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Cavs Notes: Lonzo Ball, Max Strus, Darius Garland hoopswire.com/cavs-notes-l...
Cavs Notes: Lonzo Ball, Max Strus, Darius Garland
CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers newcomer Lonzo Ball hasn’t played in both ends of a back-to-back since the 2020–21 season with the Bulls. Three knee surgeries and a two-and-a-half year layoff will do that. But...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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NBA Notes: Lakers, LeBron James, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Kings hoopswire.com/nba-notes-la...
NBA Notes: Lakers, LeBron James, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Kings
Lakers LeBron James didn’t tip his hand on retirement at media day, but he acknowledged the obvious. And that would be that the finish line is getting closer. “It’s coming sooner than later,” James sa...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Clippers' Kawhi Leonard on endorsement ordeal: None of us did anything wrong hoopswire.com/clippers-kaw...
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard on endorsement ordeal: None of us did anything wrong
Kawhi Leonard broke his silence Monday on the NBA’s investigation into his endorsement deal with a bankrupt California company -- and made it clear he doesn’t believe he or the Clippers did anything w...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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NBA Notes: Jazz, Walker Kessler, Heat, Tyler Herro, Rockets hoopswire.com/nba-notes-ja...
NBA Notes: Jazz, Walker Kessler, Heat, Tyler Herro, Rockets
Jazz Walker Kessler’s contract situation remains unresolved as the regular season approaches. Apparently, the Jazz and their fourth-year center have held multiple meetings this summer but are not expe...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Cavs Buzz: De'Andre Hunter, Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson, Thomas Bryant hoopswire.com/cavs-buzz-de...
Cavs Buzz: De'Andre Hunter, Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson, Thomas Bryant
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have the most expensive roster in the NBA. That’s what happens when you push past the second apron, lock in your stars, and try to win big in a league that
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September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Spurs, De'Aaron Fox, Pistons hoopswire.com/nba-notes-nu...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Spurs, De'Aaron Fox, Pistons
Nuggets Nuggets star Nikola Jokic isn’t going anywhere. The three-time MVP and 2023 Finals MVP declined to sign a veteran extension with Denver this summer -- but it’s strictly a business decision, no...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Mavericks, Anthony Davis, Hornets hoopswire.com/nba-notes-ro...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Mavericks, Anthony Davis, Hornets
Rockets Kevin Durant doesn’t plan on going anywhere. Nearly three months after being traded from the Suns to the Rockets, the 37-year-old forward made it clear at media day that he expects to sign an
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September 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Sixers’ Paul George says confidence hasn’t wavered despite ‘rock bottom’ season hoopswire.com/sixers-76ers...
Sixers' Paul George says confidence hasn't wavered despite 'rock bottom' season
Paul George’s status for opening night remains unclear, but the 76ers star says his confidence hasn’t wavered.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Warriors signing Alex Toohey to two-way contract hoopswire.com/warriors-sig...
Warriors signing Alex Toohey to two-way contract
The Warriors are filling out their two-way slots, reaching an agreement with rookie forward Alex Toohey, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Toohey, 6-foot-7 and hailing from Australia, was selected with the ...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Lakers waive Kylor Kelley ahead of training camp hoopswire.com/lakers-waive...
Lakers waive Kylor Kelley ahead of training camp
The Lakers made a minor roster move ahead of camp, waiving center Kylor Kelley, per the NBA’s official transaction log. Kelley had joined Los Angeles on an Exhibit 10 deal in August and is no
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September 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga contract standoff extends into media day, camp hoopswire.com/warriors-jon...
Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga contract standoff extends into media day, camp
The standoff between restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors is officially spilling over into basketball activities. Kuminga didn’t travel to San Francisco over the weekend and will no...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Cole Anthony: Bucks have been 'a breath of fresh air' hoopswire.com/cole-anthony...
Cole Anthony: Bucks have been 'a breath of fresh air'
Cole Anthony sounds revitalized by his new surroundings in Milwaukee. The Bucks guard told Eric Nehm of The Athletic that joining the team has felt like “a breath of fresh air” after his role diminish...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Coby White expresses strong belief in Bulls, himself hoopswire.com/coby-white-e...
