Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso suffered a “significant” left ankle sprain during the third quarter of Wednesday night’s 131-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament. Caruso, 30, did not return. He finished with six points on two 3-pointers and added two rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes of action. The seven-year […] The post Bulls Could Be Without Alex Caruso (Ankle) Against Heat appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Coby White joined Michael Jordan as the only Chicago Bulls players to record at least 40 points, five rebounds, five assists, and zero turnovers in a single game — during Wednesday night’s 131-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament. White scored a career-high 42 points on 15-of-21 (71.4%) shooting from the […] The post Coby White Joins Michael Jordan As Only Bulls With 40+ PTS, 5+ REB, 5+ AST, & 0 TOV in Game appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

In Miami‘s Play-in loss against Philadelphia this Wednesday, team star Jimmy Butler suffered a right MCL injury in the first half. According to insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the player is expected to miss several weeks because of this, but the Heat remain expectant to see the MRI results before confirming the situation.  What’s more important is […] The post Miami star Jimmy Butler injures his knee and remains questionable for clash vs. Chicago appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

As we are three months away from the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, USA Basketball finally announced the roster who will compete this summer for glory. The list, which started at 41 names, was finally reduced to 12 superstars by the Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill and then approved by […] The post Who are the 12 players called to represent USA Basketball’s Olympic roster? appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

In an unprecedented act, the NBA has decided to ban Toronto’s Jontay Porter for life after an investigation revealed that he had shared disclosed and confidential information to gamblers, then restricted his own performance in at least one match, and then bet on NBA games while competing in the G League.  Both their U.S. Department […] The post NBA Commissioner explains reasons behind Jontay Porter’s life ban for gambling violations appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has officially been ruled out for Friday’s play-in tournament elimination game against the Sacramento Kings with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday. The Pelicans said an MRI confirmed the injury. Williamson will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks. The two-time All-Star finished with a season-high 40 points and 11 […] The post Is Zion Williamson (Hamstring) Playing Against Kings on Friday? appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Key Highlights Keegan Murray scored a game-high 32 points, including eight threes, in the Sacramento Kings‘ 118-94 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday He also helped contain sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and Sacramento posted a 97.8 defensive rating in the win, its fifth-lowest mark of the season Murray was 2 of […] The post Keegan Murray’s Play-In Performance Was A Glimpse Of His Future appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

The amount of accolades that LeBron James has attained during his career is nothing short of spectacular, as he’s not only the player who has scored more points in NBA history, but also a 20-time All-Star, a four-time champion and a four-time league MVP. However, there’s still one award he’s never won, and he’s not […] The post LeBron James wishes he had a DPOY award in his trophy cabinet: ‘It kind of stings’ appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 in the play-in tournament on Tuesday night to secure the No. 7 seed in a first-round playoff matchup with the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. However, the Lakers are 0-4 in their last four regular-season meetings with Denver and 0-8 with playoff games counted. Their most recent […] The post Lakers Are Winless In Their Last 8 Matchups With Nuggets appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

After four years leading Duke’s college basketball team, Jeremy Roach has decided to end his college career. The point guard announced this Tuesday that he will both enter the transfer portal and declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, even though he still had one more year of eligibility remaining due to his COVID year.  The […] The post Duke point guard Jeremy Roach enters transfer portal and heads for NBA Draft appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more