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Ime Udoka clears Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams to open the season without minutes limits
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Watch: Warriors rookies perform, Draymond Green dunks and Stephen Curry’s scare at Chase Center open practice
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Domantas Sabonis says he is ‘just playing it smart’ as the Kings bring him back from knee surgery
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Suns, Oso Ighodaro agree to three-year, $29 million extension
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Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry is ‘fine’ after practice injury scare
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Kings’ Ben Simmons suffers torn Achilles, expected to miss season
The Sacramento Kings announced that guard Ben Simmons suffered a torn right Achilles in practice on Sunday and will…