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4:23 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers will keep Lonzo Ball in the starting lineup Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs when Rajon Rondo returns to the team after serving a three-game suspension, sources told ESPN. The Lakers went 2-1 in Rondo’s absence with Ball providing steady play on both ends of
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12:43 AM ET HOUSTON — Five games into the season, the 1-4 Houston Rockets intend to drastically alter their defensive scheme, having come to the conclusion that the switch-everything style that was successful last season isn’t suited to their personnel. “We’ve got to go back to the drawing board and figure out what’s going to
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8:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from Friday night’s game against the New York Knicks after picking up a technical foul from the bench in the first quarter. Cousins, who is rehabbing from a torn left Achilles, has been traveling with the Warriors throughout the season
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11:03 PM ET Carmelo Anthony made his first start for the Houston Rockets on Friday night, scoring a team-high 24 points in a 133-113 loss to the visiting LA Clippers. Houston is down two starters with James Harden and James Ennis nursing hamstring strains, giving Anthony a starting role after he came off the bench
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5:39 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Tyreke Evans has been ruled out for Saturday night’s game at Cleveland for an infraction of team rules after he was late for practice. “This is the most professional and team-oriented organization I have been with in my career,” Evans said in a statement Friday. “They deserve my best
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4:16 PM ET Billionaire Tony Ressler bought the Atlanta Hawks in 2015. In the time since, he’s learned as he’s gone along — and it hasn’t been easy. “Let’s cut the bulls—,” Ressler told The Athletic. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I can blame someone else, I can blame you, I can blame
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