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Wed Jan 18 202321:30Austin Rivers Downgraded To Out
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers (knee) has been downgraded to out for Wednesday's game against the Denver Nuggets. The veteran guard was listed as questionable coming into this game due to a left knee contusion. His absence should mean more playing time for Jaylen Nowell. He hasn't offered much value over the last two weeks, so Nowell seems like a risky streaming choice for Wednesday's slate.
Source: Alan HortonRotoBaller.com
Wed Dec 14 202221:25Austin Rivers To Start On Wednesday
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers will get the starting nod for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Wolves are without both D'Angelo Russell (knee) and Jordan McLaughlin (calf) for Wednesday's game. That means, Rivers will be asked to start with Jaylen Nowell playing increased minutes off the bench. Both players are worth streaming with the team being shorthanded at guard. Between the two, Rivers is the slightly better option because he is starting in this game.
Source: Law MurrayRotoBaller.com
Mon Mar 7 202221:08Austin Rivers To Start On Monday
Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers will move into the starting five for Monday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Both Rivers and Bones Hyland should see a boost with Will Barton (ankle) sidelined. Rivers will join Monte Morris, Aaron Gordon, Jeff Green and Nikola Jokic in the starting five for this contest. Rivers hasn't been a great fantasy option, but does have some streaming appeal when he starts.
Source: Harrison WindRotoBaller.com
Fri Feb 11 202219:04Denver Deems Austin Rivers Active For Friday’s Game
Denver Nuggets small forward Austin Rivers (hip) has been cleared to participate in Friday's contest against the Celtics after missing one game due to a tight right hip flexor. Rivers' role has fluctuated drastically over the past three weeks, making him a volatile DFS option in any format. With Monte Morris (concussion) sidelined, Rivers has the possibility to be worked into the backcourt with a higher frequency among the second unit, but he has combined to score just eight points in his last four outings. On pace to tie set a career low with 5.5 field goal attempts per game, Rivers' role in the offense has not portended to fantasy relevance in 2021-22.
Source: Denver NuggetsRotoBaller.com
Tue Feb 8 202219:46Austin Rivers Ruled Out On Tuesday
Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers (hip) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks. He was only able to play eight minutes on Sunday before exiting due to a right hip flexor issue. As a result, Rivers will miss at least one game because of the injury. Bones Hyland and Bryn Forbes are expected to split up the additional playing time. Neither of them are fantastic fantasy options, but Forbes does have some low-end appeal.
Source: Harrison WindRotoBaller.com
Sun Feb 6 202221:25Austin Rivers Exits Early On Sunday
Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers (hip) didn't last long during Sunday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, Rivers only played eight minutes before exiting with a right hip flexor injury. He headed back to the locker room and didn't return to action during Sunday's game. His absence resulted in bigger roles for Bryn Forbes and Bones Hyland. Fantasy managers should consider Rivers questionable for Tuesday's game. Both Forbes and Hyland would benefit in the absence of Rivers. Neither are must-have options, but Forbes could have some low-end appeal with additional playing time.
Source: Denver NuggetsRotoBaller.com
Sat Feb 5 202223:56Austin Rivers Expected To Play On Sunday
Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers (hip) is expected to suit up on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets. The veteran is currently dealing with tightness in his right hip flexor, although it doesn't appear to be too serious. Nonetheless, Rivers is averaging only 6.4 points this season, so his presence likely won't mean much or impact anyone on the floor.
Source: NBA Injury ReportRotoBaller.com
Sun Dec 26 202121:01Austin Rivers To Join Starting Five
Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers will move into the starting five for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Aaron Gordon (hamstring) is sidelined again, which usually means Vlatko Cancar gets the start. However, the Nuggets decided to shake it up and have Rivers start instead. To be honest, neither player is much of a streaming option. Rivers is a little better offensively, but isn't someone worth using as a streaming option in most formats. The hope is that Gordon is back on the court for their next contest.
