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Mar 13, 2025
The Thunder clinched a playoff berth Wednesday night in Boston against a Celtics team that has "achieved what we are trying to accomplish."
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Mar 13, 2025
Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 54.
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Mar 13, 2025
Here are the biggest takeaways coming out of the Thunder-Celtics last regular-season matchup.
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Mar 13, 2025
The forward didn't deliver the team breakfast as asked, so his teammates replied with a rookie prank.
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Mar 13, 2025
Prior to a 2003 Trail Blazers playoff game, 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert stumbled on her words while performing the national anthem before then-Portland head coach Maurice Cheeks stepped up to help.
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Mar 12, 2025
The Suns' Mason Plumlee and Rockets center Steven Adams were involved in a first-half skirmish that resulted in both players being ejected.
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Mar 12, 2025
Lakers star LeBron James has returned to Los Angeles, per medical recommendation, as he continues to progress well from a groin strain he suffered against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, league sources told ESPN.
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Mar 12, 2025
The NBA on Wednesday fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating its player participation policy.
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Mar 12, 2025
Our NBA insiders analyze this week's Power Rankings and assess the health status of all 30 teams with one month remaining in the regular season.
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Mar 12, 2025
The Cleveland Cavaliers forward didn't deliver the team breakfast as asked, so his teammates replied with a rookie prank.
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Mar 12, 2025
Our NBA insiders analyze this week's Power Rankings and assess the health status of all 30 teams with one month remaining in the regular season.
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Mar 12, 2025
Andrew Bogut is joining Brian Goorjian's coaching staff at the Sydney Kings in a bid to help the club he part owns win a National Basketball League championship in Australia.
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Mar 12, 2025
Shortly after Zion Williamson's second triple-double in two weeks, he was asked whether he might be in the best shape of his career, and if he'd really shed as many as 20 pounds from his listed weight of 284.
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Mar 11, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton converted a four-point play to put the Pacers up one in the final seconds of an eventual victory Tuesday over the Bucks.
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Mar 11, 2025
The NBA-leading Cavaliers rallied from 18 down in the third quarter to beat the Nets and match the longest winning streak in franchise history.
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Mar 11, 2025
Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA sixth man who became a billionaire philanthropist and Bucks minority owner, died at the age of 71.
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Mar 11, 2025
Thunder star forward Jalen Williams is out for Wednesday's clash vs. the Celtics due to a hip strain.
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Mar 11, 2025
Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga plans to return and play on Thursday against Sacramento for the first time since injuring his right ankle on Jan. 4, sources told ESPN.
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Mar 11, 2025
The fantasy basketball waiver wire always has players who can help fill holes in your roster. Here are the ones to add for the week ahead.
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Mar 11, 2025
On the fifth anniversary of the NBA suspending its season, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.
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Mar 11, 2025
On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.
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Mar 11, 2025
Josh Giddey left the Bulls' game in the fourth quarter Monday night after landing awkwardly on his right ankle, the same one he injured while playing for the Australian team at the Olympics last summer.
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Mar 11, 2025
Telling reporters afterward that he's "playing the best basketball of my life," Denver star Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists, as his Nuggets defeated the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.
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Mar 11, 2025
Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed his third game in a row Monday night at Chicago because of a left hip flexor strain.
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Mar 11, 2025
The Heat blew another big fourth-quarter lead Monday night to the Hornets, continuing a worrying trend for Miami over the past two weeks.
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Mar 11, 2025
The Raptors set a single-game franchise record with 73 rebounds, the most by any team in the NBA this season, and the most by any team in a regulation game since they joined the league 30 years ago.
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Mar 11, 2025
Los Angeles star Luka Doncic logged his second triple-double with his new club, posting 22 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds, but he also had five turnovers as the short-handed Lakers fell to the Brooklyn Nets 111-108 on Monday night at Barclays Center.
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Mar 10, 2025
All-Star forward Jalen Williams was ruled out for the second half Monday after suffering a right hip strain, the Thunder announced.
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Mar 10, 2025
Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed his third game in a row Monday night at Chicago because of a left hip flexor strain.
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Mar 10, 2025
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who hasn't played since a Feb. 26 game in Detroit, announced on social media Monday that he has been sitting out because of a viral illness, adding that it's something "we haven't been able to fully identify yet."
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Mar 10, 2025
Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed his third game in a row Monday night at Chicago because of a left hip flexor strain.
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Mar 10, 2025
The Hawks and 76ers were missing several notable players, including top-scoring point guards Trae Young and Tyrese Maxey, for Monday night's game.
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Mar 10, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans will travel to Australia this October to take part in a pair of preseason games, the NBA and NBL announced on Tuesday morning.
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Mar 10, 2025
Free agent center Mo Bamba, 26, has agreed to a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Mar 10, 2025
Warriors star Stephen Curry has accepted a role with his alma mater Davidson College as an assistant general manager for the basketball programs.
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Mar 10, 2025
After missing back-to-back first-round playoff exits in Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo went to work on a new skill in hopes of a healthy playoff run: the midrange jumper.
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Mar 10, 2025
Kawhi Leonard's second career game-winning buzzer-beater helped the Clippers tighten their grip on eighth place in the West over the ninth-place Kings.
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Mar 10, 2025
LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue missed his team's game against the Sacramento Kings because of back pain.
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Mar 10, 2025
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert returned to action Sunday against San Antonio after a 10-game absence due to a lower back injury -- and joined in the team's highest-scoring game of the season.
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Mar 09, 2025
LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue missed his team's game against the Sacramento Kings because of back pain.
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Mar 09, 2025
Rockets emerging two-way force Amen Thompson will be sidelined for 10 to 14 days because of a left ankle sprain, sources told ESPN.
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Mar 09, 2025
The injury-ravaged Dallas Mavericks entered Sunday's game with only nine available players, three of whom suffered injuries during the contest, in a 125-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns. After the game, coach Jason Kidd said he's "never seen this."
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Mar 09, 2025
The NBA fined Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 on Sunday for how he confronted and used profane language to game officials.
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Mar 09, 2025
Lakers star LeBron James, after leaving Saturday's game in the fourth quarter, is expected to miss at least one to two weeks with a groin strain, sources told ESPN.
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Mar 09, 2025
Baron Davis, the South Central L.A. legend, is navigating the transition of life after hoops with his second love: rapping.
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Mar 09, 2025
Al Horford played 37 minutes -- his second-highest total of the season -- and put up 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, all while being relentlessly hunted by the Lakers throughout what became a 111-101 Celtics victory Saturday night.
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Mar 09, 2025
Stephen Curry became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points, reaching the milestone during the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors' 115-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
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Mar 09, 2025
Los Angeles star LeBron James exited with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter Saturday with what the Lakers are calling a left groin strain suffered in his club's 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics, a result that ended an eight-game win streak.
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Mar 09, 2025
Houston forward Amen Thompson exited Saturday's win with an undisclosed injury, while Reed Sheppard will be sidelined for at least 4 weeks with a thumb fracture.
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Mar 09, 2025
Jamal Shead and the Toronto Raptors had their celebration cut short after his game-winning shot was deemed 0.1 seconds too late in Saturday's game against the Wizards.
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Mar 08, 2025
A fire alarm that turned out to be nothing blared several times shortly after the first quarter Saturday at Chase Center, where the Golden State Warriors hosted the Detroit Pistons, and the main scoreboard immediately alerted fans to evacuate the venue.
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Mar 08, 2025
Heat center Bam Adebayo was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Saturday for making inappropriate contact with and directing profanity toward a referee.
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Mar 08, 2025
Houston rookie Reed Sheppard will miss at least four weeks after fracturing his right thumb.
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Mar 08, 2025
Free agent P.J. Tucker is joining the New York Knicks on a 10-day contract, sources told ESPN.
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Mar 08, 2025
Luka Doncic is the latest Los Angeles Lakers star to make his debut against the Boston Celtics.
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Mar 08, 2025
In a historic performance, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists in a 149-141 overtime win over the Suns on Friday night.
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Mar 08, 2025
De'Aaron Fox struggled in his first game back in Sacramento, going 6-of-17 from the field while hearing both boos and cheers the Spurs' 127-109 loss.
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Mar 08, 2025
Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson will be reevaluated in two weeks after spraining his right ankle Thursday night against the Lakers.
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Mar 08, 2025
Ja Morant said he felt like his old self after scoring 11 of his 31 points in the final 6:15 to help the Grizzlies snap a season-long four-game losing streak Friday night in Dallas.
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Mar 07, 2025
Fox told the Kings he did not want to play for a fifth head coach in less than eight seasons in Sacramento.
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Mar 07, 2025
The NBA-leading Cavaliers rallied from a 9-point deficit in the final 5:41 for their 13th straight victory, 118-117 over the Hornets on Friday night.
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Mar 07, 2025
Knicks star Jalen Brunson will be reevaluated in two weeks after spraining his right ankle Thursday night against the Lakers.
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Mar 07, 2025
The NBA has fined DeMar DeRozan $25,000 for publicly criticizing officials following the Kings' Wednesday night loss to the Nuggets.
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Mar 07, 2025
Victor Wembanyama has been given clearance to fly while being treated for a blood clot, joining the Spurs in Sacramento to support De'Aaron Fox in his first trip back to face his old team.
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Mar 07, 2025
Former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban chimed in on the controversial Luka Doncic deal for the first time, saying Dallas should have a gotten "a better deal."
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Mar 07, 2025
Mavericks said Friday that Anthony Davis is improving daily, but gave no indication of when the forward they got in their trade of Luka Doncic might be ready to play again.
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Mar 07, 2025
Andre Snellings explains why betting on Nikola Jokic for NBA MVP holds all the value.
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Mar 07, 2025
Former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban chimed in on the controversial Luka Doncic deal for the first time, saying Dallas should have a got "a better deal" in return for Doncic.
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Mar 07, 2025
Steve Alexander highlights five names trending upward and five downward, with key takeaways for each.
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Mar 07, 2025
Fox told the Kings this summer he did not want to play for a fifth head coach in less than eight seasons in Sacramento.
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Mar 07, 2025
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson could miss some time after he rolled his ankle and had to leave during overtime in Thursday's loss to the Lakers.
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Mar 07, 2025
LeBron James and Luka Doncic each had 30-point double-doubles, but they credited Gabe Vincent and the rest of the supporting cast in a top-to-bottom win over the Knicks on Thursday night.
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Mar 07, 2025
The Warriors' Stephen Curry scored 40 points in Thursday's 121-119 win over the Nets. His 38-foot 3-pointer at the end of the first half was a "big, big momentum shifter," according to teammate Draymond Green.
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Mar 07, 2025
Draymond Green said Thursday he was just relaying what he heard when he said on his podcast that Karl-Anthony Towns missed the Knicks' game against Golden State this week because he didn't want to face Jimmy Butler.
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Mar 06, 2025
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton sat out Thursday night's loss to the Hawks because of a hip injury.
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Mar 06, 2025
"Grandma Kitty" went viral in January when a TikTok surfaced detailing her Warriors fandom prompting Curry to invite her to a game.
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Mar 06, 2025
Hawks coach Quin Snyder returned to the bench for Thursday night's game against the Indiana Pacers after missing one game because of an illness.
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Mar 06, 2025
Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen, a Utah native who helped lead the Utes to four NCAA tournament appearances as a player, has been hired as head coach of the men's basketball team.
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Mar 06, 2025
Knicks owner James Dolan wants clearer accounting of the NBA's finances, according to a letter that was received by the league office and the rest of the Board of Governors and obtained by ESPN.
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Mar 06, 2025
Embiid has had two surgeries on his troublesome left knee. It's swelling again -- and no one knows why.
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Mar 06, 2025
Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen has agreed to a deal to become the next men's basketball coach at the University of Utah, sources told ESPN.
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Mar 06, 2025
New York is 0-7 this season against Boston, Cleveland and OKC, a problematic trend the Knicks are running out of time to solve.
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Mar 06, 2025
James Harden recorded the 24th 50-point game of his career, and his first as a member of the Clippers, on Wednesday night in a 123-115 win over the Pistons.
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Mar 06, 2025
Kevin Love returned to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers on Wednesday night for the first time since signing with Miami two years ago.
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Mar 06, 2025
At 30 years old, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo became the sixth-youngest player to reach 20,000 career points and said he still has "so much more to give."
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Mar 06, 2025
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland had 10 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived some sloppiness in the final two minutes to win their 12th straight game 112-107 over the banged-up Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
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Mar 05, 2025
Payton Pritchard and Derrick White became the first Celtics duo to score 40 or more points in the same game while leading a win over the Blazers.
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Mar 05, 2025
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland had 10 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived some sloppiness in the final two minutes to win their 12th straight game 112-107 over the banged-up Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
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Mar 05, 2025
Jason Kidd called Kyrie Irving's torn ACL "a freak accident," and not one that should be blamed on his uptick in playing time since the Luka Doncic trade.
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Mar 05, 2025
Seeing Luka Doncic on the Lakers and injuries to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, Scott Van Pelt is reminded how much the Mavericks have quickly lost.
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Mar 05, 2025
Our insiders break down this week's Power Rankings, with one of the hottest teams now cracking the top 10.
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Mar 05, 2025
Legendary high school coach Kevin Boyle will depart Florida's Montverde Academy for Spire Academy in Ohio at season's end.
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Mar 05, 2025
Our insiders break down this week's Power Rankings, with one of the hottest teams now cracking the top 10.
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Mar 05, 2025
No, this Thunder group hasn't even reached a conference finals. But underestimate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and West-leading OKC at your own peril.
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Mar 05, 2025
After his competitive fire helped lead the Suns to a comeback win they desperately needed, Kevin Durant criticized the reaction to a brief, heated exchange he had with coach Mike Budenholzer early in Tuesday's game.
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Mar 05, 2025
After his competitive fire helped lead the Suns to a comeback win they desperately needed, Kevin Durant criticized the reaction to a brief, heated exchange he had with coach Mike Budenholzer early in Tuesday's game.
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Mar 04, 2025
Hawks coach Quin Snyder sat out Tuesday night's loss to the Bucks because of flu-like symptoms.
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Mar 04, 2025
Lakers star LeBron James connected on his first shot of Tuesday's game, a 3-pointer, to become the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason.
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Mar 04, 2025
Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu said he will need four to six months to recover after he undergoes surgery Wednesday for a fracture in his left shoulder.
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Mar 04, 2025
Grizzlies star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and is considered week-to-week, the team announced Tuesday.
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