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• Karl-Anthony Towns injury update: Knicks star to miss Sunday's game vs. Magic with calf injury

  07-12-2025 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  The New York Knicks won't have Karl-Anthony Towns when the team takes on the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Towns — who was initially ruled questionable due to a calf injury — was ruled out for the contest, head coach Mike Brown revealed Sunday. Following Friday's game — a 146-112 win over the Utah Jazz — there was some uncertainty over Towns' injury. Brown was asked about Towns receiving treatment on his calf during the game. Brown said he was unaware of that situation, a
  
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• Anthony Davis trade rumors: Pistons, Hawks and Raptors among teams interested in Mavericks star

  09-12-2025 14:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Things haven't gone particularly well for the Dallas Mavericks this season. While Cooper Flagg has emerged after a relatively slow start, the Mavericks are 9-16 to open the season, and could be a popular seller at the NBA trade deadline. If the team does sell off parts, 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis would be at the top of their list. Though Davis has already been limited by injuries, he's proven to still be effective while on the court, averaging 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds in 10 games t
  
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• Knicks vs. Raptors odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA Cup picks for December 9 from proven model

  09-12-2025 13:47 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinal picks for Tuesday
  
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• New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors: How to watch the 2025 NBA Cup, where to stream and more

  09-12-2025 11:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks head to Toronto for the NBA Cup East Quarterfinal on Tuesday, here's how to watch. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) Kenneth Richmond via Getty Images
  There's just a week left in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, and by Dec. 16, the players of one NBA team will snag the NBA Cup trophy and find themselves a half a million dollars richer. The annual in-season tournament's East Quarterfinals, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, feature the New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors, their gam
  
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• Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic: How to watch the 2025 NBA Cup, where to stream and more

  09-12-2025 11:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Jalen Suggs and the Orlando Magic will play the Miami Heat in this week's East Quarterfinal in the NBA Cup, here's how to watch. (Rich Storry/Getty Images) Rich Storry via Getty Images
  The 2025 Emirates NBA Cup is wrapping up this week. The annual in-season tournament's East Quarterfinals will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9, beginning with the Miami Heat visiting the Orlando Magic tipping off at 6 p.m. ET. That game marks the first of the night; the New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors game will imme
  
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• NBA Cup 2025: Quarterfinals preview, format, how much money players can win in NBA's in-season tournament

  09-12-2025 06:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  We have reached the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the eight-team knockout round — now things get serious. Especially for the players on those teams, because the money is now very real."I think half a million dollars is still a good amount of money to be able to motivate you to want to win games," the Lakers' Jake LaRavia told NBC Sports recently.Here is everything you need to know about the NBA Cup quarterfinals matchups on Tuesday and Wednesday, and what happens from there.What’s the NBA C
  
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• Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert ejected after drilling Mark Williams with a forearm mid-dunk in loss to Suns

  09-12-2025 03:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Rudy Gobert ran in and drilled Mark Williams in the ribs, throwing off a dunk attempt and sending him crashing to the court hard. (AP/Ella Hall)ASSOCIATED PRESSMinnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ejected from their 108-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday night after checking Mark Williams in the air with his forearm as he was going up for a dunk.Midway through the third quarter of the contest at the Target Center, Williams drove through the lane and started to rise up for what shoul
  
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• Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert ejected after drilling Mark Williams with a forearm mid-dunk in game vs. Suns

  09-12-2025 03:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Rudy Gobert ran in and drilled Mark Williams in the ribs, throwing off a dunk attempt and sending him crashing to the court hard. (AP/Ella Hall)ASSOCIATED PRESSMinnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ejected from their game against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night after checking Mark Williams in the air with his forearm as he was going up for a dunk.Midway through the third quarter of the contest at the Target Center, Williams drove through the lane and started to rise up for what should h
  
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• Knicks' Miles McBride ruled out for Tuesday's game in Toronto with ankle sprain

  09-12-2025 02:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Knicks will be without guard Miles McBride on Tuesday night in Toronto due to a left ankle sprain, the team announced.McBride left Sunday’s win over the Orlando Magic, and while initial X-rays were negative, the injury is significant enough to keep him sidelined for New York's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup with the Raptors. No timetable for a return to the lineup has yet been revealed.Playing in his fifth NBA season, McBride has been outstanding for the Knicks this year, averaging
  
