Oftentimes, the NBA Playoffs become a battle of attrition as teams deal with key injuries.The teams that are able to keep their stars on the court for the most games are frequently the teams that survive and advance deeper into the postseason, while those who see their best players go down are usually sent home early.This year’s playoffs have already had more than their fair share of injuries, as several squads have had to make on-the-fly adjustments to cover for key absences. It’s tough to replace the players on this list (or watch them play at less than full strength), but the playoffs are all about the “next man up” mantra.From two teams already eliminated to three teams that could quickly see their seasons put on life support, here are the five biggest injuries to occur in the postseason thus
After Wednesday’s game, the Heat will host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors on Sunday and then will embark on a three-game road trip. It remains to be seen if Whiteside will take the floor for any of those ga
“So the back to back anticipated he probably wouldn’t play today,” Spoelstra noted . “We’ll get back to Miami and reevaluate him [Thursday]. Jay will look at him and might have doc will look at him. We don’t think necessarily right now he’ll have an MRI. He’s already gotten one of those… This is part of the process. We anticipated this. It hasn’t gotten any worse, necessarily, just the schedule hasn’t let up and he really hasn’t been able to do two days of work in a row for a whi
The French point guard made his long-awaited return from a torn quad muscle in the team’s home win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and revealed that Leonard is not too far behind having worked out with him recen
Before looking ahead to the marquee showdown with Golden State, they have two important games starting with the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Monday night as CP3 makes a return to his former team for the first time since departing in the sum
The partnership he’s developed with Paul has been crucial to the franchise’s impressive record but they haven’t spent as much time on the court together as they’d like due to them both suffering injur
When the Miami Heat signed center Hassan Whiteside to a maximum contract extension in the summer of 2016, it became obvious that they were relying on him to lead the franchise out of the glory days of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade and into a new
“This opportunity for myself to really get back everything that I would say has been taken away. I’m not too much worried about the naysayers, the rankings and stuff, but just the hearts of the peo
“Every time a team has to adjust to playing without its main player, others have to step up and gain confidence, and they end up being better players,” Ginobili told reporters after shootaround Tuesday morning, per Tom Osborn of mySA.com . “I think it is a great thing for guys like Bryn (Forbes), Brandon (Paul), even Kyle (Anderson), because they are having to be more responsible offensively, have more possessions, make more decisio
Gobert only had 13 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes during the Jazz’s Game 1 loss to Golden State. Utah will need a lot more than that from their star center if this series is going to be competitive at
“There have been writers who get national attention who have said things about me that stick in people’s minds and in their hearts,” Howard said. “I’ve allowed things that have been said about me to have an effect on
Morris needs to heal quickly, as the Wizards’ postseason hopes rest squarely on the former Kansas star’s shaky ankle. Down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, Game 3 on Thursday night is a must-win for Washing
In Game 1 against the Warriors on Tuesday night, Gobert was put in a spin cycle by Steph Curry, as you can see below. Even a full-strength Gobert may not have had a chance against the superstar guard, but he would have certainly fared better than t
‘The Beard’ is averaging an incredible 32.3 points per game and ranks fourth in assists with 9.1. He’s the leading candidate for the MVP award and looks destined to finally scoop the honour after finishing second on two separate occasions, including last sea
“So I think it is going end up being a great thing for the team long term,” Ginobili explained . “Short term, we miss him. We need him out there. When he comes back, we are going to have to re-adjust. So it’s going to take a little bit of time. But at this point, it’s making those guys step up and play a bigger ro
But, he has missed the first 11 games of the season while slowly recovering from an ankle Sports Injury Prevention|Https://Sportsinjuryfocus.Com/. Of course the Spurs have stayed afloat under head coach Gregg Popovic, going 7-4, but they clearly are missing Leonard’s talents on both ends of the fl
Popovich, however, disputed Parker’s claims telling reporters that his assessment should be taken under caution, which just seems to add to the uncertainty around the whole situation and again shows that the organization is not willing to share much informat