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Mavericks star Luka Doncic reportedly day-to-day with 'mild' ankle sprain after leaving game vs. Suns early
Luka Doncic rolled his left ankle just minutes into the game on Thursday night.
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The Daily Sweat: The Timberwolves can creep above .500 with a win over the Grizzlies
The Wolves haven't been above .500 since mid-December.
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LeBron James' record-tying 19th selection headlines 2023 NBA All-Star Game starters
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks counterpart Giannis Antetokounmpo will captain the NBA All-Star Game for the second time in four years.
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The Daily Sweat: Celtics and Bruins are dominating the NBA and NHL
It's good to be a Boston fan, again.
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Warriors star Stephen Curry ejected after throwing mouthguard over Jordan Poole shot vs. Grizzlies
Stephen Curry was not happy with Jordan Poole — and officials tossed him from the game in the final seconds on Wednesday night.
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LeBron James drops 20 points against Spurs while approaching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record
LeBron James and the Lakers beat the Spurs 113-104 on Wednesday night.
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Damian Lillard drops season-high 60 points in Blazers' win over Jazz, falls just shy of career mark
Damian Lillard had 50 points by the end of the third quarter on Wednesday night, and had a stretch of 20 straight points for the Trail Blazers.
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Kyrie Irving reportedly ready to discuss contract extension: 'The ball is in the Nets' court'
Kyrie Irving's desire for a contract extension comes just months after he was suspended for pushing an antisemitic documentary (and then refusing to apologize) on Twitter.
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Lakers star Anthony Davis to return from 20-game absence due to foot injury vs. Spurs
Anthony Davis has been out for nearly six weeks while dealing with a foot injury.
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Mat Ishbia expected to become owner of Suns and Mercury before NBA trade deadline
Ishbia is reportedly buying both teams for an NBA-record $4 billion.
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Report: Warriors could lose GM Bob Myers; add front office uncertainty to growing list of woes
The Wizards, Suns, Knicks and Clippers are reportedly teams worth monitoring as the former NBA Executive of the Year explores his options.
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Fantasy Basketball: Checking in on Walker Kessler and the rest of the 2022 NBA rookie class
We're already getting close to the 50-game mark of the NBA season. It's time for a heat check of the rookie class.
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Bucks forward Bobby Portis reportedly out at least 2 weeks after MCL sprain in right knee
Bobby Portis is averaging 14.4 points and 10.1 rebounds off the bench for the Bucks.
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Tough calls, no-brainers and the tall task of selecting 2023 NBA All-Star starters
Which 10 players most deserve to be in the starting lineups? Here are my official picks ahead of Thursday’s reveal.
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LeBron James scores 46 against Clippers as he closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record
James is on pace to become the NBA's all-time scoring champ in the coming weeks.
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Grizzlies C Steven Adams to miss multiple weeks due to sprained PCL
The Memphis Grizzlies got some bad news Tuesday.
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Former top recruit Emoni Bates scores 29 straight points, gets love from LeBron James
Bates finished with a career-high 43 points Tuesday.
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NBA All-Star captains will pick teams playground-style just before tipoff
This should be fun.
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Khris Middleton is back, and so are realistic NBA championship expectations for the Bucks
There are not too many players like Middleton and certainly nobody on the current Bucks roster. He makes everything better, like a great bass player to Antetokounmpo's lead singer.
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When will the one-and-done rule end? NBA scouts' attendance increases at high school events
Over the past summer and through this high school season, NBA scouts and executives have been allowed to attend a record number of AAU and high school events.
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Fantasy Basketball: Why Eric Gordon is the player we want moved the most at the NBA trade deadline
With the NBA trade deadline looming, Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus discusses the main player he'd like to see dealt before Feb. 9.
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Knicks radio analyst Brendan Brown fired following harassment allegations
Brown has been with MSG since 2008 and as a full-time radio broadcaster since 2012.
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Lakers trade for Rui Hachimura, send Kendrick Nunn, 3 second-round picks to Wizards
Hachimura has started zero games for the Wizards this season.
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Lakers’ acquisition of Rui Hachimura could limit free-agent flexibility
The first deal of the unofficial NBA trade season appears to complicate Los Angeles’ offseason plans.
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It's time to start taking the Oklahoma City Thunder seriously
The Thunder are now entrenched in a hunt for the final few playoff seeds. While there's reason for skepticism, there's far more reason for optimism.
