Tom Orsborn: CP sends a message: “We got to get to that point where all that ‘young guy stuff’ got to go out the window. We pros just like everybody else and there’s a grit and a will that you got to have in this league in order to figure out ways to win those games...
Christian Clark: Final: Timberwolves 105, Mavericks 99 Luka left with a calf injury in the second quarter. Mavericks got the Wolves’ 28-point lead down to 2. Couldn’t complete the comeback. Kyrie scores 39 points.
On Wednesday, Thompson passed Miller for fifth on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made list. Thompson came into Dallas’ Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Timberwolves needing three 3s to move ahead of Miller.
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The apron math will impact several oft-mentioned trade candidates around the NBA, such as Nets swingman Cam Johnson and Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma. That was another common warning I heard from league personnel at Showcase.
Alan Horton: Luka Doncic (left calf) will NOT return.
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Doncic with a little trash talk for Randle after that three.
John Karalis: Jrue Holiday (shoulder) is OUT today. Jayson Tatum and Derrick White are IN
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NBA Communications: The @spurs’ Victor Wembanyama became the third player in NBA history to have 40 or more points in his Christmas Day debut, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Tracy McGrady.
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Vincent Goodwill: The Knicks grit and hustle keeps the Spurs away from one final possession and one final chance for Victor to be the MSG Grinch, 117-114. Victor Wembanyama: 42-18-4-4 (Three away from...
The Ravens face the Texans in Houston on Christmas Day. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.
The Baltimore Ravens are in the playoffs already, but what does Week 17 mean for their AFC North aspirations?
Shams Charania: Reporting for NBA Countdown on the line drawn in the sand: Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami, with two teams [Warriors and Suns] at the top of his desired destinations – and how we got here:
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Beyond the contract, other issues also have led to Jimmy Butler’s increasing ambivalence toward remaining with Miami. A source said that Butler was caught off guard when Riley, during a May news conference...
Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN. ESPN reported in the Inside Pass on Dec. 10 that the Heat are willing to listen to trade offers for Butler, and that Butler wants a win-now contender in any deal.
