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76ers star Joel Embiid working through injuries, mental health struggles

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Joel Embiid is trying to believe in the good that can come from asking for help. Embiid’s career has yielded an MVP — and so many more DNPs — with a biography littered with the kind of devastating injuries that can, in time, heal.

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NBA Highlights: Thunder 104, Heat 97

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Jalen Williams had a game-high 33 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 25 as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 104-97.

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NBA Highlights: Cavaliers 124, Bucks 101

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Donovan Mitchell led the way with 27 points, one of six Cleveland Cavaliers to score in double figures, en route to a 124-101 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

West-leading Thunder use third-quarter run to squeeze past Heat

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Jalen Williams scored a season-high 33 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 104-97 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory.

NBA Highlights: 76ers 108, Hornets 98

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Joel Embiid poured in 34 points and dished nine assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 108-98 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Mitchell leads Cavaliers to blowout of NBA Cup champion Bucks

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Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 16 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved to 15-1 at home with a 124-101 win on Friday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played for the first time since winning the NBA Cup.

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Heat’s Jimmy Butler twists ankle, ruled out with ‘illness’ vs. Thunder

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A tumultuous season for Jimmy Butler has taken another turn. Butler was ruled out of the Miami Heat’s Friday game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with what the team is calling an “illness.”

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NBA on Sportsnet: Bucks vs. Cavaliers

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The Cleveland Cavaliers host the NBA Cup champion Milwaukee Bucks on Friday in a clash of two of the NBA’s hottest teams. Watch the game on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ at 7:30 p.m. ET, and follow every play with our NBA live tracker.

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Embiid scores 34 points in return as 76ers race past Hornets

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Joel Embiid had 34 points and nine assists after missing a game because of a sinus fracture, helping the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-98 on Friday night.

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Mavericks’ Luka Doncic ruled out Saturday vs. Clippers with heel contusion

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The Dallas Mavericks will once again be without star Luka Doncic when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

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LeBron James sets another NBA record in Lakers’ win over the Kings

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LeBron James had 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists while breaking the NBA record for regular-season minutes, helping the Los Angeles beat the Sacramento Kings 113-100 on Thursday night.

Trail Blazers’ Simons lays it in at the buzzer to sink Nuggets

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Watch as Portland Trail Blazers’ Anfernee Simons calls game with a layup over Russell Westbrook for a buzzer-beating bucket against the Nuggets.

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NBA Roundup: Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 35 points in Thunder win over Magic

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont., scored 35 points and Jalen Williams scored six straight points in a run in the fourth quarter that helped turned back an Orlando comeback bid as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Magic 105-99 on…

Towns tears up Timberwolves in return to Minnesota as Knicks romp to victory

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Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 20 rebounds in his return to Minnesota, leading the inspired New York Knicks past the Timberwolves 133-107 on Thursday night.

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Raptors’ youth gains more valuable exposure in loss to Nets

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The Raptors have never started a younger group of players than they did on Thursday.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown calls out ref over technical fouls in loss to Bulls

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Celtics forward Jaylen Brown took issue with back-to-back technical fouls called on coach Joe Mazzulla and himself late in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 117-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

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An ’embarrassing’ night for Curry and the Warriors, who fall by 51 at Memphis

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Stephen Curry had a game like none other in his career. It was part of an awful night for the Golden State Warriors.

Knicks’ Towns makes emotional return to Minnesota

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As surreal as this experience was for everyone inside Target Center on Thursday night, there was also an unmistakable presence of gratitude in the air — from Towns for the nine formative years he had in Minnesota and from the people he…

NBA Highlights: Bulls 117, Celtics 108

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Zach LaVine scored 36 points and Nikola Vucevic chipped in 16 points with 14 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls topped the Boston Celtics 117-108.

NBA Highlights: Nets 101, Raptors 94

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Scottie Barnes put up 16 points to go with six assists in his first game back from an ankle injury as Cameron Johnson leads the way for the Brooklyn Nets with a game-high 33 points.

NBA Highlights: Thunder 105, Magic 99

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder grab a 105-99 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Raptors show promise in third quarter, but falter in fourth vs. Nets

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The Raptors Central panel breaks down Toronto’s 101-94 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, discussing the team’s fourth quarter performance on the offensive end after a solid third, Cam Johnson’s big night, and more

Cam Johnson spoils Scottie Barnes’ return as Nets top Raptors

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Cam Johnson took over in the fourth quarter as the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Toronto Raptors 101-94 on Thursday.

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Nets’ Claxton ejected vs. Raptors for throwing ball into crowd

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Nic Claxton saw his night come to an abrupt end on Thursday.

Damian Lillard ruled out of Bucks at Cleveland with strained calf

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Milwaukee guard Damian Lillard will sit out the Bucks’ game Friday night at Cleveland because of a strained right calf.

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Gradey Dick cleans up Barnes’ miss with emphatic putback slam

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Watch as Toronto Raptors guard Gradey Dick shows off his hops with a thunderous putback slam against the Nets.

Revisiting memories from the Raptors-Nets rivalry

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Brad Fay, Sherman Hamilton, and Matt Bonner reflect on the rivalry between the Raptors and the Nets, including the infamous Vince Carter trade that brought a lot of ‘negative energy.’

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic starting children’s basketball foundation

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Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is starting his own foundation to ensure children are learning how to play basketball properly.

Gilgeous-Alexander, rest of Canada’s NBAers left wanting more in 2024

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Canada’s best men’s basketball players were left wanting more in 2024.

Raptors on Sportsnet: Toronto vs. Brooklyn

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The Raptors welcome Canadian senior men’s national team coach Jordi Fernandez and the Brooklyn Nets to Toronto for a matchup between Atlantic Division rivals. Catch all the action on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet+.