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Nets' Cam Thomas to miss at least 2 weeks with sprained ankle after leaving win over Clippers early
Cam Thomas stepped onto P.J. Tucker’s foot and rolled his ankle hard on Wednesday night.
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Heat's Tyler Herro to miss at least 2 weeks after exiting game with ankle sprain
Tyler Herro hopped to the locker room on one foot after rolling his ankle hard on Wednesday night against the Grizzlies.
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Portland coach Chauncey Billups thinks Damian Lillard and Trail Blazers will reconcile after acrimonious trade saga
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups thinks "talks will be had" between the Blazers franchise and former star Damian Lillard.
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Andre Iguodala will take over as acting NBPA executive director with Tamika Tremaglio stepping down
Iguodala recently served a four-year term as the NBPA's first vice president.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo ejected after controversial taunting foul in close Bucks win
Even ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke was confused after Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected from Wednesday's game.
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Victor Wembanyama's Madison Square Garden debut is a reminder that he's just getting started
The Spurs are watching and understanding the limits of his immediate impact compared to his limitless potential.
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Bradley Beal rocky but gets the win in his Suns debut
Beal missed the Suns' first seven games with back tightness.
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James Harden 0-2 with Clippers; Nets fans chant 'Daryl Morey' at him
The Clippers were outscored by 15 points with Harden on the floor.
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Nuggets star Jamal Murray reportedly out through end of November with hamstring strain
The defending champions just took a significant blow.
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Bam Adebayo had a historic triple-double for the Heat until the NBA spoiled it
"That’s a buzzkill," head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Come on."
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Early season surprises including CP3, Luka & Dillon Brooks | Good Word with Goodwill
Vincent Goodwill goes through some of the teams and players that have surprised him the most through the first two weeks of the NBA regular season.
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Tom Brady jokes about height difference with Victor Wembanyama after dinner in New York
The No. 1 NBA Draft overall pick sought advice from the seven-time Super Bowl champion at a dinner set up by Michael Rubin.
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How the Warriors' Steph Curry-Chris Paul partnership is faring, plus a standout rookie and Dillon Brooks' revenge
How Steph Curry and Chris Paul are working together; Curry's vocal leadership; rookie rebounding in an impressive class; and Dillon Brooks' new home.
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The Daily Sweat: Last 2 NBA champs meet as Nuggets host Warriors
Two of the NBA's best teams meet in Denver on Wednesday night.
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Here are the top NBA Draft prospects in every power conference
With no consensus No. 1 pick, all eyes will be on a handful of freshmen and a few standout sophomores this men's college basketball season.
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Dillon Brooks ready to face LeBron James again, vows to 'lock him up' in Lakers-Rockets game
The last time James and Brooks faced off, Brooks punched James in the groin before James' Lakers beat Brooks' Grizzlies in the playoffs.
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Miami Heat hire franchise cornerstone Udonis Haslem as vice president of basketball development
The embodiment of "Heat Culture," Haslem with continue his role as mentor and leader from Miami's front office.
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Tom Haberstroh on Harden's season debut & early season stats | Devine Intervention
Tom Haberstroh from Meadowlark Media joins Dan Devine to talk about his favorite NBA announcers, James Harden’s debut with the Clippers and a whole bunch of early season stats.
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Lakers reportedly complained to NBA that LeBron James didn't shoot enough free throws vs. Heat
The Lakers reportedly filed a formal complaint Tuesday regarding Monday's officiating.
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Fantasy Basketball Trade Analyzer: Julius Randle & LaMelo Ball highlight targets
Ready to make a deal? Here are some players to deal away and acquire for your fantasy basketball squad.
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Breaking down the Bucks: What do we make of the early returns of the Giannis Antetokounmpo-Damian Lillard partnership?
The Bucks are 4-2, but there are plenty of concerns for a team that has a negative point differential and, jarringly, one of the NBA’s worst defenses thus far.
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Lakers star Anthony Davis leaves loss to Heat early with hip spasms, doesn’t expect to miss time
Anthony Davis took a shot to the hip while trying to drive early on Monday night, and eventually left the game early in Miami.
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Clippers talk patience and progress after James Harden's much-anticipated debut
The word in the Clippers’ locker room postgame — a 111-97 loss to the Knicks after a lifeless fourth quarter — was all about adapting and figuring out the pieces of this new superstar puzzle.
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Trail Blazers C Robert Williams III reportedly needs knee surgery that could be season ending
Williams injured his knee against the Grizzlies Sunday.
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Warriors to host NBA All-Star Game in 2025 at Chase Center, Oakland Arena
The NBA All-Star Game is returning to the Bay Area in 2025.
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NBA Rookie Power Rankings 1.0: Welcome to the Victor Wembanyama show
Victor Wembanyama is must-watch basketball, while other rookies are finding their rhythm early on, outperforming their draft stock and adjusting to the speed and physicality of the NBA.
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The Playlist: Week 3 fantasy basketball pickups, lineup advice and NBA games to watch
Dan Titus gets you ready for the week ahead in fantasy basketball with his priority adds and things to watch for in the NBA.
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Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum out indefinitely with small collapsed lung
C.J. McCollum's right lung collapsed in 2021, too, after a rib injury when he was with the Trail Blazers.
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Suns star Devin Booker out vs. Pistons with a right calf strain, latest in string of injuries
Devin Booker has now missed five of the Suns’ first seven games of the season due to various injuries.
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James Harden compares Sixers tenure to being 'on a leash,' reportedly expected to make Clippers debut Monday
"I'm not a system player, I am a system."
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NBA opens in-season tournament with another vintage Nikola Jokić performance, OT thriller in Grizzlies-Blazers
The NBA's first batch of games in the in-season tournament are done.
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NBA in-season tournament: Warriors win after Draymond Green call is controversially overturned
Stephen Curry had a winning bucket. Then he didn't. Then he did again.
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James Harden 'is a system' & debating the merits of the In-Season Tournament | No Cap Room
Jake Fischer & Dan Devine speak about James Harden's illuminating first comments as a Clipper, the start of the NBA In-Season Tournament, Victor Wembanyama's first week and more.
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NBA in-season tournament begins with new look, sound and the weight of its importance
The NBA is certainly putting all of its weight into making sure the public knows the league office feels the in-season tournament is important. Which means sooner or later, you’ll feel it’s important.
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Fact or Fiction: The Lakers and LeBron James are challenging Father Time
Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.
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Joel Embiid says 76ers didn't limit James Harden: 'We gave him the ball'
Embiid doesn't agree that Harden was on a 'leash' in Philadelphia.
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Why does it seem like there are more multi-team deals in the NBA? Because there are
The past four seasons have averaged eight trades that included three or more teams. That’s nearly double the amount over the previous decade. Why is that?
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Victor Wembanyama posts 1st monster game with 38-point night in Spurs win over Suns
Wemby posted his first monster game against his idol, Kevin Durant.
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Ranking NBA's top 5 'City Edition' uniforms ahead of the 2023-24 in-season tournament
Which five teams will debut the best special edition jerseys during the inaugural in-season tournament?
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Suns, UNC basketball legend Walter Davis dies at 69
Davis' style of play garnered lasting nicknames, such as "Sweet D," "The Greyhound" and “the Man with the Velvet Touch."
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Zach LaVine refutes players-only meeting concern after Game 1, but Bulls still at an inflection point
Billy Donovan said his players were having a team meeting in the wake of an opening-night loss to the Thunder. But All-Star guard Zach LaVine says it wasn’t some team meeting, not in the sense of how he defines it.
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Get To The Points: Fantasy Basketball risers and fallers after Week 1
Fantasy analyst Dan Titus dishes off players who are moving up and going down rankings as we get through Week 2.
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What’s going wrong for the Memphis Grizzlies? Turns out, just about everything
Memphis can’t score, can’t shoot, can’t run, can’t defend, can't rebound and can’t stop turning the ball over. Other than that, things are going great for the 0-5 Grizzlies.
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Fantasy Basketball: Players to consider dropping for your waiver wire pickups
It can be tough to drop some of your late draft picks this early in the season, but you're better off moving on when it comes to these five players.
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James Harden's trade proves player empowerment is still very much alive in the NBA
It could be argued that it’s better for the league to have more brand continuity between player and franchise and not have so many marquee players sporting different jerseys, but that dream is long gone.
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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama nails Halloween costume, shows off Slender Man ahead of wild win over Suns
Victor Wembanyama enjoyed his first Halloween since entering the NBA, and picked the the perfect costume.
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James Harden shows up with P.J. Tucker to meet Clippers brass, teammates; reunites with Russell Westbrook
How will Harden and Westbrook operate together in the same backcourt? And when will the NBA's latest blockbuster experiment tip off?
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Report: NBA ends investigation into 76ers over James Harden’s absence this season before Clippers trade
The NBA isn't expected to fine James Harden or the 76ers after his absence in Philadelphia to start the season.
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76ers' Joel Embiid fined $35K for 'crotch chop' celebration in win over Trail Blazers
This isn't the first time Embiid has emulated wrestling tag team D-Generation X at a high cost.
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Clippers make biggest gamble in NBA history on James Harden
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has built a fantasy basketball team, trading a handful of draft picks and another filled with expiring contracts to the 76ers for one-time NBA MVP James Harden, but has he compiled it five years too late?
