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• Agent Rich Paul says LeBron James will finish season with Lakers

  09-12-2025 21:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Since returning from the sciatica that cost him the start of the season, LeBron James has blended in perfectly with the 17-6 Lakers, a guy with an all-around game willing to do whatever the team needs on any given night. Most recently, in Philadelphia, that was drop 29 points on the 76ers when Luka Doncic was out.While the fit works, this is the first time in his career LeBron is on a team not constructed around him, where he is asked to fill a role more than be the star everyone else orbits aro
  
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• Mavs C Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending right foot surgery

  10-12-2025 18:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has played his last game of the 2025-26 season as he’ll undergo season-ending surgery on his right foot, according to ESPN.Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending right foot procedure to address lingering discomfort, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon. Lively, who played 7 games this season, is expected to make a full recovery. pic.twitter.com/OWWnqnS1lD— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 10, 2025Lively has pla
  
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• Dallas center Dereck Lively II to have season-ending surgery on right foot

  10-12-2025 18:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Dallas starting center Dereck Lively II is going to miss the remainder of this NBA season as he undergoes surgery on his right foot, the Mavericks announced Wednesday.Dereck Lively II injury update:
  Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending surgery on his right foot. Lively is expected to make a full recovery and be available for the start of training camp.
  Get well soon, big fella. The comeback will be better than ever#MFFLpic.twitter.com/Zzr3IfOMLP— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) Decem
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Thunder-Suns, Lakers-Spurs in NBA Cup Wednesday

  10-12-2025 18:40 via cbssports.com
  
  DraftKings offers $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins for Suns vs. Thunder, Spurs vs. Lakers in NBA Cup quarterfinals
  
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• How the Suns, one of the NBA's most pleasant surprises, are proving their outspoken owner right

  10-12-2025 18:05 via cbssports.com
  
  Nobody saw a competitive season coming for the Suns ... except Mat Ishbia
  
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• Chris Paul: 'I'm actually at peace with everything,' reportedly working with Clippers on trade

  10-12-2025 17:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  Chris Paul says he is in a good place.He also wants to end his NBA career in a new place.Less than two weeks after the LA Clippers sent him home from a road trip and parted ways with the future Hall of Famer — and arguably the best Clipper ever to wear the jersey — Paul told People’s Jordan Greene he is looking on the positive side of what happened. "But honestly, I'm home. My daughter had tryouts yesterday. My nephew had a basketball game. My son has a game coming up on the 12
  
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• NBA All-Star and All-NBA picks at the quarter mark of 2025-26 season

  10-12-2025 17:23 via cbssports.com
  
  We're picking 15 All-NBA players and 24 All-Stars based on what we've seen through 20-plus games
  
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• NBA Cup Quarterfinals: Full Breakdown + Week 8 fantasy fallout & Wednesday streaming guide

  10-12-2025 16:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NBA Cup Knockout Round opened with two competitive matchups that brought clarity on which teams are trending toward Las Vegas — and what decisions fantasy basketball managers need to make at the midpoint of Week 8.[High Score is a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring. It's not too late to create or join a league]Here’s a full breakdown of Orlando, Miami, New York and Toronto, followed by updated streaming recommendations for the Wednesday Cu
  
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• 'You gotta play harder than everybody else': How small guards are making it in an increasingly tall NBA

  10-12-2025 16:30 via cbssports.com
  
  Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings
  
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• NBA Power Rankings: Celtics soar to No. 2, Knicks quietly move into top five

  10-12-2025 15:58 via cbssports.com
  
  Boston has rattled off the league's most impressive stretch of wins this season
  
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• NBA Cup 2025: Who will advance in the West? Breaking down Spurs-Lakers, Suns-Thunder quarterfinal matchups

  10-12-2025 15:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  Welcome to the knockout rounds of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, where eight teams — four from each conference — compete in win-or-go-home quarterfinal matchups. The winners advance to the semifinals in Las Vegas, where they’ll have the chance to compete for the right to etch their names into NBA Cup history, for the chance to hoist all 35 pounds of it, and for whatever bragging rights come along with being the third victors of this still-buffering competition.In Tuesday’s qu
  
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• Dodgers to sign former Mets closer Edwin Díaz; Knicks, Magic reach NBA Cup semifinal

  10-12-2025 14:58 via cbssports.com
  
  Plus, the NCAA set a deadline for a decision on the future expansion of March Madness
  
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• Lakers vs. Spurs odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA Cup picks for December 10 from proven model

  10-12-2025 13:29 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated San Antonio vs. Los Angeles 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinal picks for Wednesday
  
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• Will Celtics' early-season surge alter Brad Stevens' trade objectives?

  10-12-2025 12:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  Will Celtics' early-season surge alter Brad Stevens' trade objectives? originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonEver after Brad Stevens completed a summer roster overhaul designed to get the Boston Celtics off the NBA’s prohibitive second apron, it was fair to wonder if the team might prioritize other cost-cutting measures over the course of the 2025-26 season with hopes of maximizing long-term financial flexibility.But as we near December 15 and the unofficial start of NBA trade season &md
  
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• Thunder vs. Suns odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA Cup picks for December 10 from proven model

  10-12-2025 12:00 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 NBA Cup picks for Wednesday's quarterfinal matchup
  
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• San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers: How to watch the 2025 NBA Cup, where to stream and more

  10-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers face the San Antonio Spurs this week in the NBA Cup quarterfinal, here's how to watch. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters
  The knockout round of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup is here. Eight teams have survived the group stage of the league's annual in-season tournament, and we're in the thick of the quarterfinals this week. Tonight's late game will be a Western Conference battle between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Ange
  
