Hoops Rumors

Raptors center Jakob Poeltl was inactive on Wednesday vs. Houston and is considered day-to-day with back tightness, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca. While Wednesday’s contest was the first one Poeltl has missed this season, the injury has impacted his performance in the early going — he averaged just 6.5 points per night in his first four outings, and the Raptors were outscored … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Poeltl, Raptors, Celtics, Minott, Sixers

Sixers center Joel Embiid has been fined $50K by the NBA for “making a lewd gesture on the playing court,” the league announced today (via Twitter). Embiid’s gesture occurred in the first quarter of Philadelphia’s one-point loss to Boston on Friday (Twitter video link). The fine is a drop in the bucket for Embiid, who is earning $55,224,526 this season on his maximum-salary … [Read more...] about Joel Embiid Fined $50K By NBA

The Sixers have exercised the third-year option on Jared McCain‘s rookie scale contract, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The move guarantees McCain’s $4,422,600 salary for the 2026/27 season. The team’s next decision on the guard’s contract will occur next fall, at which point his ’27/28 option worth roughly $6.84MM would need to be either picked up or … [Read more...] about Sixers Exercise Jared McCain’s 2026/27 Option

After missing the past three games with finger and leg injuries, Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has been listed as questionable for Friday’s matchup at Memphis, as Khobi Price of The Southern California News Group relays. It has been five days since the Lakers stated that the Slovenian guard would be reevaluated in about a week, though Price notes the actual left finger sprain … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Luka, Giannis, Young, Holmgren, Beal, Sixers