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Larsson had missed six games in a row after suffering an ankle sprain in the NBA Cup quarterfinal against the Orlando Magic. He returned to action Friday, and his play provided a huge spark that this team has been desperately searching for. He finished with a career-high 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on an efficient 9 of 13 shooting.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves will miss at least a month with a grade 2 strain in his left calf, the team announced Friday, one day after he left the game against the Houston Rockets at halftime. Reaves, averaging career highs in points (26.6), assists (6.3) and rebounds (5.2), had already missed three games with what the team called a "mild" calf strain.

As paramilitary fighters from the brutal Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran the largest city in western Sudan carrying out mass executions, rapes and ethnic cleansing with weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates the NBA's annual in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup, tipped off on Halloween night, proudly sponsored by the very same Gulf state. The tournament is the most visible example of the NBA's expanding partnership with the UAE

I went to Minnesota when I was young. Straight out of high school, I brought all my friends that I could. Through that whole process of being there, we just grew up as young guys into, you know, young adults. So Minnesota, with the dope lakes and the more simplistic things you can do, it's like a big small city.

The Raptors played really well and did have moments on offence where they were "leaking oil" as Jack Armstrong would say, but they hung in there with one of the best teams in the league all night long, just to lose right at the end. This game will mark the third game at home as Toronto will have two more in a row after this against the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks for the NBA Cup Quarterfinals.

This season, NBC is broadcasting the NBA for the first time since 2002, which has led the network to try and capture a very specific sort of Gen-X nostalgia for the mid-'90s.

"I just remember his demeanor. That's why we nicknamed him 'Easy E,' " Scott told The Times. "He was just so cool, nothing speeding him up. He was going to take his time. He was just easy. He was such a good dude. I loved Easy, man."

I was the 13th guy on a 12-man basketball team. But here I am in the NBA for my 27th season,

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein will be sidelined at least 10 to 14 days due to a right soleus strain, the team announced Saturday evening. The soleus is a muscle located in the lower part of the calf. Hartenstein sat out Friday's win over the Phoenix Suns due to what the team listed as right ankle soreness. The strain was discovered upon further evaluation.