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Heat aim to reignite offense vs. Grizzzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies head into the last of four consecutive road games on Wednesday when they visit a Miami Heat team looking to pull out of a recent slump....

Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns wants a win vs. Wizards
The Minnesota Timberwolves aim to avert their first three-game losing streak this season on Wednesday when they open a four-game road trip against the Washington Wizards....

Providence seeks to avenge loss to Seton Hall
Providence's season changed in the blink of an eye the last time it played Seton Hall....

Hornets make trade, look to avenge early season loss to Pistons
The Charlotte Hornets will have a different lineup on Wednesday than the one they used to defeat Western Conference-leader Minnesota on Monday....

Doc Rivers is the habit the NBA can’t quit
Adrian Griffin was set up to fail from the start. The moment he was appointed head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, this felt like the making of a tempestuous union. Watching Griffin ink a deal to assume one of the most pressure-filled, win-now jobs in the NBA, then hire former Bucks coach Terry Stotts...

Virginia aims to prolong NC State’s turnover troubles
Virginia will attempt to build on its first road win of the season Wednesday when turnover-prone North Carolina State visits Charlottesville, Va....

Maryland, Iowa believe good shots will start to fall
Maryland forward Donta Scott took a philosophical approach to Sunday's 61-59 Big Ten loss against Michigan State....

LSU, Georgia both seek return to winning ways
Georgia followed up a 2-0 start in Southeastern Conference play by losing two of its past three games....

Lakers' Darvin Ham 'favorite' to be next NBA coach fired
The first shoe dropped in the in-season NBA coaching carousel with Milwaukee's surprising firing of Adrian Griffin on Tuesday....

The Heat got better <i>and</i> saved money by trading Kyle Lowry
One of the greatest charge-drawers the world has ever seen is no longer with the Miami Heat. Kyle Lowry will be creating turnovers by hitting the deck somewhere else for the rest of the season. The Heat have traded him to the Charlotte Hornets, along with a 2027 protected first-round pick, and recei...

Report: Bucks fire Adrian Griffin; Joe Prunty interim coach
Adrian Griffin's tenure as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks is over after 43 games, ESPN reported Tuesday....

Heat acquire G Terry Rozier from Hornets
The Miami Heat acquired guard Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday in exchange for guard Kyle Lowry and a protected 2027 first-round draft pick....

Milwaukee Bucks coach fired after only 43 games
The Milwaukee Bucks have fired head coach Adrian Griffin after just 43 games, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The firing makes Griffith tied for the third-shortest head coaching tenure in NBA history. ...

Tristan Thompson gets 25-game PED suspension
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was hit with a 25-game PED suspension, according to reports. ...

No. 23 Iowa State out to force Kansas State into mistakes
Kansas State puts its share of the Big 12 Conference lead on the line as it travels to Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday for a matchup with No. 23 Iowa State....

Owls collide as No. 22 Florida Atlantic visits Rice
Both sets of Owls carry momentum into Wednesday's American Athletic Conference clash between No. 22 Florida Atlantic and host Rice in Houston....

Cavaliers C Tristan Thompson suspended 25 games by NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program by testing positive for ibutamoren and SARM LGD-4033....

If Karl-Anthony Towns drops 62 in a forest on the same night Embiid delivers 70, does it make a sound?
That sound you heard last night was Karl-Anthony Towns reminding us that he’ll always be in the shadows of his peers. On Monday night in Philadelphia, Joel Embiid painted his magnum opus en route to a 70-point, 18-rebound exhibition of scoring prowess. Embiid’s 70 also came on the 18th anniversary o...

Don't mean to rain on Joel Embiid, but scoring 70 points isn't getting the Sixers out of the second round
Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid ran amuck on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night in Philly, dropping 70 on Victor Wembanyama and crew. Even Kevin Durant was thoroughly impressed when learning of Embiid’s feat during his postgame presser after the Suns’ win over the Bulls. In doing this, Embiid set a new...

Pacers G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) out 3 games
Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the next three games to manage a hamstring injury, coach Rick Carlisle confirmed Tuesday....