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Noa Essengue Out For Season With Shoulder Injury

December 3rd, 2025 at 6:01pm CST by Eli Cohen

Bulls rookie Noa Essengue will require surgery to address a left shoulder injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link).

The update comes from head coach Billy Donovan, who had previously noted that Essengue suffered the injury, which was initially diagnosed as a shoulder contusion, in a G League contest.

“Usually those things are six to seven months,” Donovan said of Essengue’s recovery timeline, per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic (Twitter link). The Bulls’ coach added that the team preferred to address the injury now rather than let it linger into the offseason.

After being selected 12th in the 2025 draft, Essengue played just six minutes for the Bulls in his rookie season, recording one steal and one foul in that time.

He appeared in four games for the Windy City Bulls G League team, where he averaged 23.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 30.8 minutes per game.

According to Johnson (via Twitter), Donovan said he had spoken with Essengue after shootaround, and that he was handling the news well.

NBA Execs Express Reservations About Young, Morant, LaMelo

December 3rd, 2025 at 5:00pm CST by Luke Adams

There’s a sense among rival teams that Hawks guard Trae Young, Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, and Hornets guard LaMelo Ball could all be available ahead of this February’s trade deadline, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Bobby Marks. However, several scouts and executives who spoke to ESPN expressed reservations about the trio of star point guards.

“I wouldn’t want any of them,” one Western Conference general manager said.

“They all might have negative value,” an Eastern Conference executive added.

Another general manager in the West suggested that he wouldn’t be surprised if two or more of those point guards end up being moved in the same deal, observing that flawed stars viewed as candidates to benefit from a change of scenery sometimes get traded for each other.

Here are several more highlights from ESPN’s conversations with sources around the league about Young, Morant, and Ball:

Trae Young:

Defense is the main concern with Young, with MacMahon and Marks pointing out that the Hawks’ defensive rating with Young on the floor would be the worst in the NBA, whereas Atlanta has defended at a top-five level when the four-time All-Star isn’t playing.
One Eastern Conference scout stated that Young is “small and doesn’t play any defense,” but said he’d still take him over Morant and Ball because he’s so talented offensively and doesn’t have off-court concerns. However, other sources who spoke to ESPN expressed concern about a “long-running perception” that Young isn’t popular among his teammates.
Young can become an unrestricted free agent in 2026 if he turns down his $49MM player option for ’26/27, but there’s uncertainty about what kind of contract Atlanta or another team would be willing to give him. “He might just be the ultimate floor raiser, which has its value,” another Eastern Conference scout told ESPN. “But he’s definitely imperfect.”
If the Hawks do trade Young, they’d have to acquire a new lead ball-handler, multiple rival executives pointed out, whether that happens in the same deal or perhaps in next year’s draft, where Atlanta will have the most favorable of New Orleans’ and Milwaukee’s first-round picks.

Ja Morant:

One Eastern Conference executive told ESPN that he wouldn’t want Morant on his roster even if he were on a much more team-friendly contract: “The combination of pain in the ass, injury-prone, not that good anymore and big contract is a bad one.”
Some sources who spoke to MacMahon and Marks worried that Morant is following the same career trajectory as players like John Wall and Derrick Rose, point guards who relied on their athleticism and whose primes were shortened by injuries. “Ja has been going down, down, down,” a Western Conference GM said. “I don’t know how much of that is due to motivation. You’ve got to be able to look under the hood. I’m just not sure about his health.”
Other executives were more optimistic about Morant’s future, noting that the two-time All-Star has had some playoff success and suggesting that he’d benefit from a trade. “It’s a gamble, but I truly believe that Ja will be fine at his next stop,” one exec told ESPN. “But (the Grizzlies are) going to have to move Ja. They don’t have a choice.”

