the Brooklyn Nets (12-12) at Barclays Center

The Minnesota Timberwolves (16-17) play against the Boston Celtics (10-10) at TD Garden

The Detroit Pistons (8-27) play against the Atlanta Hawks (16-16) at State Farm Arena

It’s time for another edition of our NBA trade rumor rankings series, where we rank the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the past week, judged by appearances on our page.

The Charlotte Hornets and restricted free agent forward Miles Bridges are gathering traction in talks on a new deal, and optimism exists that an agreement could come in the relative near future, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

Then both shots fell a foot short. The first air ball he shook off quickly. But the second one in the span of a few minutes was hard to reconcile. Jayson Tatum rarely shows what he’s feeling on the court. He’s stoic. But his disbelief at how his body had failed him was obvious as he ran back on defense. He wasn’t afraid of the moment. “I was just exhausted,” he says. “Mentally, physically. All the stress and pressure that I was putting on myself. “I remember those plays vividly.”
Source: Ramona... Читать дальше...