The curious case of Kawhi Leonard's injury for the San Antonio Spurs

Popovich, however, disputed Parker’s claims telling reporters that his assessment should be taken under caution, which just seems to add to the uncertainty around the whole situation and again shows that the organization is not willing to share much informat
The 25-year-old has established himself as the face of the franchise since Gordon Hayward’s departure to the Boston Celtics in the summer but has been unable to lead them consistently as his campaign continues to be marred by injur
But per Stein, they have already made it clear that they plan to be cautious with him as their goals are focused on the playoffs and making sure their stars are healthy in the latter stages of the sea
“Who knows?” Bledsoe said. “I love the fans and I hope they love me back, but you know how that go. Love my teammates I played with while I was there. I’m just focused on the game. I got great teammates that will have my ba
The French point guard made his long-awaited return from a torn quad muscle in the team’s home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and revealed that Leonard is not too far behind having worked out with him recen
When the Miami Heat signed center Hassan Whiteside to a maximum contract extension in the summer of 2016, it became obvious that they were relying on him to lead the franchise out of the glory days of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and into a new
After the original injury, he sat out for five games before making his return, but it seems as though he might have rushed back on the court. “You know, I sat out, I missed them games, I came back, and it’s still bothering me,” Whiteside admitt
Rudy Gobert’s luck has been out so far this season as he’s suffered freak injuries to both knees.After missing 11 games with a right knee injury following a collision with Miami Heat shooting guard Dion Waiters, the Frenchman returned to the Utah Jazz lineup earlier than expected recently but he now faces another spell on the sidelines.In their last outing against the Boston Celtics, frontcourt partner Derrick Favors landed awkwardly on Gobert’s left knee and it immediately sent the big man to the ground in agony. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo sports injury symptoms|https://sportsinjuryfocus.com/, the center now faces a month out after being diagnosed with a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and a bone bruise in his left ti
After sending out a tweet effectively stating that he no longer wanted to be a part of the Phoenix Suns, the team wasted little time in granting Eric Bledsoe his wish by trading him to the Milwaukee Bu
According to reports, Houston is already looking to recruit a free agent to add cover for that position and one player who recently became available is veteran Jameer Nelson following his release by the Denver Nugg
“So the back to back anticipated he probably wouldn’t play today,” Spoelstra noted . “We’ll get back to Miami and reevaluate him [Thursday]. Jay will look at him and might have doc will look at him. We don’t think necessarily right now he’ll have an MRI. He’s already gotten one of those… This is part of the process. We anticipated this. It hasn’t gotten any worse, necessarily, just the schedule hasn’t let up and he really hasn’t been able to do two days of work in a row for a whi
“We’ll see on Monday,” D’Antoni said of getting his star back. “I think we’re shooting for that, but that doesn’t mean that. This time, we’re going to make sure it’s 100 percent and go from the
“It’s really bothering me, man,” Whiteside said at his locker at Madison Square Garden, per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel . “We’re going to figure it out. We’re going to figure it out when we get back to Miami and figure out what’s wro
While a second-half benching against the Golden State Warriors certainly contributed to that low number, the team has been cautious with him since he suffered a bone bruise on his left knee during the season opener against the Orlando Ma
Naturally, there are a few questions about Paul’s return. What happens with Gordon, who is on an absolute tear? How will the ball-handling duties be split between him, Gordon and Harden? Will he start or come off the bench? How many minutes will he play? Rotationally, what makes se
While the Rockets have been a dominant offensive team under D’Antoni, their deficiency has been on the defensive side of the ball. Paul seems to be aware of that and thinks he can help the situation as one of the best perimeter defenders at the point guard posit
In his absence, the Rockets have gone 7-3, and at 8-3 overall, they’re in first place in the Western Conference. Therefore, they don’t exactly need to rush Paul back before he’s at full health. Not only has James Harden continued to do his thing, but shockingly, Eric Gordon has emerged as a top 10 scorer, averaging 23.1 points per g
After Wednesday’s game, the Heat will host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors on Sunday and then will embark on a three-game road trip. It remains to be seen if Whiteside will take the floor for any of those ga