2 months ago

Shams Charania: Jayson Tatum Is Doing Five-on-Five Scrimmages, Building Up Conditioning

Shams stated that Tatum is back to five-on-five scrimmages and is putting together a number of practices to build up conditioning. He said Tatum is facing "the hurdle of being 100% mentally ready, 100% confidence in that right leg." However, Shams added that the Celtics are not pressuring Tatum, who wants to return to star form before coming back.

By Pranay Mukherjee

2 months ago

Gilbert Arenas Warns Steve Kerr About Jonathan Kuminga's Eventual Rise

"Steve Kerr, I’m telling you as a hooper. Kuminga is going to barbecue this s***," said Gil. Kuminga made his Hawks debut against Washington and dropped 27 points on an ultra-efficient 9-12 shooting from the field. "For us as a staff, it was tricky trying to develop him while we were trying to win," said Kerr on the Kuminga trade.

By Samir Mehdi

2 months ago

Joe Mazzulla Feels The Celtics Could've Been Far Better In Loss To Nuggets

The Celtics lost 103-84 to the Nuggets with them being out-hustled for almost the entirety of the game. "Maybe 30 [possessions] today," said Mazzulla on what could've been better for the Celts. This is higher than his usual "10-15 possessions" remark after losses. Jokic dropped a 'casual' 30-12-6 while the Nuggets held Jaylen brown to 7-21 shooting.

By Samir Mehdi

2 months ago

Cade Cunningham Always Loved Chasedown Blocks, Admits He Watched LeBron James Do It a Lot

Following his 3-block game in Pistons' 124-116 win vs. Thunder, Cunningham admitted he's always enjoyed "running stuff down" and getting chasedown blocks. "I watched a lot of LeBron growing up," Cunningham admitted. Watching LBJ, Cunningham practiced chasedown blocks and got good when playing little hoops. He said it's always been in his game, but now it's succeeding in the NBA.

By Pranay Mukherjee

2 months ago

Nikola Jokic Declares Nikola Topic “The Future of Serbian Basketball”

Jokic, having played a "little bit" with Topic on the Serbian national team, is happy to see him fully recovered from cancer and playing basketball once again. "He's fighting something that is probably more important, most important, and he won it," Jokic said. He added that Topic is the "future of Serbian basketball," eager to see him grow.

By Pranay Mukherjee

2 months ago

Nuggets HC Gets Candid While Describing Jamal Murray’s Illness

David Adelman stated that the Nuggets gave Murray "all the medication," and nothing helped deal with his illness, per Bennett Durando. Although Adelman didn't specify the illness that removed Murray from their game vs. Celtics, he said, "all kinds of bodily things were happening.” Murray exited in the first quarter vs. Thunder and didn't return. However, the Nuggets won 103-84.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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