Hoops Rumors

Mavericks forward P.J. Washington is not listed on the injury report ahead of Sunday’s game vs. Philadelphia, so he appears on track to return after missing the past seven games with a right ankle sprain, tweets Christian Clark of The Athletic. It’s certainly welcome news for Dallas, which has been absolutely devastated by injuries over the past several weeks. Even with … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Washington, Ball, Thybulle, Kaminsky

Following Thursday’s victory over Brooklyn, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan praised Tre Jones, saying the fifth-year point guard has a knack for making winning plays, according to K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link), who points out that the impending free agent recorded five points, four rebounds and four assists in the fourth quarter. “Being a part of a … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Jones, Buzelis, Collins, Mirage

The Mavericks will once again have just nine players available on Friday in Houston. Forward P.J. Washington, who is dealing with a right ankle sprain, was originally listed as questionable, but he has been ruled out and will miss a seventh consecutive game, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Head coach Jason Kidd explained that with the … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Mavericks, Doncic, Lonzo, Ivey

Bulls guard Josh Giddey is an upcoming restricted free agent, and it will be interesting to see how his market pans out. While appearing on an episode of Nothing But Net with ESPN’s Kane Pitman (Twitter link), Brian Windhorst pointed to Immanuel Quickley‘s five-year, $162.5MM contract as something Giddey may be hoping to get. While Giddey likely won’t get quite that much money, … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: Giddey, White, Vucevic, Smith, Phillips

After suffering a hip strain in the second half of a Thunder victory over Denver on Monday, Oklahoma City All-Star forward Jalen Williams was ruled out for Wednesday’s road contest against Boston, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link). In an eventual 118-112 Thunder win, Aaron Wiggins drew the start in Williams’ absence. Following its success against Boston on Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Williams, Giddey, Porzingis, LeBron