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Phoenix guard Landry Shamet didn’t practice Friday because of a left foot injury. The Suns are preparing for the first round of the playoffs against either the Clippers or Pelicans.

The Bulls will be without assistant coaches Chris Fleming and Damian Cotter for at least their playoff opener against the Bucks after they tested positive for COVID-19, coach Billy Donovan said.

France’s Ousmane Dieng, the first European star to make the leap to Australia as part of the NBL’s Next Stars program, will enter the NBA draft, he told ESPN, and is a projected lottery pick.

Nets guard Kyrie Irving remains steadfast in his belief that he made the “right decision for me” by not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was fined $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands in Wednesday’s play-in loss to the Hawks.

LA Clippers star Paul George has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 and will miss Friday night’s play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN.

Zion Williamson and the Pelicans have missed out on another year of the former No. 1 pick’s career.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged his team is entering the playoffs with no expectations and called it “a completely different challenge” from the ones he faced a few years ago when they were […]

The Warriors are optimistic Steph Curry (foot) will be able to play Saturday in the playoff opener against the Nuggets after the star guard cleared another benchmark Thursday by participating in a team scrimmage.