DeAndre Jordan misses a game through injury for the first time in his career

Before looking ahead to the marquee showdown with Golden State, they have two important games starting with the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Monday night as CP3 makes a return to his former team for the first time since departing in the sum

In a season that has been marred by injuries for the Los Angeles Clippers, they have always been able to rely on the services of one man who has been a constant presence on the floor for the franchise throughout his car

‘The Beard’ is averaging an incredible 32.3 points per game and ranks fourth in assists with 9.1. He’s the leading candidate for the MVP award and looks destined to finally scoop the honour after finishing second on two separate occasions, including last sea

The partnership he’s developed with Paul has been crucial to the franchise’s impressive record but they haven’t spent as much time on the court together as they’d like due to them both suffering injur

«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

Having dropped their season opener against the Cavs, the Celtics also lost their home opener to the Bucks on Wednesday to fall to an early 0-2 record. They will have to figure out how to compensate for the loss of their All-Star forw

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

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 care|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

«What’s up, everybody? I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers,» Hayward said. «I’m going to be all right. It’s hurting me that I can’t be there for the home opener; I want nothing more just to be with my teammates and walk out onto that floor tonight. I’ll be supporting you guys from here. I wish you the best of luck. Kill it tonig

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

Last season, his first under his new deal, Whiteside delivered in a major way, averaging 17.0 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 32.6 minutes per contest over 77 games, firmly establishing himself as one of the best centers in the entire

In case you missed it, Gordon Hayward suffered one of the most grotesque in-game injuries in NBA history on Tuesday night.Landing awkwardly on his way down from an ally-oop attempt, Hayward dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia which immediately shocked everyone watching.As he lay in pain on the floor at the sight of his visible deformity, his teammates, opposing players, the crowd and the viewing audience looked on in anguish as one of Boston’s star players was severely injured. Hayward’s agent Mark Bartelstein told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan that the surgery would involve «a bunch of different things,» including inserting a plate and screws in order to stabilize his ankle and tibia.In the team’s home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the longest-tenured Celtic Marcus Smart was slated to deliver a message to the fans over the loudspeakers. But instead, he simply directed fans to the video screens above on the jumbotron. Here’s what pla

«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

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