Source: Denver NuggetsRotoBaller.com
Fri Apr 30 202112:31Nuggets sign Austin Rivers for rest of the season
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have extended the deal for guard Austin Rivers through the rest of the season. Rivers has averaged 6.2 points, two assists and 1.2 steals since signing a 10-day contract on April 20. Rivers is helping fill the void left by Jamal Murray, who is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee on April 12. Denver also is currently without guards Monte Morris and Will Barton due to hamstring injuries. Both are expected to return this season. The 28-year-old Rivers has averaged 9.1 points and 2.3 assists over 579 career games with New Orleans, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington, Houston, New York and Denver. Rivers was originally drafted 10th overall by New Orleans in 2012 after a season at Duke. ___ More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Tue Apr 20 202111:47Denver Nuggets sign veteran Austin Rivers to 10-day contract
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets bolstered their injury-depleted backcourt by signing veteran guard Austin Rivers to a 10-day contract Tuesday. Rivers is expected to be available when the Nuggets visit Portland on Wednesday night. He brings size and shooting to Denver's backcourt, along with plenty of playoff experience — 45 games with the Clippers and Rockets. He is eligible for Denver's playoff roster because he wasn't on an NBA roster after April 9. Rivers appeared in 21 games this season with the New York Knicks before being traded and then waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Nuggets lost star Jamal Murray to a torn left ACL last week and Monte Morris injured his left hamstring Friday night, just two weeks after returning from a left thigh injury that sidelined him for 11 games. Coach Michael Malone said before Denver's double-overtime win over Memphis on Monday night that Morris will miss multiple games. Rivers, 28, is a nine-year NBA veteran who has career averages of 9.1 points,... [More]
Sun Mar 28 202123:53Oklahoma City signs Moses Brown, waives Austin Rivers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed two-way player Moses Brown to a multi-year deal and waived Austin Rivers. The Thunder made the announcements in releases on Sunday. Brown, a 7-foot-1 center who is in his second year, has emerged this month. In Saturday's game against Boston, he had a career-high 21 points and tied a Thunder record with 23 rebounds. In his last nine games, he’s averaging 12.4 points and 12.3 rebounds while shooting 61% from the field. Oklahoma City announced Saturday that veteran center Al Horford would be inactive for the rest of the season, opening the door for Brown to take over the position. The Thunder originally signed Brown to a two-way contract in Dec. 2020, after he spent the previous season as a two-way player for the Portland Trail Blazers. This season, Brown was named to the All-NBA G League First Team and the NBA G League All-Defensive Team after he averaged 18.9 points, 13.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks Rivers, a 6-3 guard, was originally... [More]
Thu Mar 25 202120:22Trade deadline passes, and Kyle Lowry remains with Raptors
Kyle Lowry wound up staying with Toronto after all. Victor Oladipo is finally in Miami, a destination he's eyed in the past. And Rajon Rondo is headed back to Los Angeles, though not with the team he helped win the NBA title last season. The trade deadline has come and gone. And now, playoff pushes can really begin. Miami, Denver, the Clippers, Portland, Dallas, Boston and Atlanta were likely among the teams feeling convinced that they improved on deadline day after a flurry of moves Thursday, though the best player — at least this season — might have been landed by the Chicago Bulls. They got All-Star forward Nikola Vucevic from Orlando, a move that ushered in the start of a big-time rebuild by the Magic. “Anytime you trade a player like Nikola, it is a tough decision to make," Magic President Jeff Weltman said. Vucevic is the only player from this season's All-Star Game to be traded at the deadline. It was a steep price; Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu went to the Bulls for Otto Porter, Wendell... [More]
Sun Dec 29 201919:18Harden scratched from Rockets' lineup vs. Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — James Harden has been scratched from the Houston Rockets' lineup Sunday night against the recently surging New Orleans Pelicans.Harden had been listed as questionable with a right toe sprain after scoring 44 points in Houston's 108-98 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Harden also has knee swelling stemming from a collision in that game, Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said.D'Antoni said Harden, who has yet to miss a game this season, probably could play through the pain, “but given the circumstances, it's better that he doesn't. He's banged up a little bit and it's better that he sits.”That left Houston without three prominent players against a Pelicans squad that has won three straight and four of five.Guard Russell Westbrook already was scheduled to sit out for rest and center Clint Capela was out with a right heel bruise.Returning to the Rockets' lineup is former New Orleans guard Eric Gordon, who has been out since having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in mid-November. He'll start alongside Pelicans 2012 first-round draft choice Austin Rivers in Houston's back court.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Wed Dec 11 201922:05Harden scores 55, Rockets withstand scare from Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden scored 55 points — 20 in the fourth quarter — and Russell Westbrook added 23 points as the Houston Rockets withstood an unexpected scare from Cleveland and held on for a 116-110 win Wednesday night over the free-falling Cavaliers, who have lost eight straight and 14 of 15.Harden matched Kyrie Irving's arena record for points in a game, and his fourth with 50 or more this season bailed out the Rockets, who allowed the Cavs to score 24 straight points in the second half. Cleveland was still up 108-107 when Harden, who came in leading the NBA in scoring at 38 points per game, dropped a floater in the lane. After a turnover by Cavs guard Jordan Clarkson, P.J. Tucker hit a 3-pointer from the corner and Clint Capela had a dunk following another Cleveland miscue.The inexperienced Cavs crumbled in the final minute, making three turnovers.Capela added 13 rebounds for Houston, which figured to have an easy time with the Cavs, who are struggling under first-year coach... [More]
