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9:37 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers top assistant coach Dave Joerger is leaving the team for several weeks to undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for a form of “head and neck” cancer, Joerger told ESPN. Joerger, 47, has undergone treatments while coaching for the past two weeks — missing only one road game — but the

6:05 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets with lower abdominal pain. Lillard has struggled to start the season, shooting below 40% from the field and below 30% from 3-point range. The Blazers officially ruled Lillard out with “lower abdominal tendinopathy.” He had

2:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis unloaded on the Lakers after Friday night’s 107-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that was largely determined by a third quarter in which his team was outscored 40-12. “We sucked,” Davis said when asked about the third. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter,

12:40 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — When he got off to a slow scoring start this season, James Harden said his body and conditioning weren’t yet ready to score 30 and 40 points. It took him 13 games but Harden cracked 30 points for the first time this season, and nearly hit 40. The Brooklyn

8:07 PM ET The NBA’s probe into possible pre-free agency tampering centered on the sign-and-trade acquisitions of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s Kyle Lowry appears to have reached the advanced stages, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA has conducted numerous interviews with team executives and player agents and have gathered electronic messaging of front

8:21 PM ET Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner were among four players fined by the NBA on Friday after the two players got into a scuffle late in Thursday night’s game. Gobert was fined $35,000 for initiating the on-court altercation, while Turner received a $25,000 fine for escalating it,

2:58 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers president and CEO Chris McGowan has decided to step down after nine years in the position. Dewayne Hankins, chief commercial officer and executive vice president, will take over as the team’s new president of business operations. McGowan’s resignation is effective on Nov. 26. He released

3:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA has raised the level of urgency regarding getting booster shots against the coronavirus, telling players and coaches that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose. The booster shots should be received “as soon as possible, particularly in light of the current coronavirus

8:00 AM ET Jamal Collier LONZO BALL WINDS up and unleashes an overhead pass down the court. Just moments before, Alex Caruso had hit the floor underneath the basket to secure another steal, feeding Nikola Vucevic, who quickly found the Bulls point guard. The baseball-esque throw finds its mark as the ball hits Zach LaVine,

1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services SALT LAKE CITY — Four players were ejected after Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner got into a scuffle late in the Indiana Pacers‘ 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. The tussle began after Gobert appeared to pull Turner down to the ground with him after Turner

10:06 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Pistons power forward Kelly Olynyk will miss at least six weeks with a sprained left knee. Olynyk was hurt Wednesday in the Pistons’ 112-104 victory over the Houston Rockets, limping off the court in the fourth quarter. The Pistons said he underwent testing Thursday that revealed a Grade

Who is trending up? Which rotations are changing? What’s the latest with the notable injuries around the NBA? Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic‘s usage rate (USG) this season is 17.1%, the lowest since his rookie season (19.5%). In

2:44 PM ET Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The Bulls listed Vucevic in the protocols, but the positive test means the two-time All-Star selection will be sidelined for 10 days or until he has two negative PCR tests

8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA season is — almost — a month old. What standouts are here to stay? The Eastern Conference standings is full of early-season surprises, including impressive starts from the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers. Meanwhile, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are dealing with injuries as they work

1:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau benched his starters for the entire fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 112-100 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, he dismissed the idea that they need more time to develop chemistry with each other. “You know what they say: When it’s 10 games, they say

1:25 AM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — After the Chicago Bulls racked up yet another quality victory Wednesday night — the latest, a 117-107 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks at the United Center that moved them to 8-3 on the season — their opponent took note of the way this new-look team has meshed so

12:00 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Butler left the Miami Heat‘s 120-117 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle. Butler scored seven points while playing the entire first quarter, but the Heat ruled him out for the rest of the game. Butler began the

12:24 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors forward Draymond Green suffered a right thigh contusion in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and was ruled out for the rest of Golden State’s 123-110 win. “He got a quad contusion that was pretty nasty,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game.