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Kawhi Leonard Out At Least Two More Games With Knee Injury

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

Star forward Kawhi Leonard is being sent home to Los Angeles for treatment on his injured left knee and will miss the final two games of the Clippers‘ road trip, the team announced (Twitter link via Law Murray of The Athletic). More to come…

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Jalen Green Participating In 5-On-5 Drills; Devin Booker Could Return Saturday From Ankle Injury

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

Devin Booker missed the Phoenix Suns' 108-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons with an ankle injury. Booker, who played through the injury on Tuesday against the Heat, was ruled out due to swelling. Suns coach Jordan Ott said that Booker could return on Saturday against the Knicks. Ott also added that Jalen Green was participating in 5-on-5 drills as he recovers from a hamstring injury. Green has been out since November 8 with the injury.

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Jonathan Kuminga Demands Trade From Warriors On First Day Of Eligibility

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

Jonathan Kuminga formally requested a trade from the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, coinciding with the first day his contract allowed him to be moved, league sources told ESPN. The NBA trade deadline is on February 5. The fifth-year forward signed a two-year, $46.8 million deal during the offseason preventing any trade until mid-January. The agreement also features a team option for the second year. Kuminga's time with Golden State has reached a critical low point. After beginning the se...

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Gag City: Knicks’ season-altering choke ends chance of easy series with Hawks

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The Knicks led by 12 points after three quarters. They still led by eight with 5 ½ minutes to go. The Garden was having a lot of fun with new villain CJ McCollum, and the Knicks were ready to go to Atlanta up 2-0. It actually felt like they might run the Hawks out of...

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Jazz, Grizzlies among winners in 2026 NBA Draft tiebreakers

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While the 2026 NBA Draft order will not be locked in until the NBA Draft Lottery on May 10, the NBA conducted six different tiebreakers on Monday involving 13 different teams that provide further clarity on what the actual order of this year’s draft will be. Whereas non-lottery team tiebreakers determine the actual spot teams […] The post Jazz, Grizzlies among winners in 2026 NBA Draft tiebreakers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Knicks’ Jose Alvarado proved ready when called on despite rotation fallout

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The New York City native provided a spark off the bench, although it wasn’t enough, as the Knicks lost home-court advantage in this first-round series. They dropped Game 2, 107-106, blowing a 12-point fourth-quarter lead to the Hawks at the Garden.

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Houston Rockets eye Jose Alvarado as a budget-friendly point guard option

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Updated Jul 8, 3:00 PM ET

Houston want backcourt help without taking on a major salary. Alvarado’s contract structure makes him a logical target L'articolo Houston Rockets eye Jose Alvarado as a budget-friendly point guard option proviene da Sportando .

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Bucks’ Doc Rivers: no consideration of shutting down Giannis for the season amid calf strain

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Updated Jul 8, 3:00 PM ET

Antetokounmpo is out indefinitely with a calf strain, while he expects a 4-to-6-week window L'articolo Bucks’ Doc Rivers: no consideration of shutting down Giannis for the season amid calf strain proviene da Sportando .

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2026 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

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The NBA will be using its current lottery system for the eight – and possibly last – time this year. The format, instituted in 2019, smoothed out the odds for top picks, reducing the league’s worst team’s chance of getting the No. 1 selection from 25.0% to 14.0%. [RELATED: Hoops Rumors Glossary: NBA Draft Lottery] […]

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