LaMelo Ball:

There’s a perception among many rival evaluators that winning isn’t all that important to Ball, given his questionable shot selection and his subpar defense. “He takes the same shots now that he took in high school,” an assistant coach said. “Nothing has changed. I actually thought early in the year he was giving more of an honest effort defensively, but the offensive side looks like nothing has changed.”
As is the case with Morant, durability is a major concern with Ball, who hasn’t played more than 47 games in a season since 2021/22. There are also questions about how his game would translate to the postseason, given that he has never been in the playoffs. However, many sources who spoke to ESPN view the 24-year-old’s general approach to the game as the most glaring red flag. “Nobody has ever questioned the talent, but he’s just so unserious,” a Western Conference executive said.
One scout said he considers Ball to be more talented than Young or Morant but would rank him last among the three due to his bad habits, per MacMahon and Marks. “He’s definitely one of the top three most talented guards in the league,” another source said. “But every (scouting) report I write on him has the word ‘Globetrotter’ in it.”

Clippers Rumors: Zubac, Collins, Paul, Sanders, Lue, Bogdanovic

December 3rd, 2025 at 4:00pm CST by Luke Adams

There have been “mixed signals” about whether the Clippers would seriously entertain the idea of discussing a trade involving standout center Ivica Zubac this season, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, who hears that no player on the roster has generated more interest from teams around the league than Zubac.

If the Clippers ultimately decide they’re willing to explore moving Zubac, the expectation is that they’d seek at least two first-round picks, sources tell ClutchPoints. Siegel wonders if the Celtics, who have a hole in the middle, could make a play for Zubac using Anfernee Simons‘ expiring contract, noting that L.A. had interest in Simons before he was traded from Portland to Boston. However, that sounds like mere speculation at this point.

One thing that seems clear, according to Siegel, is that the Clippers are open to making a deal involving John Collins and his expiring $26.6MM contract. L.A. acquired Collins from Utah in a three-team trade over the summer, but he has yet to make the sort of impact the team had hoped for. His scoring average of 11.9 points per game is his lowest since his rookie season in 2017/18, and he’s knocking down just 31.6% of his three-point tries while averaging a career-worst 4.9 rebounds per game.

Here’s more on the Clippers:

Keith Smith of Spotrac and a panel of ESPN insiders explore potential next steps for the Clippers and Chris Paul after their surprising divorce. As Smith observes, if the Clippers waive Paul within the next two or three weeks, it would be a strong signal that the team plans to promote Kobe Sanders from his two-way contract to a standard roster spot sooner rather than later. L.A. would need to add a replacement for Paul within 14 days of waiving him and doesn’t currently have enough room below its first-apron hard cap to sign a free agent to a minimum-salary contract. Converting Sanders, who could get a rookie minimum deal that wouldn’t be subject to tax variance, would be the only viable path to filling the 14th roster spot right now if Paul is cut.
Paul “called out” teammates, coaches, and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank during his brief stint as a Clipper, a league source tells Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times. According to Turner’s source, Paul apologized, but “everyone was fed up.” Turner adds that there’s no guarantee Paul will end up signing with another team once he’s officially let go by L.A., given his age, his declining production, and his “powerful” voice in the locker room, which not every team would welcome.
Amid rumors that head coach Tyronn Lue and Paul weren’t on speaking terms in recent weeks, Frank told reporters today that Lue is a “hell of a coach” and that he’ll remain in his current position “for a long time,” per Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press (Twitter link).
The Clippers initially stated that Bogdan Bogdanovic was considered day-to-day due to his left hip contusion, but the veteran guard will miss a seventh consecutive game on Wednesday as a result of the injury, tweets Law Murray of The Athletic. Bogdanovic last suited up on November 20.

Devin Booker Out At Least One Week With Groin Strain

December 3rd, 2025 at 3:08pm CST by Luke Adams

Suns guard Devin Booker will be reevaluated in one week after being diagnosed with a right groin strain, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).

Booker, who sustained the injury on Monday vs. the Lakers, will miss games against Houston on Friday and Minnesota next Monday, with next Wednesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal in Oklahoma City looking like his earliest possible return date.

Even if Booker isn’t ready to return in seven days, this outcome appears to be a “best case” for the Suns, according to Charania, who suggests the star guard’s injury isn’t a significant one.

