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By InsideHoops.comUpdated Monday, January 13, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET
The Philadelphia 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received approval for the controversial project from the city council. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday that multiple council members had confirmed the change in plans. The team has struck a deal with Comcast Spectacor to remain in the city's sports stadium district, the newspaper said, but further details about the new proposal have not been released. - AP via ESPN.com
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was back for Sunday afternoon's game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing nine games because of a right calf strain. Gordon came off the bench for Denver and is playing under a minutes restriction, according to coach Michael Malone. He first entered the game with 4:06 remaining in the first quarter. - ESPN.com
If there's one player outside of Steph Curry and Draymond Green who can help the struggling Warriors right the ship, it's Andrew Wiggins. Golden State (19-19), losers of 10 of its past 15 games, is missing a few key players due to injuries as it continues to slide further and further down the Western Conference standings. Perhaps none more important than fourth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga, who is sidelined for the next three weeks due to a "significant" right ankle sprain. - NBC Sports Bay Area
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Denver's Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook made NBA history Friday night, becoming the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game twice in a single season. Jokic finished with 35 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds for his NBA-leading 15th triple-double of the season in the Nuggets' 124-105 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. "I think it's that's the style both of us play," Jokic said. "I'm just glad we're winning the games because that's more important than the stats. It's special, the relationship, how the guys are willing to run the lanes and get to the corner. They know the ball's going to find them." - ESPN.com
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain will miss the rest of the season after left knee surgery last month on a torn meniscus, the team announced Thursday. McCain, 20, spent one season at Duke before the Sixers made him their 2024 first-round draft pick. McCain was off to a fantastic start and had averaged 15.3 points in 23 games. He started eight games and was an instant fan favorite in large part due to amassing nearly 5 million followers as a TikTok sensation. - AP via ESPN.com
The NBA postponed Thursday's game in Los Angeles between the Hornets and Lakers because of the massive wildfires that have claimed over 5,300 structures in the area, including the home of Lakers coach JJ Redick. Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania that Redick's rental home in Pacific Palisades was one of the structures lost in the biggest of multiple fires raging across the Los Angeles metropolitan area this week. Redick acknowledged the threat to his home Tuesday before the Lakers' game against the Mavericks in Dallas, saying that members of his family were among those forced to evacuate homes in the area. - ESPN.com
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard left the team and flew to Los Angeles to be with family that was evacuated because of the wildfires that have devastated the area, coach Tyronn Lue said Wednesday. The Clippers played at the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, losing 126-103. "You definitely have to take care of home. ... Totally had my support 100%," Lue told reporters before the game. "Going back, checking on his family and kids, making sure they're well. And he got back, and they're doing OK, so just happy and thankful for that." - ESPN.com
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