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[Highlight] T.J. McConnell stood up on his own after hitting the floor, so his Pacers teammates made him sit back down so they could help him up

[Highlight] Marcus Smart throws a punch and whiffs at Charles Bassey and gets thrown out immediately

Steph Curry calls out Nick Young, Gilbert Arenas, and everyone else talking about Ayesha Curry, telling them to keep his wife’s name out of their mouths.

[Injury] Steph Curry exits the game as he grabs his lower back

[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-4), 118-108.

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (11-2) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (1-11), 123-112.

[Injury] Luka Doncic rolls his ankle after a closeout by Kyle Kuzma on Luka’s long 2 attempt. The Lakers were up 23, with 4:21 minutes remaining. Including replays. The Lakers empty their bench, as Luka heads straight to the locker room after the free throw

Shai builds a house in Portland going 17-42 (0-11 from 3, ²³⁄₂₅ FTs) for 57pts, 12rebs, 5 assists, 65min (-24) in 2 games

Stephen Curry has suffered 7 notable in-game injuries against the Houston Rockets overall, and 4 of those occurred on the road in Houston’s own arena (Toyota Center).

Damian Lillard full postgame interview on the court, after the 118-108 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the second game of a back to back against OKC, winning both games.

[Injury] Steph Curry hits a 3-pointer and tries to play through an injury before heading to the locker room (with replays). The Warriors and ESPN broadcast try to speculate what caused the injury

James Harden: “I’m still trying to figure it out. It’s my 18th year… my name is James Harden, I used to score a lot of points. Now it’s like.. find other ways to impact the game. Donovan averages a lot of points, he’s the scoring machine on this team”

[Lowlight] In case you’re wondering what Malik Beasley is up to, He’s hocking old jerseys on TikTokLive

Steve Kerr on Curry Injury: “He just said he tweaked something in his abdominal area. He said he’s never done it before… Concern is high but I have noidea the extent of the injury.”

[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg hits KD with a couple of jab steps and sinks the middy

Scoot Henderson is quickly moving up the All-Time Draft Busts Ladder as he’s shooting just 31.7% from the field, 22% from 3, and has a 1 to 1.6 Ast/TO ratio

Victor Wembanyama in the 20 point comeback win 32 PTS | 9 REB | 5 BLK | 2 STL | 1 AST ¹³⁄₁₈ FG (72.2%) | ²⁄₆ 3PT | ⁴⁄₅ FT 79.2% TS | +29 in 32 MIN

[Highlight] Sam Hauser intercepts the inbound pass to seal the win for the Celtics! Jayson Tatum throws one down just because after the whistle

The Utah Jazz are 1-11. That’s worse than any 12 game start they had during their recent tanking seasons.

[Windhorst] The Bucks are facing a “catastrophe” in the Gary Trent Jr. investigation: “Everybody in the league expects a guilty finding … If they are found guilty, there are going to be draft picks stripped and people suspended indefinitely.”

[Highlight] Slo-mo of Paul George’s wide open three-pointer that capped off a 36-point night

[Highlight] The Blazers announcers jinx Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the free throw attempt, and Deni Avdija hits a big clutch 3 at the other end.

[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6) defeat the New York Knicks (6-5), 115-107.

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with the two-handed cutting dunk, with his first step on the free throw line

[Highlight] Jokić with a spinning hookshot over Cameron Boozer

[Highlight] AR knocks in a no-look circus shot for the and-1

Charles Bassey on Marcus Smart throwing a punch at him: “Fake toughness.”“I don’t think he was trying to play. I think he was trying to get himself out of the game.”

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (10-2) come back down 22 points to beat the Toronto Raptors (5-6), 98-93 on the second night of a back-to-back!

The Sixers starting lineup (Maxey/Edgecombe/Brown/LeBron/Embiid) currently has a net rating of -4.1. Those same lineups but with Dean Wade or KCP subbed for Jaylen Brown have +14.9 and +14.4 net ratings.

Yaxel Lendeborg tonight in the tough loss against the Rockets: 25 PTS (⁹⁄₁₉ FG), 10 REB, 2 STL

[Highlight] Reaves gets up for the breakaway dunk and the Lakers take an 11 pt lead into halftime

[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (9-3) defeat the Golden State Warriors (8-4), 115-108.

Victor Wembanyama in the Spurs 10-0 Win Streak: 32.6 PTS | 11.4 REB | 4.5 BLK | 67% TS | 29 minutes | +224

[Highlight] TJ McConnell gets back up on his own, so his teammates make him set back down so they can help him up

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (9-2) defeat the Chicago Bulls (1-8), 124-119 after coming back from a 28 point deficit.

Zach Lavine accepts his new role to be behind Acuff: “This isn’t for me anymore. I have to try and support him the best I can….I’m trying to be in the best support role I can for him. He’s gonna be real special, man.”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in another loss to Portland: 31 points, 2 assists, ⁹⁄₂₀ from the field, 0/7 from 3, ¹³⁄₁₄ from the line

[NBA.com] Kia Rookie Ladder: Yaxel Lendeborg climbs to No. 1 in latest Top 10

[Highlight] Luka Doncic hits the absurd logo 3 moon shoot with one hand, off the whistle

The Spurs are the 1 seed for the next 3 minutes!

[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg is left with too much as space as he hits a pull-up 3 over Şengün

[Charania] Free agent center Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the Sacramento Kings, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Plumlee enters his 14th NBA season.

Victor Wembanyama over his last 5 games: 36.6 PPG | 13.0 |RPG | 5.0 BPG | 65.6% FG | 41.4% 3PT | 80.4% FT | +136 in only 28 minutes per game

[Charania] Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand and will be sidelined for at least one month, sources tell me and @BannedMacMahon.

[Highlight] Wemby drills the stepback 3 for a 13 point Spur lead

[Highlight] Damian Lillard hits the tough clutch floater and reverse layup, and the arena in Portland erupts (with replays)

Victor Wembanyama passes Tim Duncan in all-time games for the Spurs with 30 PTS & 5 BLK.

[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg with a step-back 3 over KD

[Highlight] The Blazers manage to handle the full court pressure and Donovan Clingan dunks it, then Deni Avdija steals the ball near mid court and finishes with a powerful dunk to seal the win for the Blazers