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Cavaliers Rule Out Larry Nance Jr. for 3–4 Weeks, Sideline Jarrett Allen for About a Week as Sam Merrill Stays Day-to-Day

Cleveland plans to elevate Nae’Qwan Tomlin alongside Thomas Bryant to cover frontcourt minutes.

LaMelo Ball Trade Talk Persists, But Hornets Aren’t Shopping Him

Anfernee Simons’ Sixth-Man Surge Lifts Celtics as Mazzulla Leans on Deep Rotation

Garland Returns as Cavaliers Top Pacers 120-109 in NBA Cup

No. 20 Tennessee Rolls Past Tennessee State to Reach 5-0

Texas A&M Holds Off Montana 86-81 After Late Surge

No. 9 Maryland Rolls Past Towson 88-70 as Smikle Returns and Bartelme Exits With Knee Injury

Ohio State Rolls Late to Beat Appalachian State 75-53, Move to 3-0

Draymond Green Says Dejounte Murray, Not Zion Williamson, Leads the Pelicans

South Carolina Rolls in Opener as Staley Says Identity Still Forming

Jazz Send Walker Kessler Home for Shoulder Tests, Rule Him Out for Rest of Road Trip

Joel Embiid’s Opener Raises Fresh Concerns for 76ers

Thunder Exercise 2026–27 Options on Cason Wallace and Nikola Topić

Bulls Honor Lonzo Ball in Return as Okoro Signals Chicago’s Defensive Reset

Knicks Weigh Managed Minutes for Mitchell Robinson With Back-to-Backs Uncertain

Slimmer Embiid Offers Hope as Sixers Slide to No. 19 in ESPN Outlook, Face Size and Health Questions

Knicks Weigh Ben Simmons Versus Shooters for Final Roster Spot

Pelicans Reaffirm Commitment to Zion Williamson With $39.4M Contract

Jrue Holiday Unveiled as Trail Blazers’ Lead Guard During Lillard’s Rehab

Bucks Land Myles Turner in $107 Million Deal That Surprised Pacers