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Celtics list Tatum as doubtful for Game 3, Mazzulla tells radio station wrist bruise is 'severe'

Celtics list Tatum as doubtful for Game 3, Mazzulla tells radio station wrist bruise is 'severe'

Jayson Tatum remains listed as doubtful for the Boston Celtics, meaning the reigning NBA champions do not expect him to play Friday when they visit the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.
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Friday's NBA games: Bucks-Pacers, Magic-Celtics, Wolves-Lakers all set for Game 3s

Friday's NBA games: Bucks-Pacers, Magic-Celtics, Wolves-Lakers all set for Game 3s

The Orlando Magic have been here before. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been here before. And LeBron James, well, he's been basically everywhere before.
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Chippiness heating up in the NBA playoffs. Familiarity breeds contempt in Bucks-Pacers series

Chippiness heating up in the NBA playoffs. Familiarity breeds contempt in Bucks-Pacers series

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The usually good-natured Indiana Pacers star, Tyrese Haliburton, has shown he refuses to back down from his Milwaukee Bucks rival and fellow All-Star, Damian Lillard.
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WNBA training camps opening. Here's why not every draft pick will make her team's roster

WNBA training camps opening. Here's why not every draft pick will make her team's roster

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA training camps are set to open this weekend and there's no doubt that No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers is primed for a pro career in the league. Not all 38 selections from this year’s draft will have such assurances.
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NBA going back to Abu Dhabi for pair of preseason games in October

NBA going back to Abu Dhabi for pair of preseason games in October

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The NBA is returning to the Persian Gulf next season. New York and Philadelphia will play preseason games on Oct. 2 and 4 in Abu Dhabi, the league announced Thursday.
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Indiana visits Milwaukee with 2-0 series lead

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (48-34, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -4.
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Minnesota, Los Angeles tied 1-1 heading to game 3

Los Angeles Lakers (50-32, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m.
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Boston visits Orlando with 2-0 series lead

Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -5.5; over/under is 198.
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Jalen Green makes eight 3s with 38 points to help Rockets even series with 109-94 win over Warriors

Jalen Green makes eight 3s with 38 points to help Rockets even series with 109-94 win over Warriors

HOUSTON (AP) — In his playoff debut this weekend Jalen Green admitted that playoff jitters got the best of him. “The lights were bright, the crowd was here, the court looked huge,” he said. “So I couldn’t really get a chance to settle in.
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Golden State's Jimmy Butler leaves game with pelvis contusion and his status for Game 3 is unknown

Golden State's Jimmy Butler leaves game with pelvis contusion and his status for Game 3 is unknown

HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State's Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors' 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
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