Coby White expresses strong belief in Bulls, himself
Coby White isn’t buying the modest forecasts for the Bulls this season. The 25-year-old guard told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he believes Chicago has a chance to be “really good” in 2025-26. He’s
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September 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Cavs, FanDuel Sports will indeed air pre- and postgame shows on road hoopswire.com/cavaliers-ca...
Cavs, FanDuel Sports will indeed air pre- and postgame shows on road
The Cavaliers and FanDuel Sports Network will, in fact, continue to air pre- and postgame shows for road games this season -- just not in the way fans have grown accustomed to. The future of
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September 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Sixers opt not to extend Quentin Grimes' qualifying offer deadline hoopswire.com/sixers-opt-n...
Sixers opt not to extend Quentin Grimes' qualifying offer deadline
The 76ers have decided not to extend Quentin Grimes’ qualifying offer deadline, league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Grimes’ agent, David Bauman, had requested to push the October 1 dea...
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September 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Warriors, Al Horford reach multiyear deal hoopswire.com/warriors-al-...
Warriors, Al Horford reach multiyear deal
As expected, Al Horford is headed to Golden State. The veteran big man has agreed to a multi-year deal with the Warriors, his agent Jason Glushon told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Training camp opens tomorr...
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September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Cavs’ final two-way spot could spark sneaky camp battle hoopswire.com/cavs-final-t...
Cavs’ final two-way spot could spark sneaky camp battle
The Cavaliers could have an interesting competition brewing for their final two-way contract. NBA teams are allowed three two-way players. Cleveland currently has two (Luke Travers and Nae'Qwan Tomlin...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons nowhere to be found as camps begin. “This isn’t 2017 or 2019.” hoopswire.com/russell-west...
Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons nowhere to be found as camps begin
Training camps are opening across the NBA, and two very familiar names remain on the sidelines. Russell Westbrook and Ben Simmons — both former All-Stars, both once cornerstones of franchises — are st...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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No team has ever been 11 games back in September and played in October. Until now. Cleveland Guardians.
September 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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NBA Notes: Knicks, Mitchell Robinson, Nets, Kobe Bufkin, Rockets hoopswire.com/nba-notes-kn...
NBA Notes: Knicks, Mitchell Robinson, Nets, Kobe Bufkin, Rockets
Knicks Mitchell Robinson is heading into the final year of his deal -- worth just under $13 million --but the Knicks center isn’t sweating whether he starts or comes off the bench in 2025–26. “Nah.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Latest on Sixers, Quentin Grimes hoopswire.com/latest-on-si...
Latest on Sixers, Quentin Grimes
It appears the 76ers and restricted free agent Quentin Grimes have been circling each other all summer. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the two sides have discussed multiple contract fram...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Warriors not budging on Jonathan Kuminga offer hoopswire.com/warriors-not...
Warriors not budging on Jonathan Kuminga offer
The Warriors and forward Jonathan Kuminga haven’t had any discussions about moving back his October 1 qualifying offer deadline, league sources told Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. With that date fast...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Georges Niang to miss start of Jazz camp with foot injury hoopswire.com/georges-nian...
Georges Niang to miss start of Jazz camp with foot injury
Jazz forward Georges Niang has suffered a fourth metatarsal stress reaction in his left foot during offseason workouts, the team announced. He’ll be reevaluated in two weeks. Niang, 32, has bounced ar...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Cavs sign and waive Jaxson Robinson, Warith Alatishe hoopswire.com/cavs-waive-j...
Cavs sign and waive Jaxson Robinson, Warith Alatishe
The Cavaliers made a pair of expected roster moves ahead of training camp, waiving Jaxson Robinson and signing then waiving Warith Alatishe, per the NBA’s transaction log. Robinson, who went undrafted...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Lakers Notes: LeBron James, JJ Redick, Luka Donic, Austin Reaves hoopswire.com/lakers-lebro...
Lakers Notes: LeBron James, JJ Redick, Luka Donic, Austin Reaves
How and where will the NBA’s all-time leading scorer end his career? That question is starting to pick up steam. Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report explored the topic, writing that most people around t...
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September 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM