Hoops Rumors

Former NBA big man Montrezl Harrell, who won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2020, is currently playing in Australia’s National Basketball League as a member of the Adelaide 36ers. The 30-year-old received a three-game suspension on Monday for his part in on- and off-court incidents during a Nov. 17 game vs. Melbourne United. As Olgun Uluc of ESPN details, United big man Rob … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Harrell, Covington, Neto, Awards, More

After spending nearly three full seasons on two-way deals, Clippers guard Amir Coffey graduated to a regular roster role with the team late in the 2021/22 season, then inked a three-year, $11MM deal that summer. This year, Coffey has emerged as a critical role player on an injury-laden L.A. club, including starting multiple recent games. As Janis Carr of The Orange County … [Read more...] about California Notes: Coffey, Moody, Curry, Wiggins, Lakers

The Nuggets got some very good news ahead of Friday night’s showdown vs. the defending Western champion Mavericks, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who says three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has rejoined the team and will be active on Friday against Dallas. Jokic had missed Denver’s past three contests, having been listed as out for personal reasons. As Charania … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Jokic, Hachimura, R. Williams, Warriors

The NBA has rescinded a technical foul called against Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook in Tuesday’s game against Memphis, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Durando notes that Westbrook seemed more puzzled than angry when he got whistled for the T for staring at Santi Aldama while running back on defense. “I knew it wasn’t a tech,” Westbrook told reporters. “You guys … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Westbrook, Jokic, Gordon, Braun