The NBA and its players entered the 2015-16 with a renewed commitment to improving player health. Both sides formed committees in the offseason dedicated to supporting medical research intended to protect and progress the health of its players. Furthermore, the NBA front office proactively made alterations to the schedules, reducing the number of league wide […]
Read MoreThe Utah Jazz will be without the services of center Rudy Gobert after he suffered a Grade II medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain in his left knee. Utah has ruled him out indefinitely. BREAKING: @rudygobert27 out indefinitely with Grade II sprain of the MCL in his left knee: https://t.co/ND1HdXIWGQ pic.twitter.com/iVKVz4X6bk — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December […]
Read MoreNBA injury reports can be maddening. Some teams elect to carefully guard their injury information and provide the public with vague descriptions that often involve non-specific regions of the body. Others are more transparent and provide details that accurately and vividly describe an injury. Fortunately the Celtics were the latter regarding Marcus Smart’s leg injury, […]
Read MoreThe Toronto Raptors have bounced back from last season’s postseason disappointment and once again find themselves in the early season playoff picture. Unfortunately maintaining their position in an improved Eastern Conference got significantly harder with center Jonas Valanciunas suffering a fractured hand in Friday’s win over the Lakers.
Read MoreThe Washington Wizards announced Tuesday that forward Martell Webster will undergo surgery on a partial tear in the labrum of his right hip and miss the remainder of the season. The news comes less than a week after Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported forward Wilson Chandler would also miss the season due to a torn hip labrum. The […]
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