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Lue said players going in and out of the lineup, combined with the team trying to fit Leonard and George back in, has led to a sluggish offense that is 29th in the NBA. The result is a 2-3 Clippers team to start the season, although talk to them and the tone is the season more a marathon than a sprint – it’s about guys being healthy and able to play starting in April and the playoffs, not October.

So far this season Paul George and John Wall have each missed one game and Marcus Morris has missed two. But he is feeling better, so that’s a great sign.” You know, we just continue to rehab, try to get rid of this stiffness he has going on in that knee. Houston)…” Clippers coach Tyronne Lue said before Sunday’s game. “It’s going to be a game-to-game thing right now, we know he’s out tomorrow (Monday, vs. 23 with what is officially called “right knee injury management” but is mostly some stiffness in the knee after he played an average of 21 minutes across two of the first three games of the NBA season. Zion, however, will play for the Pelicans. He will not add to that total Sunday against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans or Monday against the Rockets. LOS ANGELES - Kawhi Leonard has played in two NBA games this season. If he remains out past their two games against Portland, their next three games will be against the 76ers, Timberwolves and Magic, who all have plenty of size. Ayton won’t play against Houston on Sunday or against Minnesota on Wednesday, which is when they’ll miss him the most.

The earliest that Ayton could return would be on November 4th when they take on the Trail Blazers in back-to-back games.

The Suns are 4-1, which puts them just a half-game behind Portland (5-1) for the best record in the West. Monty Williams doesn't think Jonas Valanciunas did that on purpose with his foot, but thought he should've been called for a foul on Deandre Ayton, who sprained his left ankle on the play. Landale, who played 17 minutes, added eight points, two rebounds and a block.ĭuring his postgame interview, Monty Williams indicated that he believes that a foul should’ve been called on the play, but he did acknowledge that he’s grateful that the injury wasn’t worse. Biyombo started the second half and finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks in 23 minutes in the 124-111 win. Suns say center Deandre Ayton will miss at least one week due to a left ankle sprain.Īyton only played eight minutes in that game, so Bismack Biyombo and Jock Landale filled the center minutes for Phoenix over the rest of that game and will continue to do so for at least a week. While LeBron himself is a billionaire, Silver had called reports of a $2.5 billion expansion fee per team “low.” And that’s not including all the other start-up costs that come with a team.īut if the NBA is coming to Las Vegas, don’t be shocked if LeBron is involved.Īfter stepping on Jonas Valanciunas’s foot on Friday night, Deandre Ayton will miss at least one week with a left ankle sprain, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. LeBron would be the face of an ownership group. Most importantly, both cities have NBA-ready stadiums and fan bases to support the franchises, and their mayors are on board. If and when expansion happens, Las Vegas, along with Seattle, are the clear frontrunners to land teams. “As I said before, at some point, this league invariably will expand, but it’s not at this moment that we are discussing it.” “We are not discussing that at this time,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said of expansion last June. Expansion talk may come after that, and maybe there will be two new NBA teams by the end of the decade. The widely held belief around the league is that the NBA owners will not entertain expansion until a new CBA and a new television/streaming rights deal are locked in (driving up the franchise prices), things that will take a couple of years. But LeBron doesn’t need to worry about Silver seeing this request. Silver is in the United Arab Emirates, which is hosting an exhibition game between the Bucks and Hawks this week. But he probably sees every single interview and transcript that comes through from NBA players,” James said, via the Associated Press. “I know Adam is in Abu Dhabi right now, I believe. Eventually.īut when it happens, LeBron James wants to be in the Vegas ownership group - and he made that pitch directly to Adam Silver after the Lakers exhibition game in Sin City against the Suns on Wednesday. The odds are good that Las Vegas will get an NBA expansion team.