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Victor Wembanyama and Josh Hart in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Photo: The White House / Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
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Josh Hart noncommittal for opener as Mike Brown downplays ankle injury
Josh Hart was noncommittal Sunday about his availability for the New York Knicks’ season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers,…
Chet Holmgren at Gonzaga in 2021. File photo: Steve Cheng / Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0. Cropped; resized.
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Chet Holmgren uncertain for season opener after missing entire preseason
Chet Holmgren’s status for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season opener remains up in the air after the third-year center…
Anthony Black in 2023. File photo: Gamecock Central / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Anthony Black practices on his sprained ankle, but Magic leave his opener status open
Anthony Black took part in Orlando's Sunday practice as he works back from a right ankle sprain that kept…
AJ Dybantsa pictured in 2024. Photo: imanisvision / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).
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Brian Keefe calls AJ Dybantsa day-to-day, won’t commit to Wizards’ opener against the Bucks
Wizards coach Brian Keefe listed No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa as day-to-day with his ankle sprain on Sunday but…
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Jordan Ott says the Suns are ready, and his starting five’s numbers back him up
Jordan Ott declared the Suns ready for the regular season. In the preseason finale, his five starters were a…
Darryn Peterson in 2020. File photo: HoopDiamonds / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0.
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Darryn Peterson’s first preseason: 13.3 points a game for the Jazz without a working three
Jazz rookie Darryn Peterson averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 assists in four preseason games, scoring 23 against Denver while…
Joel Embiid in 2018. File photo: Keith Allison / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Joel Embiid rejects sacrifice talk in Philadelphia: ‘I’m against the concept’
Joel Embiid says nobody on the 76ers has to take a back seat, after a 27-point preseason finale beside…
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Joel Embiid rejects sacrifice talk: ‘I’m against the concept of sacrificing’
Joel Embiid rejects the notion that anyone on the Philadelphia 76ers’ star-studded roster needs to sacrifice for the team…
Dean Wade in 2021. File photo: Erik Drost / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0.
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Sixers’ Dean Wade and Dominick Barlow miss practice before opener, VJ Edgecombe on track
Dean Wade (left ankle) and Dominick Barlow (back) sat out the 76ers' Sunday practice, while VJ Edgecombe was a…
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The Bulls’ preseason, step by step: 3-2, 30 assists a night and a question at center
Chicago went 3-2 in the preseason, averaged 122.0 points and 30.4 assists, and found a bench scorer in Leonard…