Booker, 29, has been the top scorer for a surprisingly competitive Suns team this fall, averaging 25.0 points, 6.7 assists, and 4.3 rebounds in 34.7 minutes per game through his first 22 outings. Phoenix was expected to take a step back this season after trading Kevin Durant and buying out Bradley Beal over the summer, but the club is off to a 13-9 start, with Booker leading the way.

The Suns’ backcourt depth will be tested with Booker sidelined for multiple games. The team is also still without Jalen Green, who has missed most of the season due to hamstring issues.

However, Phoenix did get Ryan Dunn back on Monday after he missed five games with a sprained wrist. And while Grayson Allen sat out on Monday due to an illness, he had returned to action on Saturday following a seven-game absence due to a quad injury. Assuming they’re healthy, Dunn and Allen figure to play key roles for the Suns in the next week, along with guards Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, and perhaps Jamaree Bouyea, who logged a season-high 23 minutes on Monday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Talking To Bucks About His Future

December 3rd, 2025 at 1:59pm CST by Luke Adams

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and agent Alex Saratsis have initiated conversations with the team about the two-time MVP’s future, reports Shams Charania of ESPN.

According to Charania, Antetokounmpo and Saratsis are talking to the Bucks in the hopes of determining whether the forward’s best fit is in Milwaukee or elsewhere, with a resolution expected in the coming weeks.

Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee became the subject of intense scrutiny over the offseason after the Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for a third consecutive year and lost Damian Lillard to an Achilles tear in the process.

Although the 30-year-old has repeatedly expressed his love for the city and the franchise, he has also made it clear that being in position to contend for titles remains his number one goal. Antetokounmpo was said to have “serious questions” about the Bucks’ championship potential and spoke to the team over the summer about the idea of exploring a possible “alternative path forward.” At that time, he reportedly conveyed that he’d be interested in the Knicks if he were to leave Milwaukee.

The Bucks briefly engaged in trade talks with the Knicks, according to reports, but weren’t compelled by what New York had to offer and gained no traction toward a deal. Instead of moving Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee’s front office did its best to try to upgrade the roster around him, waiving and stretching Lillard’s maximum-salary contract in order to create cap room to sign center Myles Turner, one of the top free agents on the market.

According to Charania, Antetokounmpo reaffirmed his commitment to the Bucks ahead of the season and came into camp expecting to evaluate how the first 25 or so games of the season went before making any decisions about his future. Asked during the preseason about the report linking him to the Knicks, Giannis expressed confidence in Milwaukee’s revamped roster, but didn’t deny the rumor and didn’t rule out the possibility that he could change his mind “in six, seven months.”

After a 4-1 start this fall, the Bucks have slumped, losing eight of their past nine games and dropping to 9-13 on the season, which puts the team outside the top 10 in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee has outscored opponents by 8.8 points per 100 possessions when Antetokounmpo is on the court, but has a dismal -11.0 net rating when he’s not on the floor.

Sources who spoke to Charania described the Bucks’ recent skid as frustrating for Antetokounmpo and the rest of the organization, with one source suggesting the “writing is on the wall” for a potential change of scenery for the superstar forward unless Milwaukee can begin turning things around in the very near future.

[UPDATE: Giannis Antetokounmpo Leaves Wednesday’s Game With Apparent Calf Strain]

While the Knicks had something of an exclusive negotiating window in the offseason, that wouldn’t be the case if Antetokounmpo decides to ask for a trade this winter, Charania writes. A number of teams around the NBA would be expected to get involved in that scenario — the Heat and Nets are among the clubs who have repeatedly been described in the past as potential suitors for Giannis, though there may be others who could offer more compelling packages.

Antetokounmpo, who will celebrate his 31st birthday on Saturday, continues to produce at an MVP level so far this season, averaging 30.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in just 30.8 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .639/.435/.630. His maximum-salary contract includes a cap hit of $54.1MM this season, with a guaranteed $58.5MM salary for 2026/27. He holds a $62.8MM player option for ’27/28 and will become extension-eligible next October.

