Tim Duncan had an MRI done on his knee. Spurs are taking it day by day.
Bulls' Nikola Mirotic had an appendectomy. Will be out till All Star Break.
Bulls intend to keep Pau Gasol, even though Gasol will opt out of his contract in the summer.
Hawks are discussing a potential trade for Jeff Teague (and Schroeder) with multiple teams.
JJ Reddick says according to Dwight Howard, he plans to go to Brooklyn next year.
More news when I have it.
-Ray
Tim Duncan will remain out for Wednesday's game, vs. Houston. He's still suffering from soreness in his knee
1.4 million people watched the Spurs vs Warriors, making it the most watch game in NBA TV history.
David Blatt 's camp feel is was 1000% Lebron's fault he was fired.
Dwight Howard has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow's game vs Spurs
Rumors are coming out that Lebron tried the same in Miami, with Erik Spoelstra. He was denied.
Blake Griffin will be out for 4-6 weeks due to a broken hand. He was in an altercation with a Clippers' equipment staffer. Started in a restaurant in Toronto, and spilled out into the street. Griffin supposedly hit the guy multiple times. He is under investigation by the NBA
Bradley Beal is out for the Wizards. He's suffered a broken nose.
More news when I have it.
-Ray
Spurs announced Sunday that Tim Duncan, due to soreness in his knee, would be out vs. Warriors on Monday. Duncan did fly with team to San Francisco on Friday, and flew back home to San Antonio on Saturday. Does not appear to be pre planned for all the conspiracists out there.
Since Warriors drafted Stephen Curry, the Spurs are 8-3 at Oracle Arena.
Las Vegas odds have the Warriors at a 4.5 point favorite. It increased a whole point with the Duncan announcement.
More news when I have it.
-Ray
Cavs have fired David Blatt. Ty Lue has been promoted to Head Coach, 3yr 9.5 million deal.
I've heard a rumor that Cavs are looking to trade Kevin Love. Cavs players actually thought the meeting they were going to was to announce Love was traded. One rumored deal would be to send Kevin Love and Timofey Mosgov to Sacramento, in exchange for Demarcus Cousins. Again Rumors.
Steve Kerr returns to the bench tonight. Luke Walton has lead the Warriors to a 39-4 record. Kerr would have to win the remaining 39 games to equal the wins by Walton this year.
The Clippers have traded Josh Smith back to Houston along with cash. Houston in turn sends the Clippers rights to a draft pick. The Clippers will sign former Spur, Jeff Ayers to a 10 day contract.
LaMarcus Aldridge is out tonight due to back spasms.
More news when I have it.
Ray
Prior to last night's game, The Spurs had only trailed for a total of 54 seconds in 4th quarters at home.
Spurs have the most consecutive road games streak, holding opponents to under 100 pts.
Manu Ginobili has now played more NBA games than Larry Bird. Ginobili has now played in 899 games.
NBPA files Grievence on behalf of Memphis' Matt Barnes. Barnes was suspended due to altercation with his ex-wife and Derek Fisher.
Carmelo Anthony did suffer a sprained right ankle. Xrays were negative.
Cavs traded Joe Harris to Orlando. Cavs get a draft pick in return. Look for Orlando to waive him.
Lakers plan to offer Raptors star DeMar Rosen a max deal this summer.
Warriors season ticket priority waitlist, which costs $100 non-refund to join, now exceeds over 20k. Way more seats than Oracle.
Quincy Pondexter is undergoing season ending knee surgery.
John Calipari ' s asking price to coach...10yr 120 million.
Nets reorganize GM Billy King and fire coach Lionel Hollins. Most within organization learned about firings via press release.
Nets are looking at both Bryan Colangelo and Danny Ferry for their open GM job. Former Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau is a contender for head coach.
More news when I have it.
-Ray
Spurs Sports and Entertainment named Tim Holt managing director of their USL franchise Friday morning. Holt will also serve as a VP for SS&E. Holt has previously served as league president for USL, but comes to San Antonio from Orlando City SC where he served as Vice President of Development.
Holt joins San Antonio head coach Darren Powell in the quest to build a roster ready to compete when the USL season starts in March. Powell also came to SA from Orlando City's development program. The two hirings suggest that the SA program will focus on youth over players that are past their prime.
Hiring staff from Orlando City SC seems to make sense as the Florida club took a path to MLS that San Antonio hopes to follow. Orlando played exclusively in USL from 2010-2014 before joining MLS for the 2015 season. OCSC still fields a USL team called Orlando City B that the SA USL team might face this year.
San Antonio's USL team will announce a name, crest, and team colors soon, but are expected to feature silver and black like the rest of the Spurs family of teams.
-Correspondent Kyle
Kyrie Irving will soon have his minutes restriction lifted.
Stephens Curry has a lower leg contudion, left Denver game
Knicks are interested in trading for Detroit ' s Brandon Jennings
Eric Bledsoe is out for season after suffering a miniscus injury.
Suns fire 2 assistants, as Hornacek gets final chance
Matt Barnes recieved suspension for altercation with ex wife and Derek Fisher.
Knicks Clearanthony Early was mugged outside of a Queens gentlemens club
Joey Crawford has announced his retirement, after 39 years.
Important Dates
Jan 5th...10 day contracts can be signed
Jan 10th...unguaranteed contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season.
Feb 18th, NBA trade deadline at 3pm et
