Hoops Rumors

Anthony Davis is expected to play tonight when the Mavericks face Brooklyn on the road, Marc Stein tweets. Davis has missed 18 games since he suffered a left adductor strain in his Dallas debut on Feb. 8. Assuming Davis plays, he will sit out the second game of a back-to-back when the Mavericks face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Davis made a splashy debut with … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis Expected To Play Tonight

The Mavericks assigned a trio of injured big men to their G League affiliate on Friday, announcing (via Twitter) that Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively and Daniel Gafford will be heading to the Texas Legends. According to Dallas-based NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter links), Davis will be going through his second round of 5-on-5 practice with the Legends, while Lively and Gafford are … [Read more...] about Mavericks’ Davis, Lively, Gafford To Practice In NBAGL

Veteran guard Bogdan Bogdanovic was having the worst year of his NBA career in Atlanta this season, averaging 10.0 points per game on 37.1% shooting (30.1% on three-pointers). He has looked more like his usual self since being traded to Los Angeles, bumping his scoring average to 12.6 PPG while making 48.5% of his shots from the floor (and 40.0% of his threes). Bogdanovic has … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Bogdanovic, Durant, Rockets, Mavs, Nuggets

There’s increasing optimism that Mavericks big man Anthony Davis will have a chance to return to action during the team’s upcoming four-game road trip, reports NBA insider Marc Stein (Substack link). Davis, who has been sidelined by an adductor strain since his Mavs debut on February 8, practiced with the Texas Legends in the G League multiple times this week and got through … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis Could Return During Mavs’ Upcoming Road Trip

Rookie big man Isaac Jones, who is on a two-way contract with the Kings, has been active for the maximum of 50 NBA games this season and is no longer eligible to play for Sacramento in 2024/25, tweets Bobby Marks of ESPN. Jones reached the 50-game limit in Wednesday’s victory over Cleveland when he played four minutes. He has appeared in 31 games this season and been active for … [Read more...] about Kings’ Isaac Jones Reaches Active Game Limit