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• Terry Rozier pleads not guilty: Where Heat guard, Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones stand in federal gambling case

  08-12-2025 23:41 via cbssports.com
  
  The defendants will appear back in court early next year
  
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• Magic's Desmond Bane fined $35,000 for chucking ball at OG Anunoby in loss to Knicks

  08-12-2025 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Desmond Bane’s decision to launch a ball at OG Anunoby is going to cost him.The NBA fined Bane $35,000 on Monday, one day after he launched a ball at Anunoby during the Orlando Magic’s 106-100 loss to the New York Knicks. The move resulted in a small altercation at Madison Square Garden and a technical foul.Midway through the fourth quarter of that contest, Bane was chasing down Anunoby on a fast break. While Jalen Suggs appeared to block Anunoby at the rim, both guys went tumbling d
  
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• Desmond Bane fined $35,000 for chucking ball at OG Anunoby in loss to Knicks

  08-12-2025 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Desmond Bane’s decision to launch a ball at OG Anunoby is going to cost him.The NBA fined Bane $35,000 on Monday, one day after he launched a ball at Anunoby during the Orlando Magic’s 106-100 loss to the New York Knicks. The move resulted in a small altercation at Madison Square Garden and a technical foul.Midway through the fourth quarter of that contest, Bane was chasing down Anunoby on a fast break. While Jalen Suggs appeared to block Anunoby at the rim, both guys went tumbling d
  
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• Orlando's Franz Wagner suffers high ankle sprain, reportedly to miss 2-4 weeks

  08-12-2025 23:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  Considering how it looked when the injury happened, this is good news.An MRI revealed Orlando's Franz Wagner has suffered a high ankle sprain, the team announced Monday. An MRI conducted Monday showed that forward Franz Wagner suffered a left high ankle sprain. He sustained the injury during the first quarter of Sunday afternoon’s game at New York.His return will depend on how he responds to treatment. pic.twitter.com/3hiiVLDrQ4— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) December 8, 2025While th
  
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• Spurs vs. Pelicans odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA picks for December 8 from proven model

  08-12-2025 22:18 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated New Orleans vs. San Antonio 10,000 times and revealed its top NBA picks today
  
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• Inside the Celtics' recipe to maintaining their elite offense without Jayson Tatum

  08-12-2025 22:11 via cbssports.com
  
  The Celtics have been one of the NBA's biggest overachievers so far this season
  
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• Suns vs. Timberwolves odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA picks for December 8 from proven model

  08-12-2025 22:07 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated Minnesota vs. Phoenix 10,000 times and revealed its top NBA picks today
  
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• Pacers vs. Kings odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA picks for December 8 from proven model

  08-12-2025 21:52 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers 10,000 times and revealed its top NBA picks today
  
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• Trade with Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga reportedly still interests the Kings

  08-12-2025 21:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  Trade with Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga reportedly still interests the Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe Golden State Warriors’ 123-91 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night proved to be yet another injunction in Jonathan Kuminga’s future tenure with the franchise.With Golden State leading the entire game, Kuminga didn’t play at all Sunday night in Chicago, after putting up just four points, seven rebounds and three assists the night before in Clev
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Eagles at Chargers, Suns at TWolves, college basketball and more

  08-12-2025 21:30 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Monday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball Top 200 Rankings: Jamal Murray is on a heater

  08-12-2025 21:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  While Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić remains the most valuable player in fantasy basketball, he hasn't been the only player on his team providing elite value recently.Guard Jamal Murray has been on a roll since a sprained ankle caused a premature end to his time on the floor during Denver's December 1 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Not only did he not miss any additional action beyond that game, but he dropped 52 points on 19-of-25 shooting from the field in a win over the Indiana Pacers
  
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• NBA power rankings 2025-26: Thunder rolling, Pistons and Knicks move up to second, third

  08-12-2025 21:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  We're a quarter of the way through the NBA season, which means it's a good time to step back and assess where teams stand and which tier they are in. OKC seems to be on its own.1. Oklahoma City Thunder(23-1, last week No. 1)
  The Thunder have been rolling through everyone and everything in their path, and with that they deserve to be heavy favorites to win the Emirates NBA Cup. OKC reached the Cup Finals a year ago, only to have one of their worst shooting nights of the season against Milwaukee.
  
