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Donovan Mitchell will miss the Cleveland Cavaliers’ big Friday matchup with the Detroit Pistons. Mitchell is listed as out for the game on the NBA injury report with a groin issue. Additionally, James Harden is listed as questionable with a fractured right thumb. Also questionable on the report are Keon Ellis (left index finger fracture), Dennis Schroder (ankle sprain), Dean …

The NBA is sending a message: After a buzzer, don’t take the ball and throw it toward the opposite basket (not as a shot, more of a celebration… or just because). That message is going to cost the Timberwolves Anthony Edwards and the Magic’s $25,000 each as both were fined by the league on Thursday “for throwing the game ball …

The NBA has fined Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves $25,000 after he threw a ball into the stands during the team’s 124-121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The incident happened at the end of the first half with Minnesota leading Portland 62-59. Edwards rebounded the final shot of the half, then cocked back and tossed …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Charlotte Hornets will try to run their road trip winning streak to three games as they visit the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Advertisement Indiana hasn’t come close to covering in any of its last four games, so I’m taking a surging …

With the entire 2020 NBA season in the balance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams decided to risk it all for some lemon pepper wings from a strip club. That’s how Magic City broke containment and went from Atlanta institution to nationally-recognized establishment. Six years later, and Williams’ iconic(?) moment will be immortalized by the …

The New York Jets have agreed to trade pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the player-for-player swap of starting players cannot become official until the start of the NFL’s new league year on …

With the fantasy basketball playoffs right around the corner, your roster decisions over the next two weeks could be the difference between a championship and an early exit. Injuries are unavoidable this time of year — so how do you manage them? Here’s the breakdown of every notable injured player heading into the stretch run, along with whether I would …

Slice up stats and records any way you like, the Spurs are on a roll. When the Spurs won in Detroit the other night, it was their 1300th win since the start of the new millennium. Wednesday night’s win in Toronto was their tenth in a row, the first time since the 2015-16 season. Here’s an interesting piece of trivia. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t do enough to get the win, but there were some positives to take away from their narrow 118-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Jarrett Allen was far and away the most dominant on the court on a night the Cavs were without three starters in James Harden (thumb), Donovan Mitchell (groin), and Evan Mobley (calf). He …

March Madness is quickly approaching, with the men’s college basketball regular season coming to a close in the coming weeks. A few teams are starting to pull ahead as national championship favorites. Eight of the last nine national champions have been No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament, with the lone exception being UConn in 2023, as the Huskies were …

When you think about the Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander comes to mind. SGA has been the face of the Thunder, winning the league MVP and Finals MVP last season. When he’s been healthy, he’s been dominant again this season. Advertisement But with SGA missing time due to an injury, another former Kentucky Wildcat has stepped up the last few …

Chaotic starts, tricky overtaking, lifting off the gas on straights. Formula 1’s new era of regulations could upend the series in unexpected ways when the season begins with the Australian Grand Prix next week. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, the two most successful drivers on the grid, were critical in testing of cars whose electrical hybrid systems promote unusual driving …

Broadcaster Stephen A. Smith is known for his outspoken personality, whether it’s discussing sports across the ESPN platform or talking about politics wherever he can. Smith spoke with Graham Bensinger, host of “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” and provided some clarification on several notable topics involving himself, including his relationship with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and a potential …

The shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers, playing without Donovan Mitchell (groin), James Harden (finger), and Evan Mobley (calf), couldn’t keep up with a hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks team, leading to their 118-116 defeat. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. Effective Field Goal Percentage Offensive Rebounding Percentage Offensive Turnover Percentage Free Throw Rate Cavs 55.2%, 56th percentile 35.4%, …

The Utah Jazz are holding their breath on another of their top players. All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen will undergo an MRI after sustaining a potential right ankle and right hip injury in practice on Wednesday, according to The Salt Lake Tribune’s Kevin Reynolds. It remains to be seen how much time he could miss. Advertisement Utah is already without a …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Alex Condon scored 23 points, Boogie Fland had 22 and No. 7 Florida beat Texas 84-71 Wednesday night for its eighth consecutive victory. Florida (22-6, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) has won seven straight SEC road games. The Gators have outscored their last eight opponents by an average of 20.5 points, rounding into form as they seek to …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were without five players from the Olympic gold medal-game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL’s return from a three-week break. Having already ruled out center Jack Eichel and defenseman Noah Hanifin from the champion United States, the Golden Knights traveled without Canadian forwards Mark Stone and Mitch Marner …

BOSTON (AP) — Fred Payne scored 23 points and Aidan Shaw tipped in a miss with 0.5 seconds remaining as Boston College snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 68-67 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday night. Boston College took a 64-56 lead with 1:42 remaining but the Eagles would not make another field goal until Shaw’s game-winner. Advertisement Juke …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Marta Suarez scored a career-high 32 points, and No. 11 TCU used a dominant third quarter to defeat Cincinnati 83-70 on Wednesday, clinching at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title. With the win, defending Big 12 champion TCU secured no worse than a share of the league title entering Sunday’s regular-season finale against No. …

Miami Heat legend and basketball Hall of Famer Chris Bosh didn’t go into specifics but said he received a medical scare, to the point where he woke up covered in his own blood, in a recent social media post. Bosh, an 11-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, posted a video of himself to Instagram where he was sitting inside of …

On today’s episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine take a deep look into the MVP favorites. Are SGA and Jaylen Brown hurt by having a great team that performs just as well with them on the floor as they do off? From there Tom and Dan react to Luka Dončić’s interesting choice to pass up a …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing some of their best basketball of the season, but could be hitting another bump in the road. James Harden had his right thumb wrapped during postgame interviews after the team’s win over the New York Knicks. Now we know why. Advertisement The team announced on Wednesday afternoon that Harden injured his right thumb on Tuesday. …

There is a beauty in the basketball we see after the All-Star break. The fun is in the sprint toward the playoffs when we can see and feel the urgency from teams, identity against identity, working to sprinkle in more game plans. There is a separation from how good you are as a team and a pivot into how much …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett, a two-time national coach of the year, joined the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka. Bennett was Virginia’s coach from 2009-24 and guided the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship. Bennett compiled a 364-136 record at Virginia. Advertisement …

The Cleveland Cavaliers made one of the more impactful moves at the NBA trade deadline, acquiring star James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden’s time in Cleveland, however, has already hit a snag, as the guard sustained a fractured right thumb during the team’s win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The injury was discovered after Tuesday’s 109-94 …