Hoops Rumors

The Hornets‘ top two rotational centers, starter Mark Williams and his backup Nick Richards, have rejoined team activities, Charlotte announced on Thursday (Twitter link). Williams has been sidelined for the last 11 months, first due to a back issue and now as a result of a left foot tendon strain. Richards is recovering from a right first rib fracture. Sixteenth-year veteran … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Williams, Richards, Zeller, Coulibaly, Wizards

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (hip) is listed as doubtful to play on Saturday vs. Chicago, but the plan is for him to get workouts in during the coming days and potentially return early on in Memphis’ four-game homestand that begins on Monday, per Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com (Twitter link). As Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian observes (via Twitter), the fact that Morant … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Morant, Embiid, Bridges, Durant, Beal, M. Jones

Malcolm Brogdon made his season debut on Sunday against Detroit but was limited to one point in 22 minutes, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post notes. He underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb in early October. Brogdon was the first player off the bench for the Wizards, who acquired him in an offseason trade with Portland. The veteran guard is a … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Brogdon, Bogdanovic, Bufkin, Micic

Bucks coach Doc Rivers was incensed after a phantom foul call resulted in a loss this afternoon in Charlotte, according to Eric Nehm and Mike Prada of The Athletic. With Milwaukee leading by a point, Giannis Antetokounmpo was whistled for a foul on LaMelo Ball with 7.3 seconds remaining, even though replays showed there was no contact on the play. Crew chief Curtis Blair … [Read more...] about Bucks Notes: Rivers, Giannis, Jackson, Lee

Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball has been dinged to the tune of $100K for issuing a derogatory slur during a televised postgame interview, the NBA has announced in a statement (Twitter link). Ball was speaking after a heroic 15-point fourth quarter individual effort helped Charlotte secure a 115-114 victory over the reeling Bucks on Saturday. Across his 12 healthy … [Read more...] about LaMelo Ball Fined $100K For Postgame Comment