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Jason Kidd said Kyrie Irving could potentially return on Friday after not playing on Wednesday against the Pelicans.

The Philadelphia 76ers rank near the bottom of the power rankings while the Detroit Pistons are surging in the East.

The team has lost 19 of its last 28 games, many of those defeats coming with Stephen Curry in uniform, and now sits under .500. It’s an unthinkable collapse for a championship organization considering that Curry is still a top-10 player in the league by many advanced metrics.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.Gilgeous-Alexander bagged the first 50-point game of his career with a dazzling all-round performance that included eight rebounds,

Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games after missing a flight for the team’s trip to Milwaukee. Butler, who has requested a trade away from the franchise, had planned to still join the team for the games against the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets despite missing the flight.

One man who played on some dynastic Lakers teams of the past feels the current Lakers can end up with a high seed in the Western Conference.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.

Welcome to the world of jersey numbers, a cultural phenomenon for some and a spiritual reminder for others. To an NBA player, selecting the particular numeral that will be attached to their uniform and overall likeness can be an inexact science.

The Grizzlies had three players (Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Luke Kennard) go for over 20 points and Kennard hit seven three-pointers. Ja Morant played the role of facilitator with 16 points (5-9 FG) and 13 assists to fall one dime shy of a season high. He was also active on the defensive end of the floor.

With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.

Bradley Beal's agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic on Wednesday that any reports suggesting his client