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SportsWarriors WireWatch: Warriors’ Gary Payton II spikes emphatic dunk vs. Suns
During a run in the third quarter, Warriors guard Gary Payton II spiked a powerful one-handed dunk against the Suns.
SportsDetroit Free PressDespite career night from Cade Cunningham, shorthanded Blazers blow out Pistons, 110-92
Cade Cunningham finished with a career-high 26 points on 10-for-13 overall shooting, but the Blazers cruised to a win without Damian Lillard.
SportsAssociated PressLakers overcome James' absence to beat Kings 117-92
Anthony Davis scored 25 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of LeBron James to beat the Sacramento Kings 117-92 on Tuesday night. The Lakers sent James home earlier in the day after he was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocol. Davis said James told him he felt good and was asymptomatic, but the Lakers will have to play at least a few games without him.
SportsAssociated PressSuns win 17th straight by beating Warriors 104-96
Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton were all smiles at the postgame podium, reminiscing about a four-year turnaround for the Phoenix Suns that's in some ways still hard to believe. The Suns won just 19 games during their rookie seasons. Ayton scored 24 points, Chris Paul added 15 points and 11 assists, and the Suns won their 17th straight by beating the Golden State Warriors 104-96 on Tuesday night in an early showdown between the NBA’s top teams.
SportsYahoo SportsSuns match Warriors for NBA’s best record with 17th straight win
What a win for the Suns.
SportsUSA TODAY SportsLakers' LeBron James placed in NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols, could miss several games
LeBron James, who has missed half the Lakers' games so far this season, is out again after landing in the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
SportsAssociated PressSuns' Devin Booker leaves game with hamstring injury
The Phoenix Suns' All-Star guard Devin Booker injured his left hamstring on Tuesday night and the team says he won't return to the game against the Golden State Warriors. The 25-year-old Booker has appeared in every game this season, averaging nearly 24 points per game. The Warriors have the NBA's best record at 18-2 while the Suns are 17-3 and riding a 16-game winning streak that's lasted more than a month.
SportsYahoo SportsDevin Booker exits Warriors-Suns game with hamstring injury
Tough break for the Suns.
SportsCharlotte ObserverHyunjung Lee is doing something at Davidson Steph Curry couldn’t. The NBA could be next
Lee had a career-high 32 points in Davidson’s 75-58 win over the Charlotte 49ers Tuesday
SportsRockets WireNBA takes away Kevin Porter Jr. triple-double, credits rebound to Sengun
Kevin Porter Jr. will wait longer for his first official triple-double, since the NBA credited his clinching rebound from Monday's game to Alperen Sengun.
SportsAssociated PressGrizzlies win 2nd straight without Morant, top Raptors 98-91
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points, Desmond Bane had 23 and Dillon Brooks 17 as the Memphis Grizzlies won back-to-back games, beating the struggling Toronto Raptors 98-91 Tuesday night. After beating Sacramento Sunday, Memphis won again without leading scorer Ja Morant, who sat for the second game because of a sprained left knee. Morant is expected to miss at least two weeks.
SportsThe Associated PressNets edge Knicks 112-110 on James Johnson's free throws
NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant and James Harden took turns putting on a show in front of the largest crowd ever to see a Nets game in Brooklyn, one that was split between fans of New York's two teams. In the end, the Nets were celebrating and the Knicks were fuming. ''Being here two years now, it doesn't matter who's on that team or who's on this team, I think the energy's always going to be there,'' Harden said.
SportsThunder WireOne thought on every Thunder player as the first full month ends
With November basketball in the rear-view mirror, there's been enough time to get a feel for the Thunder.
SportsThe Associated PressEast Asia Super League aims high, from startup to Big 3
Another is the first 100 million-yen-a-season basketball player in Japan. The East Asia Super League is set to launch next October featuring some of the region's biggest domestic clubs. It's banking on Asia's home-grown talent to grow from an invitational event to the world's third-biggest basketball league.
SportsThe Associated PressLeBron James in NBA's virus protocols, ruled out Tuesday
LeBron James has been placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols, and was ruled out for the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Such a move almost certainly means one of two things: that James, who said earlier this season that he is vaccinated, either tested positive for COVID-19 or had an inconclusive result. A person with knowledge of the situation said the Lakers are preparing for James to miss multiple games.
SportsSixers WireSeth Curry discusses how Sixers can play well on upcoming road trip
Seth Curry discusses how the Philadelphia 76ers can get going again on their upcoming road trip.
SportsAFP NewsJames out of Kings clash after entering Covid protocols
LeBron James was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers' clash with the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday after entering the NBA's Covid-19 health and safety protocols, the team said.
SportsHoops HypeJalen Suggs avoiding surgery on fractured right thumb
Adrian Wojnarowski: No surgery needed on Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs' fractured right thumb, per team. He will be evaluated every two weeks to gauge healing. Source: Twitter @wojespn What's the buzz on Twitter? Adrian Wojnarowski @ wojespn No ...
SportsThe HillLeBron James enters NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols
Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James is entering the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols, meaning he will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, according to multiple reports.The Athletic reported that James will miss Tuesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings. ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the 19-year league veteran is expected to miss several more games while under the protocols.It's not clear if...
SportsLA TimesLakers avenge loss to Kings with LeBron James out for COVID-19 health protocol
LeBron James has entered the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols as the Lakers defeated the Kings 117-92 on Tuesday in Sacramento.
SportsDeadlineLeBron James Enters NBA Health And Safety Protocols, Could Be Out For 10 days
Lakers superstar LeBron James will miss tonight’s game vs. the Sacramento Kings because he has “entered the league’s health and safety protocols,” according to Bleacher Report, ESPN’s Mike Trudell and the Athletic’s Shams Charania. NBA.com confirmed the reports. It is unclear exactly why James has entered league protocols, but it doesn’t mean he necessarily has […]
SportsHoops HypeLeBron James out against Kings due to health and safety protocols
Bill Oram: The Lakers say LeBron James will be out tonight in Sacramento due to health and safety protocols. Source: Twitter @billoram What's the buzz on Twitter? Dave McMenamin @ mcten The Lakers say that LeBron James has entered the health and ...
SportsHoops HypeJustin Holiday enters health and safety protocols
Tony East: The NBA's most recent injury report says that Pacers forward Justin Holiday has entered health and safety protocols. He's listed as out for Pacers-Hawks tomorrow. Source: Twitter @TEastNBA What's the buzz on Twitter? Tony East @ TEastNBA ...
NewsThe HillNBA's Enes Kanter: Americans criticizing their country should 'keep their mouth shut'
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter, who became a U.S. citizen on Monday and legally changed his name to add "Freedom," says Americans who criticize the U.S. should "keep their mouth shut."During an appearance on Fox News "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Kanter told host Tucker Carlson that people should be blessed to live in America, adding those who live in Turkey and China would appreciate the freedoms Americans have. "People should feel really...
NewsThe Associated PressCeltics' Freedom calls becoming US citizen 'unforgettable'
BOSTON (AP) Enes Freedom will now be linked forever to a word he says he fought for his entire life. The Boston Celtics center changed his name from Enes Kanter to Enes Kanter Freedom in celebration of him officially becoming a United States citizen on Monday. Freedom, 29, is a native of Turkey who has been an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government.
