Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out of Friday’s win vs. Brooklyn after initially being listed as questionable, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Towns sustained a left knee contusion after bumping into Zach LaVine on Wednesday. Backup guard Miles McBride was also downgraded from questionable to out on Friday due to an illness. McBride has been battling knee … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Knicks, Hawks, Pelicans, DeRozan, Carter
Nets’ Claxton Out At Least One Week With Back Strain
Nets center Nic Claxton has been diagnosed with a lower back strain and will receive an epidural injection later today, according to the team (Twitter link via Ian Begley of SNY.tv). The plan is to reevaluate Claxton in one week, meaning he’ll miss at least Friday’s and Sunday’s games against the Knicks, as well as Tuesday’s contest vs. Charlotte. In a best-case scenario, he’d … [Read more...] about Nets’ Claxton Out At Least One Week With Back Strain
Atlantic Notes: Maxey, Raptors, Bridges, Celtics
Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who is recovering from a right hamstring strain, has resumed on-court work and will be reevaluated early next week, the team announced today (Twitter link via Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer). When Maxey’s hamstring injury was confirmed last Thursday, the team said he’d be reevaluated in one week, while reporting from Shams Charania of ESPN … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Maxey, Raptors, Bridges, Celtics
Injury Notes: Butler, Kyrie, Nets, S. Barnes, O. Robinson
Heat forward Jimmy Butler will miss his third straight game in Indiana on Friday as he continues to recover from a right ankle sprain, per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Butler, who sustained the injury in the first quarter of last Friday’s loss in Denver, did not practice on Thursday. While the Heat will be playing without their six-time All-Star, they expect … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Butler, Kyrie, Nets, S. Barnes, O. Robinson
Knicks Notes: Hart, Towns, Achiuwa, Brunson, Takeaways
Josh Hart took responsibility for the Knicks‘ tough loss to Chicago on Wednesday night, notes Ian Begley of SNY.tv (via Twitter). “It should have been a big statement win for us,” Hart said (YouTube link). “It was the first win where we really got hit and really started to swing back…. I gotta be better. This one is on my shoulders.” Hart fouled Bulls guard Coby White on a … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Hart, Towns, Achiuwa, Brunson, Takeaways