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All the latest fantasy basketball news, injury updates and trade rumors from around the NBA, including the recent hot stretch by Minnesota's Anthony Edwards and New York's Julius Randle.

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André Snellings offers his insight into how bettors should approach NBA futures markets with the season now a quarter of the way complete.

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After brutal starts to the season, Los Angeles and Brooklyn are starting to stack wins. See how high each climbed this week.

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New Orleans has the best record in the West, and Zion & Co. are surprising the league by shutting opponents down.

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Steph Curry nearly does the impossible, Draymond Green casts a vote in the GOAT debate, Trae Young takes a bow and Kevin Durant relays Kobe Bryant's advice.

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Kyrie Irving, in his first game since Nike ended its relationship with him, covered the logo on his game sneakers with tape and wrote "I AM FREE Thank you God ... I AM" on them.

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Knicks forward Obi Toppin suffered a non-displaced fracture to his right tibia head and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced.

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Rudy Gobert said he is anticipating "a lot of emotions" when he returns to Utah for the first time as a member of Timberwolves.

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Hawks guard Dejounte Murray is expected to miss about two weeks because of a sprained left ankle.

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Suns forward Cam Johnson has a torn meniscus in his right knee that will require surgery.

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Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been diagnosed with a right adductor strain and will be reevaluated in two weeks.

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Pelicans guard CJ McCollum, who is president of the NBPA, said the Kyrie Irving controversy could be a teaching moment for players about social media and the impact it can have on people.

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After the Celtics set a franchise record with 27 made 3-pointers in a 133-118 win over the Knicks Saturday, Celtics guard Marcus Smart called the team's offense "a thing of beauty."

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Phoenix Suns forward Cam Johnson could miss extended time after injuring his right knee on Friday night.

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Knicks center Mitchell Robinson suffered a right knee sprain and will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.

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Rudy Gobert has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will miss Saturday's game against the Rockets.

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Pacers guard Chris Duarte will miss the next four-to-six weeks with a Grade 2 right ankle sprain suffered in Friday's win over Miami, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

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The Warriors, down four of their starters, dropped their sixth straight road game Friday night at New Orleans as Steve Kerr offered a hint of upcoming rotation changes.

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Police have begun investigating allegations that former Spurs guard Joshua Primo exposed himself on multiple occasions to a former team therapist during counseling sessions.

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Durant dropped Daniel Gafford in the first quarter. These images of the play tell the story perfectly.

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The top prospect in the 2023 NBA draft dropped a double-double in Metro 92's win Friday.

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An MRI on Nets guard Ben Simmons' knee came back clean but his status of Monday's game against the Mavericks remains unclear.

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Kevin Durant wants the Nets to "move past" the Kyrie Irving controversy, while GM Sean Marks said Irving's apology was "a step in the right direction."

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Will Tyrese Maxey put up elite numbers in James Harden's absence? Will their defense step up? Here's what lies ahead for the uneven Sixers.

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The NBA issued $25,000 fines to the Clippers and Thunder on Thursday for violations of the league's policies regarding injury reporting.

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Tyler Herro's game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 second left to lift the Heat over the Kings on Wednesday should have been ruled a travel, the NBA said.

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76ers star James Harden is expected to miss a month after suffering a right foot tendon strain in Wednesday's loss to the Wizards, sources told ESPN.

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Ben Simmons' absence will be extended to at least four games with knee soreness after the guard was ruled out of games on Friday and Sunday.

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was announced as a team owner in the new VIBE Pickleball League on Thursday.

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Luka Doncic has scored at least 30 points in seven straight games, the longest streak to open a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1962-63.

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Atlanta star Trae Young said he doesn't anticipate missing any time after being scratched in his left eye in Wednesday's win, although he might have to use protective eyewear.

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Guard Darius Garland will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' starting lineup Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics after missing the last five games with a left eye injury.

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Joel Embiid will miss his second straight game against the Wizards on Wednesday due to a "non-COVID-related" illness.

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Everything you need to know to place your NBA bets and set your fantasy basketball lineups for Wednesday's loaded 11-game slate.

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Nets star Kevin Durant said he wasn't consulted before it was announced that Steve Nash was out as head coach but said he knew that "everybody was being evaluated" after a rocky year.

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Zach LaVine, playing 37 minutes on his surgically repaired left knee, scored 29 points in leading Billy Donovan's Chicago Bulls past the reeling Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in New York.

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John Cregan explains what's behind Porter Jr.'s numbers so far this season.

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Cavs guard Darius Garland, who has missed five games since being accidentally poked in the eye, is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Celtics.

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The Nets are progressing on the hiring of suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka, sources told ESPN.

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The former MVP's new place has eight bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. While across the street from LeBron James, it also has views of the ocean.

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After crushing dysfunction derailed the franchise last season, the Nets came into 2022-23 with fresh hope -- but the same problems. Seven games into the season, the team is once again embroiled in turmoil.

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Make no bones about it, the superstars of the Lakers and Nets are still among the league's elite. But have they lost some of their invincibility?

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Los Angeles star Kawhi Leonard remains out with stiffness in his surgically repaired right knee and will not travel with the Clippers for their upcoming road trip in Houston and San Antonio.

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Steve Nash said he hopes the Nets "go through this together" in reference to Kyrie Irving's tweets promoting an antisemitic film, saying there's "an opportunity for us to grow."

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Myles Turner told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the Lakers should take a "very hard look" at a potential trade with Indiana that would land the center in L.A.

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The Sixers were stripped of second-round pick in 2023 and 2024 as a result of an investigation into the signings of P.J. Tucker and Danuel House Jr.

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What should fantasy basketball managers be paying special attention to around the NBA this week? André Snellings lays out the top things to watch.

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The Warriors have picked up the fourth-year option for center James Wiseman and third-year options for forward Jonathan Kuminga and guard Moses Moody ahead of Monday's deadline, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Entering Sunday as the NBA's last winless team, the Lakers finally broke through against the Nuggets to deliver Darvin Ham his first victory as a head coach.

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The 3-4 Warriors have been plagued by the same repeated set of issues through all of their games: transition defense, lack of ball movement and too much fouling.

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With star Kawhi Leonard sidelined for the third consecutive game, while he continues to work his way back from a knee injury, the Clippers fell to the New Orleans Pelicans, 112-91, on Sunday in Los Angeles.

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Bojan Bogdanovic has agreed to a two-year, $39.1 million extension with the Pistons, his agency told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, in a deal that ties him to the team through the 2024-25 season.

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Zion Williamson is back in the Pelicans lineup Sunday after missing the past two games following a nasty fall in a game last Sunday.

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Nets coach Steve Nash criticized his team's "will" and "desire" in Saturday's 125-116 loss to the Pacers, after which Brooklyn held a players-only meeting.

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Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will remain sidelined Sunday against the Pelicans due to what the team called right knee injury management.

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Get ready for the 2023 NBA draft with the latest stats, highlights, and news on the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James.

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New Orleans forward Zion Williamson could be inching closer to a return after missing two games because of a nasty fall, but the Pelicans have him listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Clippers.

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Lakers star LeBron James said Russell Westbrook's energy off the bench "catapulted" the team's effort in Friday night's 111-102 loss to the Timberwolves.

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Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo's dominance and a stifling defense, the Bucks became the last unbeaten team in the NBA with their victory on Friday night.

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The Cavaliers rode a pair of massive performances from their backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert -- each of whom poured in 41 points -- to pull off a 132-123 overtime victory over the Celtics on Friday.

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