Clippers forward Blake Griffin will miss an extended period of time after suffering a left knee injury in the first quarter of the team’s win over the Lakers on Christmas day. Late Saturday, the team announced a MRI taken on the area revealed a partial quadriceps tendon tear and Griffin would be unavailable for the […]
Read MoreThe 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.
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