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Shannon Sharpe apologizes to Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant, Grizzlies after heated altercation at Lakers game
"I take full responsibility for what transpired," Sharpe said on his Fox show "Undisputed."
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups: Ranking the top adds for Week 15
Dan Titus breaks down the Week 15 NBA schedule along with the priority waiver targets for fantasy basketball managers.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton expected to return to Bucks lineup
For the first time in a long time, the Bucks are expected to have their All-Stars on the court at the same time on Monday.
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Celtics’ Marcus Smart helped off court after rolling ankle in win over Raptors
Marcus Smart rolled his right ankle trying to come off a screen just before halftime on Saturday in Toronto.
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Bill Schonely, the iconic Trail Blazers announcer credited with starting ‘Rip City,’ dies at 93
Bill Schonely first blurted out, "Rip City, all right!" during a game in 1971, and the phrase has stuck ever since.
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Fox's Shannon Sharpe sparks altercation with Grizzlies, Tee Morant after heckling Dillon Brooks
"Don't let these fools fool you now."
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Steve Kerr wants a shorter NBA season so he doesn’t have to rest his players
"I'm going to continue to advocate for 72-game seasons."
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NBA Fact or Fiction: Should Kyrie Irving represent the NBA in the 2023 All-Star Game?
Each week during the 2022-23 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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NBA midseason tournament has 'a lot of momentum' ahead of upcoming TV deal; how All-Star voting is shaping up
It sounds like a broken record, but it feels even more true today: A midseason tournament seems more likely than ever. Plus, All-Star starters on Goodwill's ballot.
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How Calvin Booth transitioned from NBA journeyman to Nuggets general manager
Ten years in the league and a thoughtful, observant nature have served Booth well as he emerged as an NBA executive.
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Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Isaiah Hartenstein leads waiver wire adds to consider for Week 15
Check out our top fantasy basketball waiver wire pickup options heading into Week 15 of the season!
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Bucks and Serge Ibaka mutually agree to find trade partner
Ibaka has been away from the team since Jan. 1.
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Now finally whole, the Nuggets are looking like a true NBA powerhouse
With Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon on the court, Denver is a real problem.
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The Daily Sweat: Grizzlies look to continue their win streak against the Lakers
The Grizzlies have won 11 straight games entering Friday night. Can they set an outright franchise record against Los Angeles?
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Knicks C Mitchell Robinson out at least 3 weeks after surgery to repair broken thumb
Mitchell Robinson fractured his right thumb in the Knicks' loss to the Wizards on Wednesday.
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Mavericks forward Christian Wood out at least 1 week with fractured thumb
Christian Wood is averaging 18.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, second on the team to Luka Doncic.
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NBA betting: The top three Finals favorites at the midway point reside in the East
The Celtics started the season as the Finals favorites and still occupy that spot.
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About Last Night in Fantasy Basketball: LaMelo Ball injures ankle, Jokic, LeBron and Markkanen dominate
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus recaps a loaded night of NBA action.
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The Daily Sweat: Warriors, Celtics have gone in different directions since NBA Finals
Warriors vs. Celtics is a marquee NBA matchup.
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Hornets star LaMelo Ball injures ankle after teammate P.J. Washington lands on him
LaMelo Ball left the Hornets' matchup with the Rockets in the third quarter Wednesday.
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Chris Ford, a three-time champion with the Boston Celtics, dies at age 74
Chris Ford, the former Villanova star who won championships with the Boston Celtics as both a player and a coach, died at the age of 74 on Tuesday, his family announced in a statement through the NBA team.
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The championship window is rapidly closing on this iteration of the Phoenix Suns
What ails the 12th-place Phoenix Suns as a prospective playoff team has been diagnosed on the injury report daily. What ails the Western Conference's reigning No. 1 seed as a contender is more complicated.
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The Daily Sweat: Nikola Jokic has been dominating, and Nuggets are rolling
The Nuggets look like one of the best teams in the NBA.
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Steph Curry thanks President Joe Biden for bringing Brittney Griner home during Warriors' White House visit
The Warriors made their first trip to the White House since 2016.
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Fantasy Basketball Trade Analyzer: Potential deals to pursue ahead of NBA deadline
If you've been looking for the right time to move Russell Westbrook, it's here. Let's take a look at the fantasy landscape to help you make some deals.
