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The scheduled Saturday contest between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves was postponed and pushed back to Sunday afternoon. The NBA cited safety concerns as the reason for the schedule adjustment. The decision was made to prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community, the NBA said in its announcement. Earlier Saturday, federal immigration agents in Minnesota shot and killed a man, according to multiple news outlets. Multiple shootings involving federal agents in recent weeks have raised tensions in Minneapolis and nearby St Paul.

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ATLANTA -- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker injured his right ankle Friday night against Atlanta and limped off the court. Booker, a four-time All-Star, went down with 5 seconds remaining in the third quarter after rolling his ankle on the foot of the Hawks' Onyeka Okongwu. He was on the floor for several minutes before walking to the training room under his own power -- albeit limping and appearing to be in significant pain.

The Spurs were inspecting it during introductions and soon a maintenance crew came out and placed a level on the rim before beginning to work on it. Three people on ladders worked on the rim for a few minutes before the Spurs left the court and returned to the locker room about eight minutes after the game was scheduled to tip off.

Prior to the injury, Butler had put up 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 19 minutes. In his absence, the Warriors received a balanced attack following halftime from each of Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield and Quentin Post. Podziemski finished with a team-high 24 points for the Warriors. As for Miami, Norman Powell dropped 21 points on 7 of 16 from the field.

Wembanyama scored a team-high 39 points for the Spurs in a contest that featured the stars combining for 94 points, the most by opposing No. 1 picks in the modern draft era (1966), according to ESPN Research. "It was fun," Wembanyama said. "Not the most fun, but it was a fun game for sure. And this one is worth a lot because of the way the West looks right now."

He needs to get back to where he was 7, 8 weeks ago when everyone felt he was stacking good days. He's stacking days in the wrong direction now," he said. "I get it with some young players. You sometimes subconsciously play poorly to say, 'Hey, I'll play poorly until you play me the minutes I think I deserve, and then I'll play well.' That's not how it works.

Former Bayern Munich stars Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels had a little get together in Berlin to watch the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic. As it turns out, the boys also ran into another familiar face - former Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool FC head coach (and future Real Madrid boss) Jürgen Klopp. German players (and brothers) Franz Wagner (18 points) and Mo Wagner (7 points) helped power the Magic to a 118-111 victory.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies announced Wednesday center Zach Edey will miss another six weeks to recover from a stress reaction in his left ankle that has sidelined him since Dec. 7. Brandon Clarke and Scotty Pippen Jr. are expected to return to play in four to six weeks, but Edey's ankle appears likely to keep him out much longer.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Portland Trail Blazers reserve center Yang Hansen walked off the court on his own after a scary collision and head injury midway through the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Hansen scrambled for a loose ball under the Blazers' basket with 6:55 remaining and was trying to pass it out when Golden State's Will Richard made contact to the back of Hansen's head with his knee.

David was a hero to me,

DALLAS - Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and matched a season high with three steals, and Naji Marshall had three straight baskets down the stretch and finished with 22 points as the depleted Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Monday night. The Mavericks (15-25) snapped a two-game skid. Klay Thompson scored 18 off the bench and matched a season high with six 3-pointers.

I got an opportunity to experience probably one of the greatest basketball moments of my personal career,

I didn't really have it going tonight if I'm being honest," Edwards said. "Like I told them, 'I don't care what happens in the first three quarters. Fourth quarter, three minutes, four minutes left, let me see it. Y'all can have 50 points. But in the fourth quarter, four minutes left, for the rest of the game, let me get it.'

The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Miami Heat 124-112 inside Paycom Center Sunday night. The Heat have now lost three-straight games, losing by 24, 28 and now 12 points, respectively. Trailing by five at halftime, the reigning champions outsocred the Heat 70-53, including 64-39 in the first 17:28 of the second half. Miami has been outscored by 46 combined points in the second half over its three-game skid.

Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 111-105 despite Kevin Durant moving to seventh on the NBA's all-time list. Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant swished a 3-pointer with 7:57 left in the third quarter on Friday night to move into seventh place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, but could not prevent his side losing 111-105 to the host Portland Trail Blazers. Durant's trey allowed him to pass legendary Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) during the match on Friday night.

School and work are officially back in session after the holiday break, so the weekend is the perfect time to get out and enjoy everything Los Angeles has to offer. There is an exciting sports matchup between the Lakers and Bucks happening right here in LA on Friday. There are also some must-watch playoff games for the Chargers and Rams going down this weekend on the road.

For a moment, it looked like the Nets had pulled off something improbable. Egor Dëmin had just drilled his fifth 3-pointer of the night, a contested, off-balance bomb over Wendell Carter Jr. to put Brooklyn ahead late in overtime. Barclays Center was buzzing. Michael Porter Jr. had carried the Nets all night. The comeback was complete. Or so it seemed.

LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac is available to return to action for Saturday's home game against the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. It will be a quick return for Zubac after sustaining a Grade 2 ankle sprain during a Dec. 20 Clippers win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Zubac fell to the court in a heap late in the first quarter and immediately hobbled to the locker room for evaluation.

"One thing I don't want to see with Nikola is like, they started calling me 'injury prone' after that, but hopefully they don't start with him because it's one of those freak injuries that you can't really control," Durant said Thursday night after the Rockets beat the Nets 120-96 in his return to Brooklyn. "You can do all the work you can, but somebody falls into your knee, that's just tough."