Category: NBA

Powell out with fractured fourth metacarpal of left hand

NORMAN POWELL INJURY UPDATE

During the fourth quarter of Toronto’s win at Detroit on Friday, Norman Powell sustained a fracture to the fourth metacarpal of his left hand. He will be listed as out indefinitely, and he will be reassessed as appropriate.

Powell is averaging career highs of 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 28.2 minutes in 38 games (17 starts) this season. He has scored 20 or more points 12 times, including a career-best 33 points Nov. 29 at Orlando, and has led the bench in scoring in 12 games. 

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Reggie Jackson ‘attacks’ Detroit Pistons fan base — Detroit Sports Nation

On Friday night, the Detroit Pistons hosted the Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena in a game that felt and sound much more like a Raptors home game than a Pistons home game. Following the game, which the Raptors won 105-92, Christian Wood was asked about all of the pro-Raptors chants throughout the game. While […]

Reggie Jackson ‘attacks’ Detroit Pistons fan base — Detroit Sports Nation

Celtics Injury Report: Kemba Walker Added Ahead Of Game Vs. 76ers — NESN.com

The Boston Celtics could be without their top player Saturday night. Kemba Walker might be out when the Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden in a clash of Eastern Conference powerhouses. The Celtics on Friday released an injury report, and Walker was listed as questionable with left knee soreness. The point guard did not…

Celtics Injury Report: Kemba Walker Added Ahead Of Game Vs. 76ers — NESN.com

Raptors’ Kyle Lowry claims he was pushed by fan after diving for loose ball during Cavs game — fox8.com

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry claims he was pushed by a fan during Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The alleged incident occurred late in the fourth quarter during the game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Video shows Lowry land on two fans in the front row of the stands after saving a loose ball. One fan is then shown placing his hand on the player’s back before he returns to the court. It is unclear […]

Raptors’ Kyle Lowry claims he was pushed by fan after diving for loose ball during Cavs game — fox8.com

Raptors will let Gasol heal up but he has ‘slight’ hamstring issue — Toronto Sun

CLEVELAND — No team can easily withstand the loss of its starting centre, but Toronto is more equipped than most to do so. Read More

Raptors will let Gasol heal up but he has ‘slight’ hamstring issue — Toronto Sun

Wizards’ Bradley Beal Calls His All-Star Game Snub ‘Disrespectful’ — NESN.com

Bradley Beal is not a happy camper. The Washington Wizards star was not among the seven players named Eastern Conference reserves for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game on Thursday despite an impressive 2019-20 season. Beal is averaging 28.6 points through 39 games, the highest average since joining the NBA in 2012. So, the 26-year-old made…

Wizards’ Bradley Beal Calls His All-Star Game Snub ‘Disrespectful’ — NESN.com

The best of Kobe Bryant’s legends and tall tales with the Lakers — Press Telegram

Aside from the championships and aside from the statistics, Kobe Bryant had something most NBA players never achieve: mystique. Even as he was one of the biggest sports stars in the world, there were parts of the Black Mamba that seemed unknowable and enigmatic. He inspired legends as the first one to arrive the gym…

The best of Kobe Bryant’s legends and tall tales with the Lakers — Press Telegram

Kobe Bryant timeline: A look at the life of the Lakers legend — Press Telegram

Make shift memorials as fans mourn the loss of Kobe Bryant with make shift memorials in front of La Live across from Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Kobe Bryant and 8 others died in an helicopter crash in Calabasas. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena…

Kobe Bryant timeline: A look at the life of the Lakers legend — Press Telegram.

Lakers’ LeBron James Emotional Upon Hearing News Of Kobe Bryant’s Death — NESN.com

Everyone likely will remember where they were when they heard the news that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday. The news shook the sports world to its core, with many people paying tribute to the NBA legend. Even some basketball teams…

Lakers’ LeBron James Emotional Upon Hearing News Of Kobe Bryant’s Death — NESN.com

Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys With ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye’ — Variety

Hours after news broke of Kobe Bryant’s death, the Recording Academy paid tribute to the NBA legend on the Grammys stage. Host Alicia Keys somberly took the stage, telling the audience, “Earlier today, Los Angeles, America, and the whole wide world lost a hero. And we’re literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe…

Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys With ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye’ — Variety

Staples Center, Kobe Bryant’s ‘house,’ becomes a place of mourning — Press Telegram

Thousands of overwhelmed fans mourning the death of Kobe Bryant gathered Sunday, Jan. 26, outside Staples Center and LA Live in downtown, despite police asking them to to stay away from the venue, which was closed to the public as it hosts the Grammys award show. The chant,”Kobe-Kobe-Kobe” could be heard from the gathering crowd…

Staples Center, Kobe Bryant’s ‘house,’ becomes a place of mourning — Press Telegram