NBA All-Star x HBCU Student Showcase: Micah Sumake

* * * Blake Griffin will miss 4-6 weeks to recover from arthroscopic knee surgery. What does this mean for the Clippers? * * * Steve Aschburner: It means business as usual, more than it would for most teams, just because the Clippers have been here, done this. They went 30-15 last season in the…

James Harden and Fred VanVleet each have big decisions to make during free agency this summer. A year ago, the list of potential 2023 free agents included Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Zion Williamson, Darius Garland and two guys named Bogdanovic. And of course, with all those players signing contract extensions in the last 12 months,…

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson has been fined $15,000 for throwing a forearm above the shoulders to Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 5:29 remaining in the third quarter of the Lakers’ 127-100 win over the…

Washington Wizards big man Dwight Howard will have surgery for his nagging gluteal injury and will be out for at least a months, according to multiple reports. Per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports and Shams Charania of The Athletic, Howard will undergo back surgery to help alleviate pain from a nagging gluteal injury. Per Haynes,…

The Kia MVP race between Giannis, Jokic and Embiid is one for the ages. Every Monday we will tell you what you need to know heading into a new week of NBA action. 1. More MVP contender showdowns on deck The Kia MVP race is coming down to the wire, with the top three contenders…

What happens with Chris Bosh now? Who knows what the next step is for Bosh and the Heat, who announced Friday that Bosh had failed his physical. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that the 31-year-old Bosh had suffered a recurrence of the blood clotting that had ended each of his last two seasons prematurely,…