De’Anthony Melton To Make Season Debut On Thursday

December 3rd, 2025 at 1:53pm CST by Luke Adams

Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton will make his season debut on Thursday against one of his former teams in Philadelphia, tweets ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Melton, who has spent the fall going through the final phase of his recovery from an ACL tear, isn’t on the Warriors’ initial injury report for Thursday’s contest vs. the Sixers. He’ll be available for the first time since he suffered that knee injury on November 12, 2024, nearly 13 months ago.

After signing a one-year contract with the Warriors during the 2024 offseason, Melton appeared in just six games for Golden State before his season came to an early end. He looked like a great fit in the backcourt during that very small sample, averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 20.2 minutes per contest. The team had a +10.9 net rating during his 121 minutes of action.

Melton, who returned to the Warriors this fall after being traded to Brooklyn last season, also missed a significant portion of the 2023/24 season due to a back issue and has appeared in just 14 regular season and playoff games since the calendar flipped to 2024. With that in mind, it’s safe to assume head coach Steve Kerr will be conservative with the 27-year-old as he returns to the court — he figures to be on a minutes restriction for the foreseeable future.

Still, Melton’s return will be a welcome one for a Warriors team that’s missing star guard Stephen Curry due to a quad contusion. Curry may not be the only rotation player who is inactive on Thursday, as several others – including Jimmy Butler (left knee soreness), Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle soreness), and Quinten Post (left ankle sprain) – are listed as questionable to play.

Hornets Notes: Knueppel, Miller, Mann, Green

December 3rd, 2025 at 1:13pm CST by Luke Adams

On the heels of a seven-game losing streak, the Hornets appeared to be showing signs of progress over the weekend as they registered back-to-back wins over Chicago on Friday and Toronto on Saturday. However, the team hit another low point on Monday, losing by double digits to a Nets team that had only won three of its first 19 games, writes Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer.

Rookie standout Kon Knueppel, who has been one of the bright spots in Charlotte during a 6-15 start to the season, referred to the Hornets’ performance against Brooklyn as “unacceptable” and “really disappointing.” Veteran guard Collin Sexton delivered a similar post-game message, telling reporters that the team has to clean up its mistakes and mental errors and can’t take any games for granted.

“We can’t expect to come in and play and teams are going to lay down for us. We are not that team,” Sexton said. “We’re the team that we’ve got to go out and fight at full 48 (minutes). And we have to go take the wins. If you don’t take them, nobody’s going to give them to you.

“I feel like that’s what we’ve got to do to change our mindsets. We got to do it together, but also we got to do it with some type of urgency. We’re 6-15, so what are we going to do? We have to change the narrative. We can’t be like, ‘Oh, we won two in a row.’ We truly ain’t done s–t. So, that’s how I look at it.”

Here’s more on the Hornets:

While Knueppel was widely touted as the best spot-up shooter in the 2025 draft class, he has shown through the first six weeks of his NBA career that he’s much more than that, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, who examines the way in which the Eastern Conference’s Rookie of the Month has made an impact as a rebounder and as a scorer inside the three-point line. Head coach Charles Lee has also been impressed by Knueppel’s effort on defense. “He’s taken to personnel tendencies really fast for a young player in the league,” Lee said. “Sometimes, you’re getting so much information, and you’re overwhelmed, but he wants more of it. He’s like, ‘Hey, what else? What other edge can I get on the competition?’ And so, he does a lot of film study, and I think that he’s been able to then take it to the court and apply it pretty quickly.”
Brandon Miller (left shoulder subluxation) and Tre Mann (left ankle impingement) both sat out on Monday after having played in both ends of the weekend back-to-back and going through the morning shootaround, Boone notes. The duo has also been ruled out for Wednesday’s game vs. New York (Twitter link). “(Mann’s) ankle impingement has been giving him some issues,” Lee said on Monday. “So, he went through shootaround a little bit and like most of our guys, they want to go and I think that we deemed it important for him to kind of just take a couple days and try to get himself back together. And then unfortunately we got to the arena, and as Brandon got evaluated, trying to manage that three (games) in four (days), he had a little bit of shoulder soreness.”
Hornets wing Josh Green, who has yet to play this fall after undergoing left shoulder surgery in June, appears to be nearing his season debut. According to Boone (Twitter link), Green was assigned to the G League on Tuesday in order to practice with the Greensboro Swarm, Charlotte’s NBAGL affiliate.

