Hoops Rumors

Billionaire executive Laurene Powell Jobs is selling her stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the Wizards‘ parent company, according to Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico. Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has deals in place with two separate buyers. One is Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, while the … [Read more...] about Laurene Powell Jobs Selling Stake In Wizards’ Parent Company

Alex Sarr is expected to make his return from the adductor injury that kept him sidelined for the month of December on Thursday against the Spurs. The Wizards released their injury report (via Twitter), which didn’t include either him or Bilal Coulibaly, who has missed the last four games with an oblique injury. Sarr has played in 16 of the Wizards’ 24 games this season, … [Read more...] about Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly Expected To Make Return Thursday

As the only NBA team with cap room, the Nets figure to be active on the in-season trade market and will be open to taking on unwanted salary if it comes attached to a more valuable asset. However, as Brian Lewis of The New York Post writes (subscription required), there will be over-the-cap teams around the NBA with the ability to accommodate salary dumps using various … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Nets, Thomas, Mavs, Suns, Sabonis, Pacers, More

Wizards head coach Brian Keefe provided an update on Alex Sarr‘s recovery from the adductor injury that has kept him sidelined for the last six games, telling reporters on Sunday that the big man has not progressed to doing on-court work during practice, per Varun Shankar of The Washington Post (Twitter link). As Shankar notes (via Twitter), Keefe previously referred to Sarr’s … [Read more...] about Wizards Notes: Sarr, Carrington, Whitmore, Zone