LeBron James had appeared in all 23 of the Lakers games this season until Sunday. The 39-year-old James missed Los Angeles’ game against the Trail Blazers because of left foot soreness, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports. James played a season-high 43 minutes on Friday in an overtime loss at the Hawks. He racked up 39 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. He is … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: James, Harden, Durant, Kuminga
Pacific Notes: Lakers, Reaves, Vincent, Powell, Ellis
After opening their four-game road trip on Sunday with a win in Utah, the Lakers lost three consecutive games, including blowouts in Minnesota and Miami and an overtime heart-breaker in Atlanta on Friday. LeBron James told reporters after the latest loss that L.A.’s lack of depth is being tested, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, who notes that the Lakers’ bench was outscored … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Lakers, Reaves, Vincent, Powell, Ellis
Warriors’ Kuminga Starts Over Green; Wiggins Exits With Injury
As we relayed on Friday, the Warriors continue to seek, whether internally or externally, another star player to pair with Stephen Curry. Golden State wants to give Jonathan Kuminga a chance to show whether he can become that star, so with Curry and Draymond Green returning from injury in Friday’s game, the team moved Green to the bench with Kuminga starting at power … [Read more...] about Warriors’ Kuminga Starts Over Green; Wiggins Exits With Injury
Pelicans Rumors: Ingram, Tax, Green, Missi, Health
Confirming a Michael Scotto report from earlier in the week, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link) says Brandon Ingram spent the offseason seeking a maximum-salary contract extension (which could’ve been worth as much as $208MM over four seasons), while the Pelicans would have been comfortable with a deal more in the vicinity of $40MM per year. Fischer also provides … [Read more...] about Pelicans Rumors: Ingram, Tax, Green, Missi, Health
Pacific Notes: Kuminga, Curry, Green, Harden, DeRozan
Without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green available on Thursday vs. Houston, Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga had his best game so far this fall — his 33 points, seven rebounds, and 33 minutes were all season highs, and as Anthony Slater of The Athletic writes, Kuminga played an important role in crunch time to help Golden State secure a hard-fought victory. Kuminga’s role and … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Kuminga, Curry, Green, Harden, DeRozan