Precious Achiuwa and Scottie Barnes are still stuck in Toronto thanks to weather-delays so they will not make this morning’s Rising Stars media availability. At this point the team is hoping they make it for the game.
Bradley Beal is HYPED on Jeff Green: "Jeff is a star, man, because he’s built like LeBron and almost plays like him."
"I never told him that, but I think he should know it."
I love that instead of calling it "inappropriate language" or "cursing" like every other reporter, Chris just went all out and repeated it verbatim. This is A+ journalism
Golden State forward Kevin Durant will be fined $25,000 for telling a heckling fan to “watch the fucking game and shut the fuck up” during Sunday’s loss to Dallas, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
Story posting soon: The Houston Rockets are making a renewed bid to acquire Minnesota All-Star Jimmy Butler, including four future first-round draft picks in their most recent trade offer, league sources tell ESPN.
Since Xmas Anthony Edwards leads the NBA in FT attempts -- 11.3/g.
Over 60% of those have come off drives -- 19.5/g, 4th most.
He's getting fouled on 17.9% of those drives -- highest rate in league.
For the season, his foul drawing rate on drives is up to 12.7% -- 2nd best.
Sources: Minnesota All-Star Jimmy Butler has begun to seriously contemplate his future with the franchise. Our
@JonKrawczynski
reports Butler and Thibodeau will meet on Monday.