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• Magic F Franz Wagner reportedly has high-ankle sprain, avoided more serious injury; will miss multiple weeks, remainder of NBA Cup

  08-12-2025 21:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  Nov 8, 2024; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) looks on against the New Orleans Pelicans in the second quarter at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn ImagesUSA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / ReutersStandout orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has a high left-ankle sprain that's expected to sideline him for multiple weeks, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. The injury projects to sideline Wagner for the remainder of NBA Cup play. Orlando will pl
  
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• ‘Slightly Biased, Spot On or So Wrong?’ Contenders, Celtics, Lakers, Embiid, Nembhard & more

  08-12-2025 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Subscribe to The Kevin O'Connor ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeKevin O’Connor is joined by Slightly Biased to break down whether Ryan Nembhard is the next Steve Nash and his impact on the Dallas Mavericks. Plus, are the Lakers the most overrated team in the NBA? Is Joel Embiid finished?Next, they discuss if the Thunder could still make the play-in even if you took all the starters off the roster, whether the Celtics will win 55 plus games if Tatum returns by March and Zach Edey&rsqu
  
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• Warriors' Draymond Green shares which NBA on-court fight he regrets to this day

  08-12-2025 19:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Warriors' Draymond Green shares which NBA on-court fight he regrets to this day originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWarriors forward Draymond Green is no stranger to on-court brawls, especially excessive physical contact toward other players that has caused the NBA to hand down numerous suspensions.The heat of competition is so emotionally driven that there is no doubt players sometimes lose themselves in that passion, and Green has done well so far in regulating his emotional intensity in
  
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• Grizzlies' Zach Edey is leveling up: Is the second-year big man on his way to NBA stardom?

  08-12-2025 18:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  It doesn’t take long for Zach Edey to make his presence felt.On the opening basket of Sunday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers, rookie wing Cedric Coward is able to eek out a late-clock bucket against Sidy Cissoko after a well-timed pump fake. What stands out to me is what happens before it:Edey and Jaylen Wells (looking good lately) flow into a ball screen that the Blazers work to force down the sideline. Edey’s dive naturally occupies the attenti
  
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• Fantasy Basketball High Score Perfect Lineup: Top 6 scores from Week 7 in the NBA

  08-12-2025 18:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  As the 2025-26 NBA season approaches the two-month mark, we should all be talking about how dominant the Oklahoma City Thunder have been sitting at 22-1. Or perhaps we should also be talking about how Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokić appears poised to win a fourth MVP award. Or maybe bring up how this could be the end of an era with LeBron James potentially in his final season.Nope. Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors are what's on everybody's mind right now. The Greek Freak could be sideline
  
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• The Clippers are a mess, and there is no clear path forward to salvage the situation in L.A.

  08-12-2025 18:32 via cbssports.com
  
  The Clippers are 6-18, have an investigation looming and just had an ugly divorce with a future Hall of Famer
  
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• The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market: What's the best deal for all 30 teams?

  08-12-2025 18:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes are here, even if the former MVP hasn't even officially requested a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks yet. However, it seems he might, and thus, it could be an interesting exercise trying to gauge what each team could — theoretically — offer the Bucks for the former champion. Some caveats here. The presumed logic of teams is included here. That means, for example, the Hawks wish to pair Antetokounmpo with Trae Young as opposed to Jale
  
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• The High Score Playlist: Week 8 fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups and lineup advice

  08-12-2025 17:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  Welcome to The High Score Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and get in your lineup for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. You can also read my 9-cat and standard points leagues pickups story for advice in those formats.So press play and shuffle through the latest fantasy basketball info.Fantasy basketball pickups and advice.Week 8 in High Score is pure chaos — the NBA Cup has the schedule in flux, and depending on outcomes, teams could play
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Maxine Raynaud, T.J. McConnell among top adds in 9-cat/standard points leagues for Week 8

  08-12-2025 17:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  Welcome back to The Playlist — your weekly scan of the fantasy basketball landscape, where we break down the waiver adds who can keep your roster competitive in 9-cat and points leagues.You can also read my High Score pickups story for advice in that format.Fantasy basketball pickups and advice.Week 8 comes with a twist: the NBA Cup. The Yahoo Fantasy Basketball default schedule doesn't combine this week and next, which means your outcome will largely depend on how your schedule shakes out
  
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