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Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, the top pick in the 2018 NBA draft, has been suspended 25 games after testing positive for a banned diuretic, the league said Thursday. The brief statement from the NBA did not detail when Ayton tested positive, but said his suspension would begin with Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets. ESPN, citing league sources, reported that the NBA Players Association plans to file arbitration papers in the belief that there is a case to have the penalty reduced or rescinded based on their collective bargaining agreement's provision of "unintentional ingestion." Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 10:48:pm EST

Vice President Mike Pence ripped the NBA's handling of the China situation on Thursday, saying the league is "acting like a wholly owned subsidiary" of the communist country. Pence delivered his tough words about the incident, which began with a pro-Hong Kong tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, during a speech on Thursday at The Wilson Center in Washington. "Some of the NBA's biggest players and owners, who routinely exercise their freedom to criticize this country, lose their voices when it comes to the freedom and rights of other peoples," Pence said during the speech. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 9:31:pm EST

The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton for 25 games after violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program. It was announced on Thursday that 2018 number one draft pick Ayton had tested positive for a diuretic, with the 21-year-old to serve a ban without pay. Ayton's suspension will start with Friday's game between the Suns and the Denver Nuggets. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 9:20:pm EST

The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton for 25 games. The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton 25 games for testing positive for a banned diuretic. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 8:57:pm EST

If Wednesday night's blowout loss to the Phoenix Suns was a gut check, what exactly would one consider Thursday's Marvin Bagley injury news? Bagley was injured in the fourth quarter with the game completely out of hand. According to head coach Luke Walton, someone tried to strip the ball from the Kings' starting power forward and came down on his thumb. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 7:33:pm EST

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