So, while the Spurs are certainly rooting for Leonard to get healthy as soon as possible, they're making the best of the situation. Given their unprecedented stability as the most consistent franchise in sports during the Popovich Era, they know exactly how to handle situations like t  
And Pogba, freshly liberated by the arrival of Nemanja Matic, showed his quality in the early weeks of the new campaign. The Frenchman has already collected an impressive two goals and two assists in just four league ga  
When the Miami Heat signed center Hassan Whiteside to a maximum contract extension in the summer of 2016, it became obvious that they were relying on him to lead the franchise out of the glory days of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and into a new  
"It's really bothering me, man," Whiteside said at his locker at Madison Square Garden, per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel . "We're going to figure it out. We're going to figure it out when we get back to Miami and figure out what's wro  
If the Rockets can figure out how to best utilize Paul over the course of the long, 82-game regular season, they should remain a viable contender in the Western Conference and could potentially challenge the Golden State Warriors down the stretch. As the team’s prized addition in the offseason, Paul will have a major role in determining their ceil  
After sending out a tweet effectively stating that he no longer wanted to be a part of the Phoenix Suns, the team wasted little time in granting Eric Bledsoe his wish by trading him to the Milwaukee Bu  
After the original injury, he sat out for five games before making his return, but it seems as though he might have rushed back on the court. "You know, I sat out, I missed them games, I came back, and it's still bothering me," Whiteside admitt  
"He rebounds, blocks shots, is solid defensively, is athletic, deflects passes and stuff like that," Ginobili said of Green . "He’s been huge for the last three years, for sure, and is getting better. Now, he is our main guy defensively and he is going to be for a while. Even when Kawhi (is healthy), sometimes he takes the toughest opponent, so he’s been very reliab  
"Who knows?" Bledsoe said. "I love the fans and I hope they love me back, but you know how that go. Love my teammates I played with while I was there. I'm just click the following post focused on the game. I got great teammates that will have my ba  
The news arrives in a month that has already seen Mourinho fall out with one of his midfielders, namely Ander Herrera. The Spaniard has made just one start in 2017-18, despite collecting the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award last sea  
"Coming from a different team, you talk about what was the perception of this team when you were at another team," Paul explained . "People a lot of times don't think about that. You want to know, so you try to make sure that you can try to correct those things…We want to play up-tempo and all that different type of stuff, but it's no secret that the NBA champions (for) the past six, seven years have all been top 10 in defen  
While the Rockets have been a dominant offensive team under D’Antoni, their deficiency has been on the defensive side of the ball. Paul seems to be aware of that and thinks he can help the situation as one of the best perimeter defenders at the point guard posit  
"So I think it is going end up being a great thing for the team long term," Ginobili explained . "Short term, we miss him. We need him out there. When he comes back, we are going to have to re-adjust. So it’s going to take a little bit of time. But at this point, it’s making those guys step up and play a bigger ro  
Last season, his first under his new deal, Whiteside delivered in a major way, averaging 17.0 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 32.6 minutes per contest over 77 games, firmly establishing himself as one of the best centers in the entire  
"Now he's getting back on the floor, where he's now shooting foul shots, shooting a little bit. He's been working his butt off," D’Antoni said . "He's been boxing all the time, and doing stuff with water, running in the water...and treading water and all that. He's going to be in shape, and he's trying to take his anxiety and frustration out on working out. But it's normal stuff...It's (only) unique because he just got here, and we have all this going  
Gobert only had 13 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes during the Jazz's Game 1 loss to Golden State. Utah will need a lot more than that from their star center if this series is going to be competitive at  
In Game 1 against the Warriors on Tuesday night, Gobert was put in a spin cycle by Steph Curry, as you can see below. Even a full-strength Gobert may not have had a chance against the superstar guard, but he would have certainly fared better than t  
As a result, United fans were justifiably worried when their star midfielder hobbled off the pitch during their Champions League victory over FC Basel. A hamstring injury was immediately suspected and current estimates suggest Pogba will miss the next six ga