James Harden has been cleared and will play.
Wall, Cousins, Gordon, Jones all quarantined, out for Rockets’ games Friday, Monday — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Warriors are feeling the pain of playing without Klay Thompson. And Thompson is feeling the pain of not playing for the second consecutive season. Last Tuesday, before the Warriors opened their season against the Brooklyn Nets, Thompson shared his pain in an Instagram post. A photo of him running the floor hard and strong…
NBA stars, former teammates respond to Klay Thompson’s painful post — East Bay Times
LOS ANGELES — Typically, there’s not much love in Staples Center for a Boston Celtic – especially one who authored so much pain for the Lakers. But before the national anthem on Christmas Day, the Lakers offered a moment of silence for K.C. Jones, who died Friday at 88, leaving behind a hand in 12…
Lakers honor late Celtics great KC Jones with moment of silence — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
BOSTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, a 12-time NBA champion who was one of only seven players in history to win championships in college and the pros along with an Olympic gold medal, has died. He was 88.
Boston Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies at 88 — Boston Herald
After winning back-to-back championships with Bill Russell for the San Francisco Dons, K.C. Jones won 12 NBA titles as a player and coach
K.C. Jones dies at 88; cog in Boston Celtics dynasty first won at the University of San Francisco — Oroville Mercury-Register
Eleven years after the Golden State Warriors made Steph Curry the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the greatest shooter in NBA history is continuing to add to his legacy. In the first half of the Warriors’ Christmas Day matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, Curry surpassed Rick Barry to become the all-time leading…
Steph Curry passes Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain up next on Warriors’ all-time scoring list — East Bay Times
The Houston Rockets’ COVID-19 situation just keeps getting messier. A Rockets staff member tested positive for the virus Thursday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, prompting new contact tracing efforts. This has left Eric Gordon’s availability in question for the team’s upcoming week of games. A number of players reportedly are facing a seven-day quarantine […]
NBA Rumors: Multiple Rockets Players Facing Seven-Day Quarantine — NESN.com
Tyronn Lue was at one point considered favorite to become 76ers coach.
Report: Joel Embiid opposed 76ers hiring Tyronn Lue (Ben Simmons’ guy) — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Patrick Beverley had a Dec. 25 to remember last season. Think back to the closing seconds of that Clippers-at-Lakers showdown. A Christmas battle that went the visitors’ way, 111-106, thanks to Beverley’s quick hands and the NBA’s slow-motion replay rule. Remember the 6-foot-1 guard swarming LeBron James as the Lakers’ star rose up for the…
Clippers count on Patrick Beverley’s elite energy through ups and downs — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The NBA commissioner clarified the punishment handed down to Rockets star James Harden for violating the COVID-19 protocol.
Adam Silver: James Harden Not Suspended Because Violation Was First Offense — NBC4 Washington
A foul called on Tristan Thompson at the very end of Wednesday’s season opener at TD Garden could have cost the Celtics the game. And apparently, it shouldn’t have been called at all. Boston was up 122-120 when Thompson was called for a loose ball foul, sending Giannis Antetokounmpo to the line with a chance […]
Last-Second Tristan Thompson Foul Should Not Have Been Called Vs. Bucks, Per NBA — NESN.com
PORTLAND (ABC4 Sports) – What a start to the NBA season for the Utah Jazz. Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds in a dominant season-opening performance, leading the Utah Jazz to a 120-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Gobert, who just signed a 5-year, $205-million extension on Sunday, controlled the inside and got plenty…
Jazz tip off NBA season with dominating 120-100 victory over Portland — ABC4 Utah
The view from left field 