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Domantas Sabonis Out At Least 3-4 Weeks With Torn Meniscus
Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been diagnosed with a partially torn meniscus in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least three-to-four weeks, which is when he’ll be reexamined, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (story via ESPN’s Anthony Slater). The Kings formally confirmed the news in a press release. According to the team, Sabonis […]
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November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Hornets’ LaMelo Ball Reportedly Open To Trade
After losing to Indiana on Wednesday, a defeat in which he was benched for the final 4:32 of the fourth quarter, LaMelo Ball has become “increasingly frustrated” with the Hornets and is open to being traded to a new team, multiple league sources tell Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. The Pacers entered Wednesday’s game with […]
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November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Nuggets Notes: Watson, Nnaji, Johnson, Barea, Depth
After not reaching an agreement this offseason on a rookie scale extension with the Nuggets, Peyton Watson got off to a quiet start, averaging 6.4 points per game on .441/.263/.720 shooting through 13 games. But with Christian Braun (left ankle sprain) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring injury management) both inactive on Wednesday, Watson took advantage of […]
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November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Mavs’ Dante Exum To Undergo Season-Ending Knee Surgery
Dante Exum‘s 2025/26 season has come to an end before it even began, according to the Mavericks, who announced today (via Twitter) that the veteran guard will undergo season-ending surgery. According to the Mavs, Exum – who had yet to play at all this fall – has continued to deal with complications related to an […]
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November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Lakers Removing Joey, Jesse Buss From Front Office Roles
Two members of the Buss family are having their front office roles with the Lakers terminated as the organization restructures its basketball operations department, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the team is removing Joey Buss and Jesse Buss from their respective positions. Joey Buss had held the titles of […]
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Raptors Notes: Ingram, Barnes, Mahlalela, Mamukelashvili
The Raptors faced some criticism last season for trading a first-round pick for injured forward Brandon Ingram and then signing him to a three-year, $120MM extension despite the fact that he wouldn’t go on to suit up for his new team at all in 2024/25. However, the organization’s investment in Ingram is paying dividends this […]
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Pacers To Sign Garrison Mathews To 10-Day Contract
The Pacers are planning to sign free agent wing Garrison Mathews to a 10-day contract using a hardship exception, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Known primarily as an outside shooter, Mathews has appeared in 314 total NBA regular season games since debuting in 2019, averaging 6.5 points in 17.5 minutes per game […]
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November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Wolves Notes: Randle, Reid, McDaniels, Beringer
The Timberwolves were missing starting forward Jaden McDaniels on Wednesday, and Anthony Edwards‘ shooting slump continued — he made just 6-of-20 shots from the floor, including 1-of-8 three-pointers, and has now shot just 10% (3-of-30) from beyond the arc over his past four games. Still, as Chris Hine of The Star Tribune writes, the Wolves […]
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Pacers Plan To Retain Robinson-Earl, Waive Morris
The Pacers intend to re-sign forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a non-guaranteed contract as his second 10-day deal concludes, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the team will waive point guard Monte Morris in order to create room on its 15-man roster. The Pacers were able to sign Robinson-Earl to a […]
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November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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And-Ones: NBA Schedule, Breakout Players, Cap Room, More
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who has advocated in the past for shorter regular seasons, is beating that drum again this fall with soft tissue injuries on the rise around the NBA, writes Nick Friedell of ESPN. Kerr said he’s “very concerned” about the increase in injuries, pointing to an increased pace of play and […]
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November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Latest On Plans For NBA Europe
Appearing at the Sports Business Journal Dealmakers conference, NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum spoke in more details about plans for the NBA’s European league, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic and Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Confirming previous comments from NBA Europe managing director George Aivazoglou, Tatum said the league expects to have […]
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November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Hoops Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: 11/20/2025
Hoops Rumors’ Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Thursday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Use the link below to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event and read the transcript afterward. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office […]
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Tyler Herro Targeting Monday For Season Debut
