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Giannis Antetokounmpo entered Monday’s matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers on the injury report. While he was cleared to play, the veteran front-court star couldn’t remain in the game.During the first half, Antetokounmpo left the court to get evaluated for a potential lower-body injury. As the Bucks prepared for the second half, Antetokounmpo was ruled out for the remainder of the matchup.According to the Bucks, Giannis is dealing with a left groin strain.Loading twitter content...The absence of Antetokounmpo will always have an impact on Milwaukee, considering how dominant he’s been throughout his career. However, that was especially true on Monday, as he was having a productive outing.In the 14 minutes he played, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks in shots taken with...

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 14 points in 13 minutes before exiting Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a groin injury. David Liam Kyle / Getty ImagesCLEVELAND — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo left Monday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers early with a groin injury.The Bucks announced that Antetokounmpo would not return due to a left groin strain.Antetokounmpo grabbed his groin as he laid on the floor after missing a shot at the rim over multiple Cavaliers defenders with just over three minutes remaining in the first half. Following the play, Antetokounmpo hobbled up the floor and committed a foul on Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley and immediately walked to the locker room.Before exiting, Antetokounmpo scored 14 points with five rebounds and four assists in 13 ...

With the latest DraftKings promo code, new users can take advantage of $200 in bonus bets and three free months of NBA League Pass. The Cowboys will visit the Raiders on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys are averaging 29.2 points per game this season, including scoring at least 27 in four of their last six games. Meanwhile, the Raiders have been held to seven points or fewer in two of their last three games. The offensive discrepancies are why the SportsLine Projection Model is backing the Cowboys to cover as 3.5-point favorites as one of its Monday best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook. The over/under for Cowboys vs. Raiders is 49.5 points, according to the latest NFL odds. The model also sees value in playing the Clippers to cover as 5.5-point underdogs against the 76ers in NBA action. Als...

YoungBoy Never Broke Again returned to deliver his “Zero IQ Freestyle” over the weekend, and the Baton Rouge rapper didn’t mince words when addressing some of his exes — and possibly sent a few shots in NLE Choppa’s direction.YB released an accompanying video shot from the comforts of his Utah mansion. The budget-friendly clip finds a possibly intoxicated YoungBoy dropped off at the front door of his house, before continuing to turn up inside. He flexes plenty of cash and jewelry while moving room to room and even wakes up a sleeping friend with a water bath.More from BillboardThe 26-year-old appears to indirectly reply to NLE Choppa, who fired away at YoungBoy with his 2Pac-influenced “KO” diss track, which saw him claim that YB’s a “poison” to the youth. NBA YoungBoy doesn’t even see Cho...

Victor Wembanyama missed his first game of the season on Sunday due to a sore calf, a condition the Spurs had been playing down (he was wearing a sleeve over his calf postgame, but no walking boot), and the team went out and earned a win over Sacramento without him. San Antonio will need more of that in the next couple of weeks.An MRI determined that Wembanyama has a strained left calf and the team has listed him as out. Multiple reports have said he is expected to be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks.Wembanyama has been a force this season on both ends of the court, playing at a level that gets him mentioned in the early MVP conversation. Wembanyama is averaging 26.2 points a game while shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc (but he has lowered his number of attempted 3s and is getting closer to the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a phenomenal start to the season. Although they suffered a mountain of injuries to start the year, they still sit at 10-4 through their first 14 games.The Lakers have proven to be good enough to rank among the top teams in the Western Conference, and head coach JJ Redick has been a big reason for that.Redick is in his second season at the helm for Los Angeles, and so far, things have been great. Redick and the Lakers are picking up right where they left off, at least where they left off in the regular season.The hiring of Redick caused some controversy as he had no prior coaching experience. The only experience that Redick had in coaching was coaching his son's youth basketball team.After his first season as head coach and guiding the Lakers to 50 wins in 20...

Heading into the NBA season and Year 1 of new media rights pacts, the buzzword was “discoverability” in terms of getting fans to where games were going to be airing. The biggest effort from the league was the implementation of a new “Tap to Watch” call-to-action initiative, which is essentially a button directing fans to live games.How is the effort working thus far? Well, the NBA tells me that the effort “continues to exceed expectations.”A month into the season, league data shows that “Tap to Watch” has referred fans to more than 4 million live game streams. National games across ABC/ESPN, Prime Video and NBC/Peacock have made up 75% of that engagement. There also have been hundreds of thousands of referrals to live games per day driven by partners such as Google, social media platforms ...

The Memphis Grizzlies plan to be without Ja Morant for some time.On Monday, the Grizzlies released an official injury update on the star guard, confirming that he is dealing with a calf strain. After further testing, Morant has been put on a multi-week timeline to recover.“The Memphis Grizzlies today provided the following medical update on guard Ja Morant: Morant sustained a Grade 1 right calf strain in the first quarter of the Grizzlies’ road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 15. He will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks.”Loading twitter content...NBA Fans Assume the Trade Talks Will Heat UpWith Morant leaving the Grizzlies’ lineup for some time, NBA fans have thrown their speculation caps on and assume that it’s still only a matter of time before the Grizzlies par...

Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was the team's major addition over the summer, especially given their limited options at center during the 2024 NBA playoffs. Ayton is a former No. 1 overall pick who played in the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns. He has consistently been above average in production, but off-court issues have followed him throughout his career. The Suns eventually had enough of Ayton and traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers, where he clashed with the coaching staff and organization as well, leading him and the team to agree on a buyout. The Lakers explored other centers in the trade market, showing interest in different players, but they didn't find a good deal, forcing them to take a chance on Ayton, who was the best available option at that point in the market...

The New Orleans Pelicans are hoping to get Zion Williamson back in the mix soon. Lately, the veteran forward has been dealing with a hamstring injury, which has forced a string of absences.When the Pelicans released their injury report on Sunday night, Williamson was officially upgraded to questionable for the matchup. That was a promising sign for the team that’s looking to get back on track after making a major move.Late last week, the Pelicans decided to part ways with the head coach, Willie Green. After putting together the worst start to the 2025-2026 NBA season, the Pelicans announced a change at head coach, bumping James Borrego to the top of the line with an interim title for now.At 2-11, the Pelicans could use their top star back in the mix.Loading twitter content...While Willamso...