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Collin Sexton (25) scored 23 points and Lauri Markkanen (27) added 20 as the Utah Jazz held off San Antonio on Saturday for their second win of the NBA season.

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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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The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a sensational second-half comeback to preserve their perfect start to the season with a thrilling defeat of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. A superb defensive performance from Evan Mobley and 22 points from Donovan Mitchell laid the foundations for an unlikely 105-100 victory that saw Cleveland improve to 11-0. 

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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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The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their perfect start to the NBA season in sensational style on Friday, seizing a 41-point half-time lead on the way to a blowout of the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs improved to 10-0 after lighting up Golden State 136-117, ending the Warriors' five-game winning streak and handing them their first road defeat of the season.

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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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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.