Nuggets coach Michael Malone has tempered expectations about Jamal Murray‘s return date, Mike Singer of the Denver Post tweets. Malone said on a radio interview with 92.5 FM Altitude Sports that fans shouldn’t expect to see Murray return from his knee injury in January or February. The organization is taking it very cautious with their franchise point guard.
We have more from the Western Conference:
- Clippers big man Serge Ibaka admits he’s frustrated with his playing time but he won’t become a distraction, according to Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times. “I’m going to be honest with you, as a human being it can be frustrating,” Ibaka said. “As a coach, [Tyronn Lue] tries to do his best he can to keep the team together, to keep the team playing the best basketball you can and as a player, like, hard worker, someone who loves basketball like me, I want to play, too. . . . but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop being professional.” With Isaiah Hartenstein out of action, Ibaka scored 17 points in 20 minutes off the bench against Sacramento on Wednesday. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent after the season.
- Arctos Sports Partners is increasing its stake in the Warriors from 5% to 13%, Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico report. The team is valued at about $5.5 billion in the deal, the same valuation as when Arctos bought its initial 5% earlier this year. A majority of this new equity is coming from minority partners, with a small portion from the team’s main owners, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, the Sportico report adds. The deal must be approved by the NBA’s Board of Governors.
- The Rockets’ Eric Gordon, who has battled knee problems in recent years, is playing both ends of a back-to-back this week for the first time this season, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. “This was the plan long ago,” Gordon said. “I’ve been feeling pretty good all year. This was definitely the plan before the season started. But I will be looking forward to playing back-to-back.”
- Warriors big man James Wiseman could advance to on-court contact next week, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. Wiseman has been rehabbing from offseason knee surgery.
Please let Wiseman play. His knee is fine and he has learned enough from observing the game. He needs to PLAY the game to learn and to get good enough to contribute down the stretch.
How do you know his knee is “fine?”
HTF does observing the game make him ready? Wiseman is a bust face it.
Wiseman is 20. He is major talent close to Evan Mobley.
Michols point was that Wiseman needs to play because he can only learn so much by watching hence the word PLAY in caps. As usual, sleepy, in your attempt to criticize, which is really all you do, you misinterpreted a poster.
Oh my gawd. Don’t let so called Warriors fans read these articles. Serge Ibaka, who won a NBA Championship against the Warriors, is not getting a lot of playing time with the Clippers. Harry Giles is on the roster of the Agua Caliente Clippers. Ibaka is above Giles on the Clippers depth chart. And yet, there are a bunch of posters that are upset that the Warriors haven’t signed Giles. It is the only way the Warriors can win a Championship. Just because he is 2 inches taller than Kevin Looney doesn’t make him a great player.
You sound like a TRUE hater bro! Haha man your girl must have a crush on Curry or something
You sound like a true band wagon fan bro!
Just because they said Giants74 was a hater? Cmon now.
How am I a hater? Please explain how Harry Giles will help the Warriors win a Championship? He is not good enough to replace Serge Ibaka, who can’t get a lot of playing time.
Serge try to be better, then you will play more, no need to be a crybaby about your time, saying you ain’t gonna be a distraction, actually is quite distracting, right?
No
Can’t wait for Murray to be back on the floor for Denver. That Jazz Nugs series in the bubble with Murray and Spida going basically shot for shot on contested threes will forever be burned into my brain
Haven’t watched Serge this season. Can he still be a NBA player? Getting 17 pts is not indicative as any grandma can get that against SAC. Maybe Serge can get on the Raptors ship again.
Wiseman get well, no need to rush him
Need to be careful with Murray. Don’t need to blow this. After the Porter injury.
Gordon trade soon? I think a first round or early 2nd round pick is ideal for him. Selling him for draft pack and a player, could be a bit much for him. Quite of an overpay