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Heat brace for arrival of Spurs' Victor Wembanyama
South Florida fans will finally get an in-person look at 7-foot-4 San Antonio rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama when the Spurs visit the Miami Heat on Wednesday....

NBA roundup: Bulls charge back for OT win vs. Wolves
Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 51 of their 66 combined points after halftime as the host Chicago Bulls rallied from 23 points down for a 129-123 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday....

Pistons' Ausar Thompson returns to California to face Kings
The Sacramento Kings will see a different version of rookie Ausar Thompson when the former San Francisco Bay Area youth standout returns to Northern California to begin a six-game trip with his Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night....

Suns hold off banged-up Bucks, 114-106
Devin Booker scored 32 points and Kevin Durant added 28 points and 10 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 114-106 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night....

Sizzling Clippers head back home, where Pelicans await
With their annual Grammy Awards road trip complete, the Los Angeles Clippers have come out as big winners, singing to the tune of a 6-1 mark while rising to first place in the Western Conference....

Lauri Markkanen scores 33 as Jazz rally past Thunder
Lauri Markkanen scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City....

DeMar DeRozan's OT heroics lift Bulls past Wolves
Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 51 of their 66 combined points after halftime as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 129-123 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday....

Bucks' Damian Lillard (ankle) misses game at Phoenix
Milwaukee guard Damian Lillard is sitting out the Bucks' Tuesday road game against the Phoenix Suns due to a sprained left ankle....

Knicks rough up injury-ridden Grizzlies
Donte DiVincenzo poured in a game-high 32 points to lift the host New York Knicks to a 123-113 victory over the depleted Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night....

Jimmy Butler puts up 23 as Heat down Magic
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points to lead seven Miami players in double figures, and he hit back-to-back 3-pointers that held off a late Magic rally in the Heat's 121-95 win over visiting Orlando on Tuesday....

Kyrie Irving drops 36 on old team as Mavericks handle Nets
Kyrie Irving scored 36 points in his return to Brooklyn as the Dallas Mavericks took control in the second quarter, survived some shaky moments in the fourth and earned a 119-107 win over the Nets on Tuesday in New York....

Hot-shooting Pacers fend off Rockets
Pascal Siakam scored a team-high 29 points while Myles Turner added 21 points as the Indiana Pacers held on for a 132-129 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis....

Nearing end of homestand, Celtics ready to handle Hawks
The Boston Celtics will attempt to improve to 4-2 on their current seven-game homestand when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night....

Hornets, Raptors trying to end extended funks
The Toronto Raptors will come across a team that's in a similarly miserable shape when they take on the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night....

'We gotta figure it out': Slumping Sixers host Warriors
The Philadelphia 76ers just aren't the same team without reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid....

Red-hot Cavaliers put win streak up against Wizards
Just about everything has gone right for the Cleveland Cavaliers since the calendar flipped to 2024....

Trae Young, Scottie Barnes named All-Star injury subs
Atlanta's Trae Young and Toronto's Scottie Barnes are headed to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements....

Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season
A meniscus injury might be the most dangerous of all knee injuries for the simple fact that it’s not treated like a major knee injury. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid just underwent a procedure to repair a meniscus injury in his left knee, and will be reevaluated in four weeks, but for someone with his his...

The Knicks and Ryan Arcidiacono are the cure to the NBA’s scoring surge
Somehow, the New York Knicks are MacGyvering their way to the top of the East in a super soldier league in a manner we haven’t seen since the ‘04 Pistons. OG Anunoby’s arrival has fortified Tom Thibodeau’s defense into the NBA’s Fort Knox, and once Mitchell Robinson returns, the paint in Madison Squ...

Reports: Ricky Rubio making return to Barcelona
Ricky Rubio signed a deal with FC Barcelona until the end of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday....