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Heat's Butler hurts ankle, then exits with illness
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Friday, 20 December 2024 18:47
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMIAMI -- Jimmy Butler appeared to turn his left ankle and left Miami's 104-97 loss Oklahoma City in the first quarter Friday night.Butler was ruled out before the start of the second quarter because of illness, the team said. There was no immediate word on the condition of the ankle.Butler left with 4:41 left in the first quarter.…
Suns' Booker (groin) to miss first game Saturday
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Friday, 20 December 2024 18:47
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPhoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out of Saturday's home game against Detroit Pistons because of left groin tightness.Booker, 28, sat out practice Friday, one day after sustaining the injury in the third quarter of a 120-111 loss to the visiting Indiana Pacers.Booker departed with 5:18 left in the third quarter and was examined in…
Embiid (sinus fracture) back in lineup for Sixers
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Friday, 20 December 2024 16:02
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPhiladelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was back in the starting lineup Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets after a one-game absence due to a sinus fracture.The Sixers announced Embiid's return on social media, posting a photo of the center wearing a protective mask.Embiid suffered the injury last Friday when he was struck in the face by Bennedict Mathurin…
Curry, Green held without FG as Warriors routed
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 23:45
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- By the time Jake LaRavia swished a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies an eye-popping 123-66 lead early in the fourth quarter Thursday night, the nights for Stephen Curry and Draymond Green had been long over.The Golden State Warriors had such a brutal and humiliating evening that their two stars didn't even realize they had failed…
LeBron leaps Kareem again as L.A. gets on track
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Thursday, 19 December 2024 23:45
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leader in regular-season minutes played Thursday, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick congratulated the 39-year-old star in the locker room in front of the team.The reception from his teammates following L.A.'s 113-100 win over the Sacramento Kings was a little looser."They told me I'm old as…
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