Hoops Rumors

After a four-game absence due to an ankle sprain, Heat star Jimmy Butler had his best game of the fall in his return to action on Monday, registering season highs in points (30) and rebounds (10) as Miami outscored Philadelphia by 29 points in his 34 minutes of action. However, Butler may not get an opportunity to build on that momentum when the team resumes its schedule on … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Butler, Rozier, Jaquez, Richardson, Ware, Burks, Herro

Injuries have forced the Heat to switch up their starting lineup in recent weeks, but it may have been time for a change anyways, as Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald observes that Miami’s season-opening lineup has the worst net rating of any group that has played at least 90 minutes together this season. The Heat moved Nikola Jovic to the bench earlier this month and Terry … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Lineups, Rozier, Robinson, Herro, Tax, Defense

Nets center Nic Claxton has returned to practice and will be listed as questionable to play on Friday in Philadelphia, the team announced today (Twitter link via Michael Scotto of HoopsHype). Claxton has missed the past three games due to a back strain. The club announced last Friday that he would miss at least a week, but it sounds like he might not be out any longer than … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Nets, Knicks, Spurs, Heat, Rollins

The Wizards have lost eight straight and their last two outings were particularly ugly. They were blown out by Detroit and New York by a combined 48 points. Head coach Brian Keefe took ownership for the poor performances. “I’m the leader of this team. I’m the head coach of this team,” Keefe said, per Varun Shankar of the Washington Post. “So I’ll take the responsibility for the … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Wizards Losing Streak, Johnson, Carter Jr., Butler

Sixers forward Caleb Martin said his return to Miami has been “bittersweet, for sure,” per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Martin has been in Miami since the weekend as the 76ers had a couple days off before facing Miami on Monday. The 29-year-old spent the past three seasons with the Heat before signing a four-year, $35MM+ deal with Philadelphia as a free agent over the … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Martin, Butler, Rozier, Jaquez, Ware