Новости за 17.11.2022

With questions about the teams future and talk of a new stadium circulating the local sports scene, the San Antonio Missions now have new ownership for the Double-A baseball team. A group of local San Antonio business executives, led by Spurs Hall of Famers David Robinson and Manu Ginobili, have officially taken over ownership of the Missions.
Source: Gabriel Romero @ San Antonio Express-News

Ball Don’t Stop: “Kobe Bryant. Nobody comes close” – Isaiah Thomas on the best player he’s ever played against in his career
Source: Twitter

Adrian Wojnarowski: Clippers upgraded Kawhi Leonard to questionable vs. Detroit tonight.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Derek Bodner: James Harden says he is “on pace” for a return inline with the initial reports, which had him missing about a month with a tendon strain in his right foot. The boot is off, he’s gotten some treadmill work in and just went through a shooting drill at the Sixers practice facility.
Source: Twitter @DerekBodnerNBA

Jake Fischer: Word is the Suns appeared close to finalizing a three-team trade involving Jae Crowder prior tip-off tonight against Golden State.
Source: Twitter @JakeLFischer

Duncan Robinson has been rumored in a number of trades so far this season. Most teams have been hesitant to take on his contract, and he remains in South Beach. However, recently an Eastern Conference executive told Heavy Sports’ Sean Deveney that one Eastern Conference team could target Duncan Robinson in a trade this season.  When asked about what how the Chicago Bulls look to address their issues, the executive noted it’s unlikely for Chicago to seek big man help but identified the Heat’s sharpshooting forward Duncan Robinson. Читать дальше...

And when the Celtics veteran sees the NBA as these roaring ’20s progress, he sees himself in the picture. While it might seem prudent for someone of his age in the last year of his contract to think in smaller increments, Horford is packing for a long trip. “Yeah, for sure, I’ve thought about it,” he told Heavy Sports as he sat at his locker following Monday’s 125-122 comeback win over Oklahoma City. “I want to keep playing for two, three more years, for sure.”
Source: Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com

In two weeks, Evan Fournier has gone from a starter to a reserve to being out of the rotation completely. From a key piece for the Knicks to an insignificant, rarely used backup. “How hard is it? It’s not easy. I’ll tell you that,” the 30-year-old Fournier said after not playing a single second for the first time in the Knicks’ win over the Jazz on Tuesday night.
Source: Zach Braziller @ New York Post

Three games into his return, LaMelo Ball is injured again. Ball tweaked his left ankle with just under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. He chased down a loose ball in front of the Hornets’ bench and stepped on a fan’s foot. He immediately began limping, headed straight to the bench and then into the locker room after checking out with 1:36 remaining. Prior to coming up gimpy, Ball pumped in 16 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and hit a season-best five 3-pointers. He was in a pretty good groove. Читать дальше...

One of the most exciting parts of being an NBA fan every year is seeing which players take what is known as The Leap – going from being good to great or great to elite.

The Detroit Pistons play against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

The San Antonio Spurs play against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center

The Brooklyn Nets play against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center

The Golden State Warriors (6-9) play against the Phoenix Suns (5-5) at Footprint Center

The New York Knicks (8-7) play against the Denver Nuggets (5-5) at Ball Arena

Kerith Burke: Kerr on Klay Thompson: “In some ways right now Klay just has to get out of his own way and free himself up and just play, enjoy the game instead of wrapping himself up in every single shot.” Kerr added Klay’s in a good place physically. “He just needs to just relax and go play.”
Source: Twitter @KerithBurke

The Houston Rockets (3-12) play against the Dallas Mavericks (6-6) at American Airlines Center

Marc Stein: There have been some credible rumbles this week that the Suns have made progress on finding a trade resolution to the Jae Crowder saga. Crowder’s cryptic IG story appears to address to feed into that notion …
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine

The Chicago Bulls (6-9) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (6-6) at Smoothie King Center

The Cleveland Cavaliers (8-6) play against the Milwaukee Bucks (3-3) at Fiserv Forum

The Miami Heat (7-8) play against the Toronto Raptors (7-7) at Scotiabank Arena

The Boston Celtics (12-3) play against the Atlanta Hawks (6-6) at State Farm Arena

The Oklahoma City Thunder (7-8) play against the Washington Wizards (7-7) at Capital One Arena

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Jared Greenberg: It’s unclear at this point when Kyrie Irving will return from suspension or exactly what requirements need to be met to get him back at the court. Some Nets tell me they’re surprised. They thought he would be active tonight. Markieff Morris telling me this morning at shootaround he doesn’t understand why Kyrie’s not back yet.
Source: Orel Dizon @ ahnfiredigital.com