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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban applauds as Mavericks are introduced for an NBA basketball in-season tournament game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Mark Cuban working on $3.5 billion sale of majority stake in Dallas Mavericks

By Tim Reynolds and Schuyler Dixon - Associated Press

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0)looks to take a foul shot in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Point differentials could decide teams’ fate in NBA In-Season Tournament

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of the team's NBA basketball In-Season Tournament game against the Utah Jazz, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. James became the first player in NBA history to surpass 39,000 career points. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

LeBron scores 39,000th point, Lakers complete sweep of tourney group play with 131-99 win over Utah

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after making a 3-point basket and getting fouled during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Curry extends NBA 3-point shooting record as Warriors top Rockets

By Michael Wagaman - Associated Press

Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Everyone’s got a Jimbo Fisher bad contract story

By Thom Loverro

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze, left, blocks a shot by Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Franz Wagner scores 21 as Magic beat Bulls 103-97 after blowing another 19-point lead

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) scores against New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley (5) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Knicks beat Washington 120-99; Wizards out of contention in NBA In-Season Tournament

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

FILE - Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Lawyers for Morant are allowed to argue that he was acting in self-defense as part of a lawsuit accusing him of assaulting a teenager during a pickup basketball game at the NBA star's house, a judge ruled Thursday, No. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Judge allows Ja Morant’s lawyers to argue he acted in self-defense in lawsuit about fight with teen

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges stands on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks on Jan. 17, 2022, in New York. Bridges is set to make his return to the court on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, against the Milwaukee Bucks for an NBA In-Season Tournament game after sitting out all of last season and completing a 10-game league-imposed suspension this year for his role in a domestic violence case in 2022. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Hornets F Miles Bridges set to return after sitting out last season and serving 10-game suspension

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Dario Saric (20) during the first half of an in-season NBA tournament basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Towns scores 33, sends Timberwolves past Warriors after early ejections in tourney game

By Sonja Chen - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, front, and Draymond Green, back, get into an altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, middle, during the first half of an in-season NBA tournament basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. All three were ejected. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Warriors’ Draymond Green suspended 5 games for grabbing Rudy Gobert around the neck

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Indiana Pacers' Buddy Hield (7) reacts after hitting a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Pacers’ entertaining offensive style pays off in the standing

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey reacts past Indiana Pacers' Buddy Hield in the final minute of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Maxey’s 50-point game for 76ers just one hint he’s the next NBA breakout star

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone calls a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Michael Malone agrees to contract extension with reigning NBA champion Nuggets, AP source says

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers guard Matisse Thybulle, right, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LeBron sits with injury while Davis, Hachimura propel Lakers to 116-110 win over Trail Blazers

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins argues with official Derrick Collins after the ejection of forward Jaren Jackson Jr. during the second half of the team's NBA basketball in-season tournament game against the Utah Jazz on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)

Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating

Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr., center, dunks past Phoenix Suns' Jusuf Nurkic, from left, Kevin Durant and Josh Okogie during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. has a broken rib after being struck by a vehicle

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Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards (4) looks to shoot over Washington Wizards forward Danilo Gallinari, left, and forward Kyle Kuzma during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hayward, Ball lead late Hornets surge past Wizards in NBA In-Season Tournament debut

By Ian Nicholas Quillen - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks' Young Trae celebrates after beating the Orlando Magic in an NBA basketball game, at the Mexico Arena in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Young scores 41, Murray hits go-ahead 3 as the Hawks beat the Magic 120-119 in Mexico City

By Carlos Rodriguez - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates after the Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 130-125 in an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LeBron James’ rise to global basketball star to be displayed in museum in hometown of Akron, Ohio

Associated Press