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• Phoenix Suns vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: How to watch the 2025 NBA Cup, where to stream and more

  10-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Phoenix Suns this week in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, here's how to watch. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters
  There are just four Western Conference teams left in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, the league's annual in-season tournament. The first matchup of the West Quarterfinals will be tonight, between the Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder; tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be imm
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Trade Tips: Buy-Low & Sell-High Players include White, Butler

  10-12-2025 08:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  With the NBA Cup creating an unusual schedule and rotations shifting daily, fantasy managers should use this downtime to reassess value and explore trade options. Staying ahead means keeping an eye on updated NBA injury reports, changing lineups, and how those shifts impact fantasy basketball rankings.Identifying buy-low and sell-high opportunities remains essential. Below, we break down which players deserve patience, which are primed to move, and which might offer hidden upside in the weeks ah
  
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• Knicks, Jalen Brunson issue reminder to East as they surge into NBA Cup semifinals

  10-12-2025 06:15 via cbssports.com
  
  The Knicks crushed the Raptors on the road in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday night
  
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• Knicks set for NBA Cup Semifinal meeting with Magic after win over Raptors

  10-12-2025 05:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks are officially heading to Las Vegas. New York booked their ticket to the NBA Cup Semifinals with their road win over the Raptors on Tuesday night.Jalen Brunson led the way with 35 points, and the squad used a strong defensive second quarter to open a double-digit advantage that they never looked back from. The Knicks will now face the Magic on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with a trip to the NBA Cup Finals on the line. Orlando beat the Miami Heat, 117-108, in the first Quarterf
  
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• NBA Cup bracket and schedule 2025: Knicks, Magic advance to semifinals

  10-12-2025 05:17 via cbssports.com
  
  The 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage began Tuesday night
  
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• Knicks use complete team effort to cruise past Raptors in NBA Cup Quarterfinals

  10-12-2025 05:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday night in their NBA Cup Quarterfinals matchup.New York has booked a trip to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup Semifinals for the first time.  Here are some takeaways...- Both teams came into this Quarterfinal matchup shorthanded -- the Knicks were without Miles McBride as he undergoes further testing on his ankle injury, and Toronto was without former Knicks RJ Barrett (knee) and Immanuel Quickley (illness).- You wanted high-flying NBA Cup a
  
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• NBA Cup: Desmond Bane drops 37 to rally Magic past Heat, Knicks blow past Raptors to reach semifinals

  10-12-2025 02:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  The first half of the NBA Cup's quarterfinal matchups are now in the books, and both the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks are headed to Las Vegas. Both the Magic and the Knicks won their respective games on Tuesday night, and will now square off in the semifinals in Las Vegas later this week. That leads to a substantial raise, too. Each full-time player on the Magic and Knicks rosters earned a $106,187 paycheck via a pay scale that escalates with each subsequent round of the NBA Cup.
  
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• NBA Cup: Desmond Bane drops 37 to rally Magic from 15-0 hole past Heat into semifinals

  10-12-2025 02:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Dec 9, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane (3) looks to pass during the second quarter against the Miami Heat at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn ImagesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / ReutersThe Miami Heat seized early control Tuesday night with a 15-0 lead over the Orlando Magic in their quarterfinal matchup to tip off the NBA Cup.But as it tends to be the case with double-digit leads in the NBA, it was not safe. Sparked by Desmond Bane, the Magic ra
  
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• NBA Cup bracket and schedule 2025: Where to watch Knicks vs. Raptors in quarterfinals

  10-12-2025 02:38 via cbssports.com
  
  The 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage begins on Tuesday night
  
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• Chris Paul says he's 'at peace' in first public comments after messy Clippers exit

  10-12-2025 02:18 via cbssports.com
  
  Paul's retirement tour got derailed when the Clippers parted ways with him in the middle of the night last week
  
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• Victor Wembanyama won't make his return in NBA Cup quarterfinals game vs. Lakers

  10-12-2025 02:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Victor Wembanyama is closing on his return from a calf strain that's sidelined him since mid-November. But he won't make that return for the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Previously listed as questionable, Wembanyama was ruled out by the Spurs Tuesday night for Wednesday's NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Wembanyama has been sidelined with his injury since Nov. 14. Wednesday's game will mark the 12th straight that he's missed since being injured. The Spurs, however, have thri
  
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• Thunder vs. Suns, Lakers vs. Spurs NBA Cup Preview, Raptors Temperature Check + Paolo Banchero's Return

  10-12-2025 02:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  Subscribe to The Dunker SpotApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeAhead of this week's NBA Cup slate, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones offer temperature checks in the West, ask key questions of the East, and bounce around with observations — and ice-in-cereal thoughts.If you ever have NBA or WNBA questions, email us at [email protected] you’d like to join our Dunker Spot Playoff watch parties — they're free, and easy to sign up for — you can do so here: https://w
  
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• Clippers' Tyronn Lue refutes report that he wasn't on speaking terms with Chris Paul for several weeks

  10-12-2025 01:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue refuted reports that he and 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul weren't on speaking terms for several weeks leading up to Paul's dismissal from the team on Dec. 3, and that Lue refused to meet with Paul."We were talking," Lue said Tuesday."I mean, he played. How are he going to play if I'm not talking to him? There was a stretch when we said he wasn't going to play, he was going to be out of the rotation. It was tough for him because he's a competit
  
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• Clippers' Ty Lue refutes claim he wasn't on speaking terms with Chris Paul when team parted ways with guard

  10-12-2025 01:08 via cbssports.com
  
  The Clippers made the surprising decision to part ways with Paul on Dec. 3
  
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