Northwest Notes: Murray, Strawther, Thunder, Kessler, Beringer

December 3rd, 2025 at 11:56am CST by Luke Adams

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray exited Monday’s game vs. Dallas due to a right ankle sprain, but it doesn’t sound as if the injury will require an extended absence. In fact, it may not cost Murray any games at all, as he has been listed as questionable to play on Wednesday in Indiana, tweets Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette.

While the update on Murray is good news for the Nuggets, the team is still down multiple starters (Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon), and is also missing reserve wing Julian Strawther, who could have been in line for an increased role if he were healthy. As Bennett Durando of The Denver Post writes (subscription required), Strawther will miss a ninth consecutive game on Wednesday due to a back injury, and it doesn’t sound as if he’s all that close to returning.

“He’s been doing minimal movement stuff,” head coach David Adelman said on Monday. “He was on the exercise machines today. I think it’s just a process of the (treatment) working and then seeing where it leads to, just through activity. (But) not basketball activity or physicality. So at this moment, I really don’t have any update on him, other than it was good to see him moving around.”

According to Adelman, there wasn’t a specific play on the court that caused Strawther’s injury.

“It wasn’t in-game. It was an off day after a game,” Adelman explained. “He just woke up with pain, and then it got considerably worse, to the point where anybody that’s had back issues — I have — it sucks. Like, you can’t do anything. No mobility. So we’re just trying to work our way through it.”

Here’s more from around the Northwest:

Do the 21-1 Thunder have a legitimate chance to set a new NBA record by winning 74 games in 2025/26? Exploring that question, Sam Amick of The Athletic takes a look at how this year’s Thunder compare to the 73-win Warriors and notes that at least one member of that 2015/16 team believes Oklahoma City could break Golden State’s record. “I do think they’re capable,” Warriors forward Draymond Green told Amick on Tuesday. “You just need so many things to go right, though — from health, (although) they kind of plow right through health (issues), so it don’t matter, it seems. You need a lot of breaks to go your way, but they’re on the right track. I think 73 wins took some years off my life. But like I said, they’re capable of a lot.”
In a feature story for ESPN.com, Anthony Slater does a deep dive on one key contributor to the Thunder‘s success, exploring Chet Holmgren‘s lengthy recovery from a fractured pelvis last season and outlining why the center and his teammates believe Holmgren will keep getting better.
Jazz center Walker Kessler has remained “very engaged” while he recovers from a season-ending shoulder injury, taking part in practices and film sessions, head coach Will Hardy said this week, per Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. Kessler isn’t traveling with the team on road trips, but that will likely happen eventually. “We’ll address the travel part a little bit further into his rehab,” Hardy said. “… I want Walker around the team. Rehab can be very isolating, and I don’t think that’s good for Walker. But that’ll be a little bit further down the road as his rehab gets more established.”
Timberwolves rookie Joan Beringer hasn’t gotten a chance to play much this fall, but a Western Conference scout tells Grant Afseth of RG.org, “People in that building rave about how willing he is to learn.” For his part, Beringer says he’s focused on making a defensive impact and not trying to do too much in the instances when he gets a little playing time. “If I play five, six, seven minutes, I try to be good in my role, and the coach pushes me in this way,” the 19-year-old big man said.

Clippers Announce They’re ‘Parting Ways’ With Chris Paul

December 3rd, 2025 at 11:13am CST by Luke Adams

11:13 am: Paul clashed with members of the Clippers’ organization as a result of his leadership style, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), who hears from sources that the team felt the veteran point guard had become “disruptive” in his efforts to vocally hold players, coaches, and front office members accountable.

Former Clippers guard Lou Williams made similar comments earlier in the day during an appearance on FanDuel’s Run It Back show, noting that Paul was attempting to hold players and coaches accountable and “had some criticisms” of the Clippers’ front office (Twitter video link).

