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Grizzlies' Zach Edey (ankle) to be re-evaluated in 4 weeks
Memphis will be without its towering anchor for a while. The Grizzlies announced Thursday that second-year center Zach Edey has a stress reaction in his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.,It's the same ankle that sidelined Edey for the first 13 games of the season following offseason...
Zach Edey thriving, Grizzlies rising with woeful Clippers up next
The Memphis Grizzlies are benefitting from second-year big man Zach Edey's recent return from offseason ankle surgery, a return that has seen him play with a renewed confidence.,Edey is putting up numbers like he did at Purdue, where he twice earned National Player of the Year honors. And those cont...
Grizzlies' Brandon Clarke set for knee procedure
Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Brandon Clarke will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address knee synovitis and is expected to be re-evaluated in six weeks, ESPN reported on Friday.,The Grizzlies announced Friday that Clarke was completely healed from a high-grade right PCL sprain that was sust...
Bulls sign Josh Giddey to four-year, $100M extension
Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey signed a four-year, $100 million extension on Tuesday.,Giddey, 22, averaged 14.6 points along with career highs of 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 70 games with the Bulls in 2024-25.,He had seven triple-doubles and 30 double-doubles last season after being...
Report: Grizzlies' Zach Edey cited for driving 101 mph in 55 zone
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey was cited for driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone in Tippecanoe County, Ind., the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported Thursday.,The violation occurred on May 1 while Edey was driving a Kia Sorento on Indiana 25, according to the report. Edey was cited and released at...
Report: Grizzlies C Zach Edey to undergo ankle surgery
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey is expected to miss some time at the start of the 2025-26 season after undergoing surgery for a sprained ankle, ESPN reported Saturday.,After a solid rookie season, Edey was injured in an offseason workout earlier this week.,"After consulting with the Grizzlies and...
Bulls optimistic Josh Giddey (wrist) will be OK for play-in game
Guard Josh Giddey, who helped propel the Chicago Bulls to a spot in the NBA play-in tournament, did not travel to Philadelphia for the final game of the regular season, instead staying home to get treatment on his ailing right wrist.,Speaking with reporters Sunday, coach Billy Donovan said there is ...
Slumping Clippers to face Bulls squad riding rare high
Bogdan Bogdanovic was assessing his struggles in his first start with the Los Angeles Clippers when he indirectly captured the pulse of the team.,"It's easy when everything is good, you know. Sometimes you can mask yourself with a couple wins," Bogdanovic said. "But it's good to see the real picture...
Short-handed Knicks need overtime to dodge Bulls
Miles McBride hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:58 left in overtime to begin the decisive run for the undermanned New York Knicks, who withstood one more comeback attempt by the visiting Chicago Bulls to earn a 113-111 win.,Karl-Anthony Towns scored the next six points to close out the 9-0 run for t...
Grizzlies rookie C Zach Edey (ankle) exits game vs. Nuggets
Memphis Grizzlies rookie center Zach Edey exited during the second half of Sunday's win over the visiting Denver Nuggets with a left ankle injury.,Edey, the ninth overall pick of June's NBA draft, initially injured his ankle during the first half before re-aggravating it after halftime. He left with...
Bulls G Josh Giddey working through ruptured ankle ligament
New Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey said he ruptured an ankle ligament while playing for Australia at the Paris Olympics but expects to start the season on time.,Speaking at the Bulls' media day on Monday, Giddey said the injury to his anterior talofibular ligament occurred during Australia's final ...
Bulls PG Josh Giddey welcomed trade over backup role in OKC
New Bulls point guard Josh Giddey touched down briefly in Chicago on Sunday and was formally introduced on Tuesday before he embarks on his next mission with the Australian national team at the Summer Olympics. ,Giddey, 21, was acquired on Friday in a one-for-one trade for Alex Caruso to be given a ...
Bulls, Thunder complete Alex Caruso-Josh Giddey trade
The Thunder and Bulls swapped guards on Friday, with Alex Caruso heading to Oklahoma City and Josh Giddey to Chicago.,Both teams announced the deal.,Caruso, 30, is entering the final year of his four-year, $36.98 million contract, and the Bulls get younger by adding the 21-year-old Giddey. The Thund...
Report: Bulls swap G Alex Caruso for Thunder G Josh Giddey
The Chicago Bulls dealt NBA All-Defensive guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder straight up for guard Josh Giddey, ESPN reported Thursday.,Caruso, 30, is entering the final year of his four-year, $36.98 million contract, and the Bulls get younger by adding the 21-year-old Giddey. The Thunde...
2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zach Edey Drafted Within Top 15, Alexandre Sarr Stays At No. 1 Overall
Here's our 2024 NBA Mock Draft, which includes Alexandre Sarr staying at No. 1 overall and some surprises within the Top 15. ...
Report: NBA closes investigation into Thunder's Josh Giddey
The NBA has closed its investigation into Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an underage girl, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Newport Beach (Calif.) police announced on Jan. 18 that they would not pursue charges after the department was "unable to corr...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
The Houston Cougars would be the unlikeliest champion in modern NCAA history
Coming off the high of 2023, the 2024 NBA Draft class is destined to be one of the most lifeless in modern history, which explains the predicament men’s college basketball has found itself in here in 2024. While the women are pumping out household names such as Caitlyn Clark, JuJu Watkins, Paige Bue...