Mon Dec 9 201920:50NBA denies Rockets' protest after Harden dunk waved off
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets won't get a do-over after officials wrongly disallowed a slam dunk by James Harden in a double-overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs, even though the NBA has disciplined the officials who got the call wrong and botched the aftermath by not allowing Houston to challenge.The league announced Monday that it has denied the Rockets' protest of last Tuesday's game, which the Spurs won 135-133. A successful protest, which is rare, would result in part of the game being replayed.Harden's dunk with 7:50 remaining in regulation was so forceful that, after the ball cleared the net, it looped around the basket and upward, creating the appearance that it wasn't a made basket. Crew chief James Capers said after the game that, “in fact it did clear the net and should have been a successful field goal.”Houston coach Mike D'Antoni said he wasn't upset about the protest being denied because he didn't think the Rockets were likely to win it.The Rockets challenged the waved-off... [More]
Sun Jan 27 201917:39Paul to return for Houston after 17-game absence
HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul will return for the Houston Rockets against the Orlando Magic after missing the last 17 games with a strained left hamstring.The nine-time All-Star has been out since he was injured Dec. 20 in a loss at Miami.Coach Mike D'Antoni said Paul's minutes will be limited initially and he hopes to keep him somewhere in the mid-20s on Sunday night.The Rockets have done well in Paul's absence, going 12-5 behind the high-scoring of James Harden and some help from the addition of Austin Rivers, who started while Paul was out.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Thu Jan 24 201914:38On Basketball: Harden's run should end when he gets help
This play midway through the fourth quarter of James Harden's historic effort at Madison Square Garden was largely reminiscent of what the Houston Rockets' offense has looked like lately:He got the ball.He kept it for 16 seconds.He dribbled it 21 times.He shot.He scored.What Harden has done in his last five games — 261 points, 52.2 points per game, zero assisted by a teammate — is astounding by any measure. He's averaged 43.1 points in his last 21 games, keeping Houston in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race. The Rockets have alternated wins and losses in each of their last 10 games, despite Harden's greatness of late.Earlier this month, Houston guard Austin Rivers described the Rockets' playbook like this to Sports Illustrated: "James Harden. Just get the (bleep) out of his way. Let him do the heavy lifting."That philosophy should be coming to an end before long.Rockets point guard Chris Paul will be back soon from his latest tale of hamstring woe, maybe even as early as Friday... [More]
Mon Jan 14 201918:29Kelly Oubre bringing energy, defense _ and style _ to Suns
PHOENIX (AP) — In less than a month in Phoenix, Kelly Oubre Jr. is bringing energy, defense and scoring — not to mention style — to the perennial last-place Suns.Teammate Devin Booker said there's no use trying to top Oubre when it comes to the way he dresses away from the game."That's the fashion king, man," Booker said after the Suns practiced Monday. "I just stay out of the way."It's an aspect of life that Oubre takes seriously. He even served as an intern at Esquire magazine two summers ago.When did that sense of style begin?"Out of the womb, man," Oubre said. "I'm from New Orleans. Culture and just swag kind of runs in our blood out there."Oubre was 10 years old when Hurricane Katrina forced his family to make an abrupt move to the Houston area, even though they had nowhere to go."It was really tough," he said. "It was the toughest thing I've ever had to deal with in my life. Homeless, having to sleep in your car, hotels, things like that. But my dad, he pushed us through. He was a... [More]
Mon Dec 24 201812:43Houston Rockets sign free agent guard Austin Rivers
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have signed free agent guard Austin Rivers.Rivers appeared in 29 games with two starts for the Washington Wizards this season before being traded to the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 17 and being released the next day.The 26-year-old was the 10th overall pick in the 2012 draft by New Orleans. He has appeared in 437 games with 132 starts and has averaged 9.3 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game in his career.Rivers was with the Clippers from 2015 until he was traded in June to Washington. He had his best season last year, when he averaged 15.1 points with four assists and 2.4 rebounds per games for Los Angeles.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Tue Dec 18 201817:44A day after trading for him, Suns waive G Austin Rivers
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have waived guard Austin Rivers, a day after he was obtained in a trade with the Washington Wizards.In a deal finalized over the weekend and announced Monday, the Suns acquired Rivers and Kelly Oubre from the Wizards in exchange for Trevor Ariza.If he clears waivers, Rivers becomes an unrestricted free agent.Rivers appeared in 29 games for Washington, averaging 7.2 points per game while shooting 39 percent from the field. He averaged 15.1 points per game last season for the Los Angeles Clippers.Rivers, the 10th overall pick in the draft by New Orleans in 2012, is the son of Clippers coach Doc Rivers.
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