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If Nikola Jokic was fired up over his one-game suspension, it was hard to tell. "He came back and did what we expect him to do," coach Michael Malone said after Jokic's seventh triple-double of the season led the Denver Nuggets past the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 126-100 Saturday night. The 76ers gave leading scorer Joel Embiid the night off, robbing fans of a Jokic-Embiid showdown but allowing their star to get a six-day midseason break before their next game Tuesday night against the Lakers in Los Angeles. Continue to Article

January 27, 2019 12:40:am EST

The Los Angels Lakers finally got some decent news Saturday. With the team in the midst of a three-game losing, and injuries piling up, star LeBron James was able to return to full contact defensive drills during practice. The 34-year-old has already been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns, but James' progress is still encouraging. Continue to Article

January 26, 2019 7:37:pm EST

LeBron James is back in full-contact defensive drills in practice with the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time since the four-time NBA MVP strained his groin. James will miss his 16th consecutive game Sunday when the Lakers host the Phoenix Suns. The 34-year-old James has been out since Christmas due to the most significant injury of his 16-year NBA career. Continue to Article

January 26, 2019 4:08:pm EST

LeBron James seems to have welcomed Kyrie Irving back into his good graces, but the same probably can't be said about Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton right now. In the latest report questioning Walton's job security during a rocky season that has the Lakers currently out of the playoff picture at 25-24, ESPN's Jackie MacMullan said on the Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective podcast that James' camp has not been subtle about their desire for a coaching change in Los Angeles. A transcript of the exchange, per Silver Screen & Roll: MacMullan: “There's a lot of tension in that building. Continue to Article

January 26, 2019 1:28:am EST

Nikola Jokic's one-game suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation took Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone by surprise. I felt - we felt - pretty strongly that he would not be suspended based on other instances, similar instances. But they saw it in a different light,'' Malone said prior to the Nuggets' game Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, who were missing their own center, DeAndre Ayton, with a sprained ankle. Continue to Article

January 25, 2019 8:24:pm EST

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