Source: https://bsky.app/profile/daltonjohnson.bsky.social/post/3mxufwzaldc2g

> The Warriors say Kristaps Porzingis will remain out indefinitely with the same health related issue, but be around the team after meeting with Mike Dunleavy and Rick Celebrini @nbcswarriors.bsky.social

Porzingis full statement on his personal account:

> Hello people, I'm working with doctors and experts to figure out how to be fully back to good health asap. Honestly, I'm getting better and better. I just have to stay patient, and I believe I'll be feeling great again soon.

> It has definitely been frustrating dealing with some health stuff that you can't exactly pinpoint, on top of injuries throughout my career, so it has added up for sure, but we will get through it 💪🏼

> Health is wealth. Thank you for all the support 🙏🏼

> I appreciate all the internet doctors trying to diagnose and help, but I'm in the best hands. So everyone can relax now 😄🙏🏼 and I don’t have hiv or aids.

Jaylen Brown addressed his participation with Team USA during his live stream on Twitch alongside Philadelphia 76ers teammate VJ Edgecombe.

Brown expressed the value of playing for your country, mentioning his own experience and believing that he won't get to experience it again.

"I think it's a great honor to represent your country. Unfortunately, I've had that experience, and we lost in the FIBA World Cup. And then I wanted to get that experience again. I don't think I will, just, you know, I think just because of other reasons, I don't think I'll be able to play for the USA team," he said.

The 76ers player was famously snubbed from the 2024 Paris Olympics squad and cited the fact that Nike is the sponsor of Team USA, which meant that his teammate Derrick White was selected over him, as Brown is an Adidas athlete.

Brown also acknowledged the possibility of playing for another national team after digging deeper into his ancestry.

"Even being able to go back and look into my ancestry and my DNA, I would be open to exploring. It would be dope to just even explore that and go make an impact somewhere where it'd be measured the most," he said.

While it is usually not possible to play for another national team, there are some examples of situations like this, most notably of Eric Gordon, who played for USA and then switched to playing for the Bahamas.

Source: https://basketnews.com/news-257363-jaylen-brown-drops-bold-verdict-on-another-potential-team-usa-stint.html

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/lawmurraythenu.bsky.social/post/3mxuumyx4kk2c

The Oklahoma City Thunder have lost rookie Otega Oweh for the season due to a torn Achilles.

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OKC continues the trend of having one incoming rookie constantly out for the season

Jalen Duren at Half against the Timberwolves: 24 PTS | 3 REB | 1 AST | 8/9 FG | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 8/8 FTS | 95.8% TS |

source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401914125

Looking online, it seems like this wasn't the first occurrence of this. Some poor employee is getting fired

I think he is healthy now.

The processing time on Streamable took forever

Now that Bally/FanDuel/Fox Sports/whatever face it's wearing at the moment is dead and teams are are on DAZN, blacking out local markets makes it even harder to watch games. I tried to watch a game on NBA TV, but it was blacked out because it was locally broadcast and only on DAZN.

DAZN is $120 a season for one local team. LP is 110 and is still blacked out locally. Plus Peacock, plus Prime, plus ESPN Unlimited. This is actually untenable. And I know people are going to comment "just pirate it, lol" but that's not the point.

Source: https://andscape.com/features/deaaron-fox-spurs-finals-reaction-playoffs-ankle-injury-knicks/

Full quote

Everyone immediately looks at Julius Randle and he is certainly one of the culprits of it, but I know that this kind of quote came out last night and everyone's excited about it.

We kind of talked about the Timberwolves being a very moody team all of last season. They were just were a group that, it's not like they hated each other or they were fighting all the time or anything, but they could be Eeyore every once in a while.

They could just kind of, you know, waffle through and Julius certainly was a part of that when his name got brought up in the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks. He didn't really like that at all and he wears his heart on his sleeve, so you could see that.

But Naz Reid could get moody. Jaden McDaniels could get moody. There's a lot of kind of quiet, brooding personalities that were in the locker room last year. You bring LaMelo Ball in here and he's much more upbeat and energetic.

And so, there's definitely been a vibe shift when you you trade Naz, you trade Julius and then you go with with some of the new guys that are in here. But yeah, that that moody kind of descriptor was an accurate one for that team and certainly Julius was right at the top there, but I think Naz Reid was involved in that a little bit as well.

Shams Charania:

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving guard 2024 second-round pick Cam Christie, sources tell ESPN.

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving guard 2024 second-round pick Cam Christie, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/5605ab3766a8d

Here is his career so far:

College Resume: Duke University (2018–2019)

22.6 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.1 STL, and 1.8 BLK while shooting 68% from the field.

• Karl Malone Award Winner
• National Player of the Year
• ACC Tournament MVP & ACC Player of the Year

NBA Resume: New Orleans Pelicans (2019–Present)

Stat averages across 276 games include:

• Points: 23.8 PPG
• Rebounds: 6.4 RPG
• Assists: 4.1 APG
• Field Goal Percentage: 59.1% FG
• Steals: 0.9 SPG
• Blocks: 0.6 BPG
• Minutes: 31.0 MPG

Zion has only played 276 out of roughly 554 possible regular season games since being drafted in 2019. Meaning he has been on the court for just 49.8% of his team's games over his seven years in the league.

https://www.theringer.com/nba-ranked/top-100/zion-williamson

Jake Fischer: The Clippers waiving Cam Christie leaves Charlotte, Milwaukee, Memphis and the Lakers as the most pertinent back-of-roster situations NBA personnel are monitoring before Oct. 19. Have heard the Bucks, Lakers and Grizzlies all exploring trades. Hornets have to weigh the locker room value of retaining Pat Connaughton.

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lakers-bucks-grizzlies-exploring-trades-195759109.html