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Kendra Andrews: Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. says that he and Draymond Green’s camp worked with the league to come up with the indefinite suspension. “We understand there’s a punishment that will take place but this is also about helping somebody. They 100% agreed. So did Draymond.”
Source: Twitter @kendra__andrews

NBA Central: Anthony Edwards says he wants to cook LeBron 1v1 but the Lakers always doubles him (🎥 @Complex ) pic.twitter.com/BMiUd5Jf8b
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent F James Johnson is returning to the Indiana Pacers on a one-year deal, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Johnson played for the Pacers last year. This will be his 15th NBA season.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Jusuf Nurkić still respects Draymond Green and doesn’t view him any differently, even after taking a hit to the face from the Warriors veteran forward on Tuesday night. “I have a lot of respect for him, obviously, even before this,” Jusuf Nurkic said Wednesday before the Phoenix Suns’ game against the Brooklyn Nets at Footprint Center (h/t Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin). “I still have it. I don’t know what people go through. It’s not our problem, but he’s an NBA champion for me, Hall of Famer still.”
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First Take: We knew that there would be some level of punishment, but we didn’t want that to be the focus…Indefinite means get yourself right.” NBA Executive VP & Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars on Draymond Green’s suspension. pic.twitter.com/grr6oYS14h
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Marc J. Spears: You know who I got my eye on with the Spurs? Keldon Johnson I keep hearing this buzz about, ‘Not sure if he fits in well with this group going forward and should he be coming off the bench.’ For a team like Golden State, if he’s a player that they could pry away that could give him you know that 16 to 20 points on any given night… I think that’s a guy that they definitely should go after. If there is a player that I think does get moved from the Spurs, my guess it’ll probably be Keldon Johnson. Читать дальше...

Adrian Wojnarowski: Draymond Green, his agent Rich Paul, Mike Dunleavy… They’re going to meet tomorrow and start talking about how Draymond Green’s going to address this going forward, the kind of help he’s going to get and I’m told he wants to get help to try to keep this from happening again, to handle whatever issues he might have and challenges he might have in his life.
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Jokic refuted Bozidar Maljkovic’s claim that he is guaranteed to help Serbia in the Olympics next summer. “It’s far. Some people put words in my mouth that I said something that I didn’t. The head coach is the first to know [my commitment]. I always talk to the family and the team after the season,” Jokic told Aleksandar Zigic of RTS.
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NBA: Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat

Charlotte Hornets forward JT Thor (21) arrives for the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya…

Charlotte Hornets forward JT Thor (21) arrives for the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center.

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NBA: Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat

Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards (4) arrives for the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya…

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The NBA In-Season Tournament brought another showcase of eye-catching sneakers. Key highlights included the footwear choices of IST standouts
such as LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Tyrese Haliburton.

It was less than four weeks ago that Dumars had a long, long chat with Draymond about the chokehold he put on Rudy Gobert. Dumars, according to league sources, made it clear he was concerned about the optics in relation to the league’s desire to secure new TV deals.
Source: Monte Poole @ NBC Sports Bay Area

The Bulls have been linked to the Lakers and Raptors in the rumor mill, but multiple sources said LaVine and his representation obviously want Los Angeles because of the Klutch Sports connection. Lakers who would be eligible to be moved Friday include Jaxson Hayes, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood.
Source: Joe Cowley @ Chicago Sun-Times

There’s a fine line between patience and concern, and the Bulls’ front office is doing its best to straddle that line. According to a source Wednesday, with many of the players who signed contracts during the summer eligible to be traded starting Friday, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas is finding no real market interest in Zach LaVine.
Source: Joe Cowley @ Chicago Sun-Times

Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers’ locker room Wednesday night as both teams squared off in a hallway in a dispute over the game ball following the Milwaukee Bucks star’s franchise-record 64-point performance. After Milwaukee’s 140-126 victory, Antetokounmpo had an animated discussion with Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton and other Pacers before rushing from the court toward the visitors locker room, seemingly in search of the game ball. Читать дальше...

Clutch Points: “I have a ball but I don’t know if it’s the game ball. It doesn’t feel like the game ball to me. It feels like a brand new ball… I played 35 minutes today. I know what the game ball felt like.” Giannis Antetokounmpo on the situation with the game ball 😳 pic.twitter.com/RAQ5f9wezZ
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

Bucks guard Cameron Payne said he was one of the players who went down the tunnel. “Man wanted that ball,” Payne said, referring to Antetokounmpo. “I’m following my team, helping my teammate out. It was just a lot of commotion, honestly. He just wanted his ball, man.”
Source: ESPN News Services @ ESPN

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now a Top 100 scorer in NBA history after passing Bob Cousy in the all-time list last night. He also passed Alonzo Mourning in rebounds.
Source: Twitter @hoopshype

Jonas Valanciunas moved up from No. 88 to No. 87 in the rebounding all-time list after passing Chris Bosh.
Source: HoopsHype

Nick DePaula: OFFICIAL: Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen has signed a multi-year shoe deal extension with Nike. 📄 He is debuting his new GT Hustle PE tonight — featuring “LM23” and “Finnisher” on each heel. pic.twitter.com/uOs6YFEnSr
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Giannis Antetokounmpo went off for 64 points in the Bucks’ 140-126 win over the Indiana Pacers.

The New York Knicks (13-10) play against the Utah Jazz (8-16) at Delta Center

The Brooklyn Nets (13-10) play against the Phoenix Suns (13-11) at Footprint Center

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: The NBA is suspending Golden State’s Draymond Green indefinitely. pic.twitter.com/CNaIXavM0C
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Ohm Youngmisuk: Paul George is questionable to play tomorrow against Golden State. His injury from last night is listed as left hip soreness.
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM

The Los Angeles Lakers (14-10) play against the San Antonio Spurs (3-19) at Frost Bank Center