Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury had surgery Tuesday to remove bone spurs from his left ankle and is out indefinitely. Marbury said last week he would try to return this season. He had the same surgery when he played in Phoenix and was sidelined for most of the offseason.

There was a large, dark red and blue bruise and swelling on the top of Anderson Varejao’s left knee as his left foot rested in a bucket of ice in the locker room after the game Wednesday night.

Immediately after the Raptors - Hawks game, Atlanta’s forward-center Al Horford went on to visit the victim of his mis-timed block - TJ Ford, who was hospitalized at Piedmont Hospital after Horford hit Toronto’s point guard in the head while trying to block his breakaway layup.
Horford, along with Dominique Wilkins and Josh Smith’s father, Pete […]

The Cavaliers keep saying they are thinking ”day-to-day” about LeBron James, but in reality, it is more month-to-month.
It isn’t the sprain to James’ left index finger that the Cavs are worried about, it’s the potential of a resprain — which is why he sat out his third consecutive game Tuesday. According to team sources, he’s […]

Tim Duncan most likely will miss no more than a few games after injuring his ankle and knee.The San Antonio Spurs star was hurt against Portland on Sunday, and the team said his MRI came back negative Monday.

Jermaine O’Neal is expected to be back in the lineup when the Indiana Pacers open their four-game Western trip Tuesday in Denver.
O’Neal has missed the past three games and four overall with knee and calf injuries. An MRI taken Saturday revealed a slight tear in his calf, but the knee was “stable,” according to coach […]

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin received some good news Monday when an MRI on his surgically repaired right knee found only a bone bruise.
Martin is listed as doubtful for Wednesday night’s game against Indiana and will be day-to-day after that.

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas said yesterday he still wants to re-sign with the Wizards next summer after he opts out of his contract, and he believes the team is good enough to make the playoffs without him in the lineup for the next three months.
“If everything goes like it’s supposed to, I’m going to […]

After an 0-5 start, the Wizards have matched last season’s longest winning streak by taking five straight. However, those wins have come against teams with a combined record of 15-35.
Neither Arenas nor the team has publicly speculated that he has suffered a setback. An MRI exam he took last Monday revealed no further damage to […]

The Rockets will have to face the NBA’s defending champions without Tracy McGrady.
McGrady, the league’s second-leading scorer, is expected to miss Friday night’s showdown against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained right elbow. He remains listed as day-to-day after an MRI revealed no tendon or ligament damage.