Day: April 14, 2023

Julius Randle is targeting a return from his left ankle injury for Game 1 of the New York Knicks’ first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Randle has been steadily improving and plans to test his ankle before making a final decision on Saturday.

Prior to this ankle sprain on March 29, Randle hadn’t missed a game this season.

The NBA announced the Dallas Mavericks organization has been fined $750,000 for conduct detrimental to the league in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7.

The Mavericks violated the league’s player resting policy and demonstrated through actions and public statements the organization’s desire to lose the game in order to improve the chances of keeping its first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The league did not find that the players who participated in the game were not playing to win.

“The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to restrict key players from fully participating in an elimination game last Friday against Chicago undermined the integrity of our sport,” said Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. “The Mavericks’ actions failed our fans and our league.”

Dallas owes a top-10 protected pick to the New York Knicks as part of the 2019 Kristaps Porzingis deal.

The NBA is suspending Miles Bridges for 30 games with 20 games considered already served.

Bridges was arrested and charged with multiple domestic violence counts on June 27, 2022. Bridges entered a plea of no contest to a felony domestic violence charge on November 3, 2022 and the remaining counts against him were dismissed.

Bridges will serve the remaining 10 games at the start of the 23-24 season.

Bridges did not sign a contract with any team for the 22-23 season.