NBA teams are generally required to carry at least 14 players on standard contracts. However, league rules allow clubs to dip below that minimum for up to two weeks at a time and for up to 28 total days in a season. Currently, two teams are operating with fewer than 14 players on their 15-man rosters and will soon have to sign a free agent or promote a two-way player to a … [Read more...] about Roster Moves Required Soon For Kings, Warriors
Domantas Sabonis Set To Return From Hamstring Injury
Star center Domantas Sabonis will be available on Friday in Phoenix, the Kings announced about an hour before tip-off (Twitter link via James Ham of The Kings Beat). Sabonis has been on the shelf since sustaining a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on March 1 in Houston. He has missed Sacramento’s past six games, four of which have been losses. The Kings now sit ninth in the … [Read more...] about Domantas Sabonis Set To Return From Hamstring Injury
Warriors Notes: Kerr, Butler, Podziemski
Steve Kerr became the winningest coach in Warriors history following Saturday’s victory over New York, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com. With his 558th regular season win, Kerr broke Al Attles‘ franchise record. As Youngmisuk notes, Attles spent six-plus decades with the Warriors as a player, executive and coach. The Hall of Famer, who passed away in August, guided the club for … [Read more...] about Warriors Notes: Kerr, Butler, Podziemski
Pacific Notes: Sabonis, Kings, Lakers, Reaves, Suns, Plumlee
Friday’s loss to Phoenix was the latest in a string of ugly defeats for the Kings, writes Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee. The Kings were blown out for the third game in a row and have now dropped four straight and five of their past six. “I expected a way better performance out of our guys,” interim head coach Doug Christie said to open his postgame press … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Sabonis, Kings, Lakers, Reaves, Suns, Plumlee
Warriors Notes: Kuminga, Curry, Butler, Dunleavy
The Warriors, who’ve been tearing through the league since picking up Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, added another explosive element to their lineup Thursday night, writes Ron Kroichick of The San Francisco Chronicle. Jonathan Kuminga, who has been recovering from a lateral right ankle sprain that kept him sidelined since January 4, returned with 18 points in 20 minutes in … [Read more...] about Warriors Notes: Kuminga, Curry, Butler, Dunleavy