According to Charania, head coach Tyronn Lue and Paul hadn’t been on speaking terms for several weeks. Haynes, meanwhile, reports (via Twitter) that Paul asked to meet with Lue a few weeks ago to discuss allegations that he had been a negative presence for the team and the Clippers’ coach refused to meet with him.

6:51 am: The Clippers have put out a statement announcing that they’re “parting ways” with future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul, who signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with the team over the summer for what will be his final year in the NBA.

NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link) first reported the news at around the same time Paul posted an Instagram story that reads, “Just found out I’m being sent home,” accompanied by a peace-sign emoji.

“We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be with the team,” Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said in a statement to Law Murray of the Athletic. “We will work with him on the next step of his career.

“Chris is a legendary Clipper who has had a historic career. I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have right now. There are a lot of reasons why we’ve struggled. We’re grateful for the impact Chris has made on the franchise.”

Sources confirm to Murray that the decision to part ways with the Clippers wasn’t Paul’s and wasn’t initiated by him.

A 12-time All-Star who made five of those All-Star appearances during his first stint with the Clippers from 2011-17, Paul returned to Los Angeles for his age-40 season in the hopes of providing his former team with some reliable depth behind star point guard James Harden.

However, the season hasn’t gone as planned for Paul or the Clippers, who are off to a miserable 5-16 start. The 21-year veteran averaged just 2.9 points and 3.3 assists in 14.3 minutes per game across 16 outings as a Clipper, shooting 32.1% from the floor. He fell out of the rotation for several games in November and has only returned in recent weeks as L.A. deals with a handful of injuries to key players.

Despite the apparent split between the two sides, the Clippers are unlikely to waive Paul anytime soon unless he agrees to a buyout. The team is currently operating just $1.28MM below its first-apron hard cap and doesn’t have the ability to sign a free agent to a prorated minimum-salary contract until January 7.

Since L.A. is carrying just 14 players on its standard roster, waiving Paul would drop that number to 13 and would require the club to get back to the 14-man minimum within two weeks. Given those roster and cap limitations, the Clippers will likely wait until Paul becomes trade-eligible on December 15 and explore the market for him at that time, assuming he’s not open to negotiating a buyout.

According to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link), the Knicks have discussed the idea of targeting Paul in a trade to add point guard depth. New York is dealing with a hard cap of its own and would need to send out at least a minimum-salary player in order to accommodate Paul, who used to be represented by Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose when Rose was still a player agent.

As Murray writes, this development with Paul represents the latest instance of the Clippers unceremoniously divorcing from a key figure of their “Lob City” era. Back in January 2018, the team traded Blake Griffin to Detroit just a few months into his new five-year, maximum-salary contract with L.A.

Former NBA Center Elden Campbell Dies At Age 57

December 3rd, 2025 at 10:26am CST by Luke Adams

Former NBA champion Elden Campbell has died at the age of 57, according to Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times. The cause of his death isn’t known.

A 6’11” center who played his college ball at Clemson from 1986-1990, Campbell was the 27th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft and spent the next eight-and-a-half years with the Lakers before a mid-season trade sent him from Los Angeles to Charlotte in 1999.

Campbell remained in the NBA for several more seasons after that, spending time in Charlotte, New Orleans, Seattle, New Jersey, and Detroit to wrap up his 15-year career in the league. He won a title in 2004 as a member of the Pistons, appearing in 14 postseason games during the team’s championship run that spring.

In total, Campbell appeared in 1,044 regular season games, starting 671 of them. He averaged 10.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 24.7 minutes per game and shot 46.0% from the floor and 69.9% from the free throw line. The big man also made 106 more appearances (53 starts) in the playoffs.

Campbell, who ranks 37th all-time among NBA players with 1,602 blocked shots, was known for his “seemingly effortless style of play” and his “easy-going” personality, Turner writes.

“I just remember his demeanor. That’s why we nicknamed him ‘Easy E,'” Campbell’s former Lakers teammate Byron Scott told Turner. “He was just so cool, nothing speeding him up. He was going to take his time. He was just easy. He was such a good dude. I loved Easy, man.”

Our condolences go out to Campbell’s family and friends.

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