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Getty At some point you stop calling it a “rough patch” and start calling it what it is. The Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga feel like they’ve reached the end of whatever this partnership was supposed to be. And according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater, the rest of the league sees it too. The probability of Golden

AP Spurs Victor Wembanyama is getting closer, even if the Spurs still aren’t sure when he’ll actually play again. Head coach Mitch Johnson said the star center will travel to Los Angeles for Wednesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal against the Lakers, via Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. Wembanyama practiced fully on Sunday but sat

Getty Eastern Conference Pistons — 19-5 — GB: — Knicks — 16-7 — GB: 2.5 Celtics — 15-9 — GB: 4.0 Raptors — 15-10 — GB: 4.5 Magic — 14-10 — GB: 5.0 Heat — 14-10 — GB: 5.0 76ers — 13-10 — GB: 5.5 Cavaliers — 14-11 — GB: 5.5 Hawks — 14-11 —

We have reached the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the eight-team knockout round — now things get serious. Especially for the players on those teams, because the money is now very real. “I think half a million dollars is still a good amount of money to be able to motivate you to want to win games,” the

USA Today Bucks Teams are quietly preparing for the day Milwaukee signals it is ready to take calls on Giannis Antetokounmpo, even while the two-time MVP keeps telling reporters he wants to work things out with the Bucks. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line writes that front offices are bracing for a rare type of

Getty The Heat have held internal discussions about a possible pursuit of Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Morant has missed 11 of Memphis’ last 12 games with a calf injury, but Miami continues to monitor the situation as it evaluates potential backcourt upgrades. Fischer writes that the Heat

AP The Heat haven’t been shy about keeping themselves in the Giannis Antetokounmpo conversation, even if the Bucks star keeps saying he wants to make things work in Milwaukee. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports that Antetokounmpo’s management group went as far as running the math on how playing in a no-income-tax state such

AP Some nights aren’t about the schedule. Some nights aren’t about fatigue, or back-to-backs, or eight games in 14 days. Some nights just reveal what you are. Saturday felt like one of those nights for the Cavaliers. Golden State showed up without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, or Draymond Green. In other words, the Warriors rolled

File photo Hornets The Hornets won’t have LaMelo Ball on Sunday. The All-Star guard has a bone bruise in his left ankle and will sit out against Denver, per Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer. Ball left Friday’s game early with soreness and never returned, another bump in what’s already been a frustrating start for