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8:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Real-time, official NBA data will be used to generate in-game betting odds and then be distributed to licensed sportsbooks in the U.S. through multiple partners in a deal announced Wednesday — the first such arrangement for a major American sports league. Beginning this season, sports data providers Genius Sports

8:30 AM ET LEBRON JAMES HAS LOOKED more like the LeBron James of old over the past few weeks. Well, other than Tuesday night. His scoring is way up and his impact on Los Angeles Lakers games has surged, too. Not coincidentally, they’ve been winning more. They’ve won seven of 10 even after their 32-point

12:57 AM ET DENVER — Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball sprained his left ankle in a 117-85 loss to the Denver Nuggets but said he will be ready to play against Indiana on Thursday. X-rays on Ball’s ankle were negative, and he is considered day-to-day. Ball injured the ankle late in the second

9:36 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors come into Thursday night’s showdown against the Toronto Raptors having won three straight games, with Kevin Durant racking up consecutive 40-point games for the first time in his Warriors career. They are expected to get Stephen Curry back Saturday after the point guard missed nearly

9:57 AM ET As Kemba Walker hoisted 3-pointers before his pre-draft workout with the Charlotte Bobcats, he turned to Stephen Silas, then a Bobcats assistant, with a lament: “Man, this line is far,” Walker said of the NBA arc, according to both men. Walker did not shine in shooting drills that day. “That jumper,” Silas

2:50 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is so good that after scoring 49 points in a 116-110 comeback win over the Orlando Magic, he was frustrated he didn’t get 50. “I still missed 17 shots,” Durant said. “Tricked off a 50 piece. I felt like I had some shots

2:35 AM ET Jerry Bembry WASHINGTON — On one hand you had Houston Rockets guard James Harden, who was named the NBA’s MVP last season behind his lethal combination of 3-point shooting and his uncanny ability to get to the rim. On the other hand you had the Washington Wizards duo of John Wall and

9:34 PM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on Monday that guard Stephen Curry should be a full-go at practice on Tuesday. Kerr wanted to make sure Curry had a couple of practice days before returning to game action. Curry hasn’t played since injuring his left groin in a Nov. 8 loss to

9:52 AM ET The LA Clippers are the biggest surprise in the league. Just ask Vegas. The Clips are on pace to win about 18 more games than their preseason over/under suggested. It’s the biggest such deviation in the NBA, and it’s all thanks to an efficient offense engineered by Doc Rivers and fueled by

7:08 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul was out for Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards with a sore left leg. It’s the second consecutive game Paul has missed. He sat out Saturday’s game in Cleveland after playing 37 minutes in an overtime win in Detroit the night before.