The NBA, which recently had to postpone four games as a result of wildfires in Los Angeles and severe weather in Atlanta, has rescheduled three of those contests and announced date changes for six others, the league announced in a press release (Twitter link). The Hornets/Lakers game that was supposed to be played last Thursday will take place at Crypto.com Arena on February … [Read more...] about NBA Announces New Dates For Nine Games
Pacific Notes: Payton II, Green, Monk, Wildfire Donations
Warriors guard Gary Payton II is on track to return to action on Wednesday. Payton, who hasn’t played since Christmas Day due to a calf strain, scrimmaged on Sunday and worked out on Monday, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. He has appeared in 28 games this season, including four starts. We have more from the Pacific Division: Draymond Green sat out the Warriors‘ … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Payton II, Green, Monk, Wildfire Donations
Clippers Ready To Resume Playing After Wildfires
The Clippers have to put aside a major distraction to concentrate on tonight’s game with Miami, per Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Many of the players and coaches were directly affected by the massive wildfires that hit Los Angeles and the surrounding area last week. “At the end, we’re pros,” Nicolas Batum said Sunday. “We have a game to play. We have to win so we … [Read more...] about Clippers Ready To Resume Playing After Wildfires
NBA Plans To Resume Los Angeles Games Monday
The NBA has told its two Los Angeles-based teams, the Clippers and Lakers, that it plans to permit Monday’s scheduled home games for each club to go on as planned, per Mark Medina of Sportskeeda and Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News (Twitter links). The Heat are slated to square off against the Clippers at Intuit Dome, while the Lakers are set to face the Spurs at … [Read more...] about NBA Plans To Resume Los Angeles Games Monday
Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Jovic, Highsmith
When the Heat announced that they’d suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games, they explained the decision by stating that the veteran forward had engaged in “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team.” However, Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel hears from a source close to the situation that the club at one point sought to suspend Butler for a “failure … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Butler, Herro, Jovic, Highsmith