NBA notebook: Bucks lose Brogdon to quadriceps injury
Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon will be sidelined six to eight weeks after suffering a partially torn left quadriceps tendon during Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Bucks announced the extent of the injury on Friday after Brogdon underwent an MRI exam and visited a team physician. Brogdon was injured during a non-contact sequence during Thursday's game while driving for a layup. He left the arena on crutches following the contest.
Brogdon, the NBA Rookie of the Year last season, is averaging 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 46 games this season.
The severity of Brogdon's injury was announced the same day that forward Jabari Parker will make his season debut against the New York Knicks after recovering from a second ACL tear in his left knee. Parker, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2014 draft, is slated to play approximately 15 minutes against New York.
--Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will not be disciplined by the NBA for a fan incident that happened immediately following the conclusion of Thursday night's game in Denver against the Nuggets.
Gary Harris of the Nuggets connected on a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Denver a 127-124 victory. Seconds later, Westbrook was walking off the court and a fan emerged in front of him and shouted something in his face and Westbrook shoved him.
A referee and arena usher intervened while Westbrook and teammate Steven Adams looked toward the fan in disgust. After the contest, Westbrook strongly defended his actions.
"You've got to be able to protect the players," Westbrook told reporters. "You play the game, the fans obviously enjoy the game, but they can't come onto the floor. It's totally unacceptable. They'll look at it and figure out what's the best thing to do. To me that's just totally unacceptable."
--Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James called a report about him possibly joining the Golden State Warriors this summer as "nonsense" and "a non-story."
League sources told ESPN on Thursday that James would listen to the Warriors if a max salary slot becomes available.
"The first thing I did was start laughing, actually," James told reporters Friday. "It's nonsense. It's a non-story. I think it's a discredit to what I'm trying to do here."
"It's been so many stories about me in the last few months and the last few days about where I'm going and where I'm at and what place I'm in. I'm here, I'm right here, I'm right now and this is my present and this is where I'm at. If you don't hear something come from my voice then it's not true. I don't give a damn how close they are. ... If it's not from me, it's not true."
--The brief-but-much-ballyhooed chase for Greg Monroe appears to be over with reports saying the big man agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal with the Eastern-leading Boston Celtics.
Monroe, 27, joins a team holding a two-game advantage on Toronto for the top seed in the East entering Friday. He is averaging 10.4 points and 7.4 rebounds in 25 games this season with Milwaukee and Phoenix.
He began the season with the Bucks. Milwaukee traded him to Phoenix as part of a deal for point guard Eric Bledsoe.
--The New York Knicks reached an agreement with center Joakim Noah for the 11-year veteran to be placed on indefinite leave, the team announced.
The move was described as a mutual decision, and the 32-year-old big man will not return to the club until further notice. Noah has been exiled from the Knicks since last Thursday following a dispute with head coach Jeff Hornacek, according to ESPN.
According to the ESPN report, the Knicks and Noah's representation discussed his status Wednesday and agreed that he will stay away from the team until the Feb. 8 trade deadline. How the Knicks will proceed with Noah if they don't trade him remains to be seen.
--Field Level Media