Tyler Herro is nearing his return from the ankle surgery that has kept him sidelined since September, and is targeting the Heat‘s matchup Monday against the Mavericks for his return date, reports the AP’s Tim Reynolds (via Twitter). Herro returned to practice last Sunday for the first time since the season began. Both he and […]
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Jason Kidd Speaks On Knicks’ Offseason Pursuit
Ahead of their first matchup of the season, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd spoke about the Knicks’ public desire to interview him for their head coach vacancy this summer, according to Christian Clark of The Athletic (subscriber link). Kidd confirmed the summer reporting that Dallas denied the Knicks’ request to interview him, but added that it […]
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Central Division Notes: Atkinson, Antetokounmpo, Turner, Cunningham
Cavaliers’ head coach Kenny Atkinson had a strong reaction to the news that Cleveland had been fined $100K for violating the league’s player participation policy, Chris Fedor writes for Cleveland.com. “I think my number one job is to continue to protect the health of our players,” Atkinson said. “So [it’s] kind of that simple. I […]
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November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Kevin Porter Jr. On Track For Early December Return
Kevin Porter Jr. is ramping up his right knee meniscus rehabilitation and is on pace to hit the Bucks‘ previously reported timeline of early December, reports The Athletic’s Eric Nehm (Twitter link). “Yeah, I think right on track,” head coach Doc Rivers said. “He looks good. He ran skeleton today and he looked good.” Nehm […]
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Injury Notes: Melton, Banchero, McDaniels, Garland
The Warriors provided an update on guard De’Anthony Melton on Wednesday, announcing in a press release that Melton has intensified his workouts and participated in practices and scrimmages with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League (Twitter link). According to the club, Melton will continue to be integrated in practices and scrimmages with the […]
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Kelly Oubre To Miss At Least Two Weeks With LCL Sprain
Kelly Oubre Jr. has been diagnosed with an LCL sprain in his left knee and will miss at least the next two weeks before being reevaluated by the Sixers, reports Tony Jones of The Athletic (via Twitter). The fact that it was a lateral collateral ligament injury had been previously reported, but it was unclear […]
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November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Bam Adebayo Cleared To Return For Heat
Heat star Bam Adebayo will return to action on Wednesday vs. Golden State, the team announced, per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel (Twitter link). Adebayo has been out since November 5, having missed Miami’s past six contests due to a left big toe sprain. The team held its own in his absence, […]
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November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Spurs Notes: Fox, Wembanyama, Kornet, Olynyk
The Spurs have won back-to-back games since Victor Wembanyama went down with a calf strain, pulling out a 10-point victory over Memphis on Tuesday despite also missing reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle due to a hip flexor strain. As Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News writes (subscription required), De’Aaron Fox led the […]
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November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Details On Power Struggle Between Mavs’ Cuban, Harrison
After speaking to more than a dozen sources within the Mavericks‘ organization, Tim MacMahon of ESPN took a deep dive today into the events that led up to Nico Harrison‘s dismissal as the team’s head of basketball operations last week, painting a detailed picture of a long-running power struggle between Harrison and minority owner Mark […]
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November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Pacific Notes: LeBron, Curry, Warriors, Sabonis, Livers
Lakers forward LeBron James only took seven shots from the floor in his season debut on Tuesday vs. Utah, but he racked up 12 assists in a 140-126 victory and extended his NBA-record streak of double-digit scoring performances to 1,293 consecutive games, writes ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Most importantly, James played 30 minutes after missing the […]
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November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Southeast Notes: Wizards, Black, Heat, Butler, Jakucionis
As they go through a full-fledged rebuild, the Wizards are spending big on their support staff and infrastructure, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), who says the team has been encouraged by the fact that top prospects in recent years – including Alex Sarr and Ace Bailey – have been enthusiastic […]
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Pelicans Notes: Dumars, Weaver, Borrego, Mosley, Peavy
The Pelicans didn’t conduct an extensive search before hiring Joe Dumars as their new head of basketball operations in the spring, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, who hears from sources that Dumars has one of the NBA’s “most generous” executive contracts despite the fact that New Orleans isn’t typically among the league’s bigger […]
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November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NBA Stars Affected By Player Participation Policy In 2025/26
As we outline in a Hoops Rumors glossary entry, the NBA’s player participation policy – instituted in 2023 – is designed to reduce instances of teams resting healthy players during the regular season. The player participation policy is focused almost exclusively on players considered “stars” and includes rules prohibiting those stars from sitting out NBA […]
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November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM