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7:57 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, in an attempt to protect his franchise’s superstar, publicly complained that the physical defense teams play against Luka Doncic frequently crosses the line. “They’re beating the s— out of him,” Carlisle said before Saturday night’s home game against the Charlotte Hornets. “He’s handling it well, but
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6:33 PM ET NEW YORK — As a shoulder injury threatens to spoil his debut season with the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving said Saturday that surgery is not off the table, though he is hoping to avoid it. Speaking with reporters for the first time since initially injuring his right shoulder in mid-November, Irving, who
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3:53 PM ET ESPN News Services LA Clippers guard Lou Williams acknowledged naming his son Syx in reference to his three NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards. “I just wanted to do something different,” Williams said Thursday of his son, who was born Tuesday. Williams was in Sacramento with the team when he got
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2:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Clippers ruled All-Star guard Paul George out prior to their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. George has tightness in his left hamstring, an injury that occurred during the Clippers’ 126-112 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. George left that game with 3:45 remaining in
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12:51 PM ET Phoenix Suns forward Frank Kaminsky III has been sidelined indefinitely with a right patella stress fracture, the team announced Saturday. Kaminsky has not played for the Suns since Dec. 28, missing three games. The 26-year-old is averaging 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds this season, his first with Phoenix after signing a two-year,
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2:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Two words came to mind for Dwight Howard when he was asked to compare Anthony Davis‘ first game against his former team five weeks ago to Davis’ performance Friday in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 123-113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. “No stress,” Howard said. It’s a phrase Lakers
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1:17 AM ET HOUSTON — Coach Brett Brown attempted to take a positive approach after the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 118-108 loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday night. It was the 76ers’ fourth consecutive loss, their longest losing streak since December 2017, but Brown said he liked the way his team competed by pulling within five
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