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Curry medically cleared, starts against Wolves

Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been medically cleared and will start Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves without a minutes restriction. ... Continue Reading

Curry medically cleared, will start against Wolves

Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been medically cleared and will start Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves without a minutes restriction. ... Continue Reading

Lakers' Reaves to miss a week with calf strain

Lakers guard Austin Reaves has a mild left calf strain and will be reevaluated in approximately a week, the team announced Friday. ... Continue Reading

Wemby ready to return Sat. on limited minutes

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who is expected to return on a minutes restriction Saturday after missing 12 games, said he wanted to come back much sooner but had to "trust the process." ... Continue Reading

SGA: Thunder 'absolutely' want NBA wins record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says the Thunder are after every trophy or record they can obtain, including the NBA's record of 73 wins. ... Continue Reading

Lakers championship basketballs net big bucks

Lakers 2000 and 2001 championship basketballs, signed by Kobe Bryant and other members of the team, sold for $508,000 and $317,500, respectively, at auction. ... Continue Reading

📈 Power Rankings: Each team's biggest weakness

NBA insiders break down the latest rankings, evaluating all 30 teams as the Emirates NBA Cup heats up. ... Continue Reading

Grizz's Edey (ankle) to be reevaluated in 4 weeks

Grizzlies center Zach Edey will be reevaluated in four weeks with a stress reaction in the left ankle he had surgically repaired in the offseason. ... Continue Reading

NBA 25 under 25 rankings: Where Wemby, Ant, Flagg and more young stars check in

Which youngsters are among the next class of superstars? Which are already there? Our NBA experts rank their top 25 under 25. ... Continue Reading

Signed Kobe card fetches $1.22 million at auction

A 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Emblems of Endorsements card of Kobe Bryant recently sold for $1.22 million, including buyer's premium, with Goldin Auctions. ... Continue Reading

Wembanyama probable to return for Cup semis

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has been listed as probable to return for Saturday's NBA Cup semifinal against the Thunder in Las Vegas. ... Continue Reading

Sources: Wembanyama set to play in Cup semis

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is expected to return for Saturday's NBA Cup semifinal against the Thunder in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. ... Continue Reading

Lakers swat away playoff talk, focus on reeling D

LeBron James and the Lakers agreed it's too early to discuss how far the Lakers can go in the postseason, especially after the Spurs exposed their already suspect perimeter defense Wednesday to eliminate L.A. from the NBA Cup. ... Continue Reading

OKC rolls again, ties 73-win Dubs with 24-1 start

The Thunder punched their ticket to Las Vegas with a 49-point blowout of the Suns in Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinals, matching the 2015-16 Warriors for the best 25-game start in NBA history at 24-1. ... Continue Reading

Suns' Allen ejected after shoving OKC's Holmgren

Suns guard Grayson Allen was ejected from an NBA Cup quarterfinal game against Oklahoma City on Wednesday night after he shoved Thunder center Chet Holmgren and knocked him to the floor. ... Continue Reading