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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (24) was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain on Saturday and will be sidelined indefinitely, the NBA club announced.

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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid (30) is being investigated after getting physical with a journalist on Saturday, according to multiple US media reports. Embiid is reported to have shoved Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes, who recently wrote a commentary critical of the player which referenced the Sixers ace's son and late brother. "We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation," an NBA spokesman was quoted by US media as saying.

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Bronny James (20), the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been assigned by the Los Angeles Lakers to their G-League developmental squad, the club announced on Thursday.

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Assistant coach Mitch Johnson (39) will serve as the San Antonio Spurs' interim head coach after the team announced Greg Popovich (75) will miss the two-game road trip due to health reasons.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis says the chance that he will miss time with a painful foot injury that flared up in a loss to Detroit on Monday is just one of the problems facing the floundering NBA team. Davis is averaging a league-leading 32.6 points per game and scored 37 in Detroit, despite clearly struggling after aggravating a left foot injury in the fourth quarter.

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Luka Doncic scored 14 of his 32 points in the first quarter as the Dallas Mavericks got off to a hot start en route to a 108-85 NBA victory over the injury-hit Orlando Magic on Sunday. The Mavs, who came up short in their comeback bid against Houston on Thursday, took control early against an Orlando side missing 2023 Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero because of an oblique injury.

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Stephen Curry (36) outdueled Olympic team-mate Jayson Tatum (26) in a battling Golden State Warriors win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder's unbeaten start to the season ended against Denver.

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Victor Wembanyama showcased his multi-dimensional prowess on Thursday, delivering his second career 5x5 game and leading the San Antonio Spurs to a decisive 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz. Wembanyama, with an impressive 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and five blocks, became just the third NBA player in history to achieve multiple 5x5 games, joining legends Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko.