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[HIGHLIGHT] Wemby Casually Juggles Ball with Feet and Passes to Ref who Reciprocates

[Highlight] Draymond Green throws Maluach on the floor and is later ejected

[Highlight] LeBron James casually takes a sip of a fan’s drink courtside mid-game

Luka Dončić checks out with 42 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals on ¹⁴⁄₂₄ shooting, including 6 threes, with just 2 turnovers against the Heat

[Highlight] Lebron James hits the fadeaway and starts to thrust the court

Sam Presti surprising Russell Westbrook live on stage at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum luncheon with the announcement of his jersey retirement

[Charania] The Oklahoma City Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook’s No. 0 in the rafters on Feb. 7.

[Lowlight] Rudy Gobert practices his step-back three before the game 🔥

Sixers starters check out with 15+ points each despite there only being 1 ball

[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (6-2) defeat the Miami Heat (2-5), 138-117 behind Luka’s 42/7/13

Whole Sixers team was hitting the Joel Embiid celly during player intros

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama: Everything is a choice. You can choose to be an influencer, a philanthropist, or to promote gambling and alcohol off the court

[Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (5-3) defeat the Phoenix Suns (1-4), 116-113 behind Stephen Curry’s 34/6/7

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert with a behind the head touch pass to Jaden McDaniels

Jayson Tatum hits and knocks over the hand sanitizer stand, Scheierman cleans up after him

Luka insists on getting asked a final question and a reporter asks him why’d he get a tech

Luka Doncic through the back-to-back Wins: 87 PTS | ²⁶⁄₄₇ FGS | ¹⁴⁄₂₇ 3PTS | ²¹⁄₂₃ FTS | 22 REBS | 19 ASTS | 7 STLS | 76% TS | +43

[Post Game Thread] The Sacramento Kings (1-6) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (4-3), 115-100. Giving the Kings their first win of the Season

Stephen Curry this season: 30 PPG on 47/43/98 splits in just 28 minutes a game

Giannis Antetokounmpo calls Luka Doncic “one of the best scorers to ever play this game, if not the best. Not right now, not right now. Like of all time. I feel like some people are scared to say that but it’s gotta be up there.”

[Highlight] SGA hits the contested stepback 3 to put OKC up by 3 with 32 seconds left

[Highlight] Jaylen Brown grabs the offensive board off a LeBron missed free throw, and Tyrese Maxey makes a beautiful lefty And-1, and shows LeBron his own celly

Ty Jerome vs Pelicans in Grizzlies’ first loss of the season: 40 PTS | 14-21 FGM | 5-6 3PT | 5 REB | 5 AST | 36 MIN

The Oklahoma City Thunder announce they will be retiring Russell Westbrook’s #0 Jersey in new video announcement

[Highlight] LeBron James sips from a fan’s cup - Alternate Angle

When Luka Doncic tries to complain to the refs about getting hit in the face and bleeding from his mouth, Austin Reaves randomly jumps in to stop him from getting a technical foul.

[MacMahon & Windhorst] Sabonis wants out of Kings and if they can move him, they would. So he’s not happy and it’s a bad situation. Kings are willing to move him, but they will not make a deal just for sake of getting rid of him. It has to be a trade that “makes sense” for Sacramento.

[Highlight] Rudy Gobert auditions for the French volleyball team, then takes the rest of the play off

[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (5-1) defeat the Denver Nuggets (3-3), 118-110.

[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (5-2) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3), 117-112.

[Highlights] Draymond Green gets into it with Dillon Brooks and gets ejected after being assessed two technical fouls.

[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (7-1) cruise past the Chicago Bulls (1-6), 126-107 thanks to 26 pts from Maxey, 25 pts from Jaylen Brown, and 21 pts from VJ Edgecombe.

Luka Doncic at the half: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, on ⁷⁄₁₁ FG, ³⁄₆ 3P

French reporter M.Aubin on Wemby “He’s still hurt about the finals and he doesn’t want to talk about it yet. He has FOMO about France and wishes the summer could be longer just to spend more time there. He saw the recent protests and wishes he was there to be a voice for the young people of France”

SGA versus Cleveland: 43/4/8 on ¹⁴⁄₃₅ FG, ¹¹⁄₁₂ FT

[Lowlight] Giannis Antetokounmpo kills Jake LaRavia

Donovan “Cling Kong” Clingan in a win against the Nuggets: 17 PTS | 18 REB | 3 AST | 4 BLK | 8-16 FG

Jayson Tatum knocks down the hand sanitizer dispenser out of frustration, and Baylor Scheierman picks it up.

Lebron James explains his drinking and twerking on the court: “If you don’t find ways to have fun throughout it, […] it could wear on you.”

Darko Rajakovic “(To stop Doncic)We were on the body, we had two hands, we had two people on him. We made it as hard as it gets. Credit to him.”

[Highlight] Lebron with an and-one and interesting celebration

[Highlight] Lamelo gets frustrated as Bones Hyland refuses to pass the ball and throws up a bad shot

[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (7-1) defeat the Boston Celtics (5-2), 109-93.

Stephen Curry ends the game with 34/6/7 w/ ¹¹⁄₁₂ FTs on another comeback win vs the Suns.

[Highlight] LeBron James with a full court outlet pass to VJ Edgecombe for the fastbreak dunk (with replays)

LaMelo Ball 34/6/3 on 57/46/80 outplays trio Charlotte replaced him 37/7/9 on 36/22/50 with today on his own

Austin Reaves with a “quiet” 27 points on ¹⁰⁄₁₅ FG (66.7%), ⁴⁄₅ 3pt (80%), ³⁄₄ FT (75%), 80.6% TS

Kevin Durant was asked about his lack of shots on Monday: “We won the game. Why are you singling me out?” “Are you just watching me all game? Do you have a solo cam on me?”

[Highlight] Luka receives a tech for clapping at a referee