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Report: Failed physical nixes Lakers' trade for Mark Williams
The trade sending center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers has been rescinded, the Lakers announced Saturday night.,According to ESPN, Williams' physical with the Lakers "showed multiple issues and the team failed him on the exam.",The Lakers agreed to send Dalton Kn...
Trae Young's big night propels Hawks past Wizards
Trae Young scored 35 points, his 14th game with 30-plus points this season, and led the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 125-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,The Hawks have won two straight and three of their last four, and divided the season series with Washington at 2-2. The Wizar...
Magic rally late, top Spurs on Paolo Banchero's jumper
Paolo Banchero buried the game-winning jump shot with 25.1 seconds remaining to lead the host Orlando Magic to a come-from-behind 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.,Franz Wagner led the Magic with 33 points on 14-of-28 shooting in addition to grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out fiv...
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) to miss fourth straight game
Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers due to his left calf strain.,The two-time MVP will miss his fourth straight game. The first was due to a right knee injury and the following three are due to the calf.,Antet...
Mavs' Anthony Davis says he is 'fine' after abdomen injury
Anthony Davis downplayed an injury that cut short his Dallas Mavericks debut, calling his latest bout with lower abdomen discomfort a "spasm.",Davis, who was traded to the Mavericks from the Los Angeles Lakers last Saturday while in recovery mode from an abdomen strain, scored 26 points with 16 rebo...
Austin Reaves scores 45 as Lakers defeat Pacers
Austin Reaves scored a career-high 45 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists, helping the Los Angeles Lakers post a 124-117 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,LeBron James sat out the contest with left ankle soreness, giving Reaves a chance to shine for the Lakers. H...
Anthony Davis powers Mavs past Rockets before departing
In his Dallas Mavericks debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 12 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury, to guide a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,It was Davis' first game with the Mavericks since he was acquired in a league-shaking trade th...
Reports: Clippers to add G Ben Simmons from buyout market
Point guard Ben Simmons is set to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after securing a contract buyout from the Brooklyn Nets, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,The Nets requested waivers on Simmons on Saturday, according to reports, ending a disappointing, injury-marred three-year stay with the cl...
Bucks, Sixers face off after disappointing outings
Eastern Conference rivals coming off disappointing losses match up in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon as the Bucks welcome the Philadelphia 76ers.,Playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf), Milwaukee blew a 21-point lead in a 115-110 loss at Atlanta on Friday night. ,Bucks coach Doc Ri...
Ben Simmons waived, ending his Nets career
The Brooklyn Nets requested waivers on guard/forward Ben Simmons on Saturday, ending a disappointing, injury-marred three-year stay with the club.,Simmons joined the Nets on Feb. 10, 2022, acquired in the five-player trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. ESPN reported Saturday that...
Pistons ride 'phenomenal' performance into clash vs. Hornets
The Detroit Pistons proved in their last game they could win without their best player. That gave them a chance to have a winning homestand, which wraps up against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit has a 3-2 record during the homestand, including a 125-112 thumping of the Philadelph...
Lakers' LeBron James (left ankle soreness) out vs. Pacers
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been downgraded to out for Saturday's game against the visiting Indiana Pacers.,James initially was listed as doubtful to play in the game due to left ankle soreness.,Luka Doncic also was ruled out due to a calf injury. He is expected to make his Lakers'...
Clippers look to reverse course against Jazz
On a three-game losing streak to match a season high, the Los Angeles Clippers will seek to improve on controlling the pace when the Utah Jazz arrive for a matchup Saturday night at Inglewood, Calif. ,The teams will meet one week after completing a trade in which the Clippers acquired Drew Eubanks a...
Suns take on Nuggets, look to show all is right in their world
The Phoenix Suns are viewed as underachievers, and a recent report suggested the club has a toxic locker room.,Somebody forget to tell Grayson Allen about the atmosphere around the club.,The Suns delivered one of their top victories of the season on Friday night and will look to follow up with anoth...
Grizzlies host Thunder in battle of top Western Conference teams
During a season in which several key players have dealt with various short-term injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies have enjoyed a constant.,After missing the season's first two games with a hamstring strain, Jaren Jackson Jr. has been a regular in the starting lineup while consistently filling multiple...
Hawks, Wizards hope to have newcomers in action
The Atlanta Hawks and host Washington Wizards will both have different looks when the teams meet for the final time this season on Saturday.,Atlanta's newest acquisitions acquired at the trade deadline -- Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Bones Hyland and Terance Mann -- were with the team on Friday for ...
Magic, looking for answers, return home to face Spurs
The Orlando Magic are looking to halt their current freefall as Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox and the new-look San Antonio Spurs come to town on Saturday.,The Magic have lost 10 of their past 12 games, including five of six on their just-concluded road trip, which ended with a 112-90 defeat agains...
NBA roundup: Grayson Allen, Suns shoot past Jazz in OT
Devin Booker scored a season-high 47 points and added 11 assists as the Phoenix Suns recorded a 135-127 overtime victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Friday night.,Grayson Allen scored 21 points on seven treys, including two 3-pointers in the final 1.2 seconds of regulation to force the extra sess...
Grayson Allen's late treys rescue Suns in OT win over Jazz
Devin Booker scored a season-high 47 points and added 11 assists as the Phoenix Suns recorded a 135-127 overtime victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Friday night.,Grayson Allen scored 21 points on seven treys, including two 3-pointers in the final 1.2 seconds of regulation to force the extra sess...
NBA roundup: Thunder prevail as Chet Holmgren returns
Jalen Williams scored 27 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,While the Thunder's All-Star duo of Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25 points) led the way as they have for much of the season, the latest win was about the return of sec...