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Lauri Markkanen will be re-evaluated in two weeks after an MRI on Thursday showed symptomatic hip impingement with associated inflammation and bone bruise, sources told ESPN. Markkanen also twisted an ankle in practice Wednesday, but those tests returned clean, sources said.

Golden State announced it was signing Jeenathan Nate Williams, 27, on Tuesday morning. With Pat Spencer now on a standard contract, the Warriors had space to sign Williams to a contract that will likely see him spend most of his time with Santa Cruz's G-League SeaDubs. He spent his senior year of high school at Prolific Prep, then located in Napa, where Williams averaged 15.8 points per game. He then went on to play at Buffalo.

The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend is heading to the sunny beach town of Los Angeles this year. And despite how well Josh Giddey played this season, it looked like the Bulls wouldn't have any representation. Or so we thought, until the NBA announced Matas Buzelis as a participant in the Rising Stars Game, which takes place on All-Star Friday. This will be Matas Buzelis' second appearance in the Rising Stars Game as a Chicago Bull after playing on Team Mitch last season.

Averaging a career-high 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists, while shooting 45.9% from field goal range and an impressive 40.5% from beyond the arc, the 22-year-old has raised eyebrows about how good he can be in the coming years. The 6-foot-8 wing has the offensive versatility to play both on and off the ball, the size to serve as a capable defender that can guard multiple position and the IQ to be an impact player on both ends of the court.

A five-game losing streak, out of play-in contention, and a whole lot of growing pains is not exactly the climate you want to plant a new team in. At the deadline, the Bulls bought in a bunch of new guys-Jaden Ivey, Collin Sexton, Nick Richards, Anfernee Simons, Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller-dropped straight into a losing program. Since the guys have come in, the team is 0-3. So yeah, the frustrations have already started to rear their ugly head.

With one game under their belt, it's clear Kerr didn't undersell Brooklyn's two stars. It's a celebratory moment for an organization that went all-in on Bridges and Johnson after Kevin Durant requested a trade to the Phoenix Suns last season. The pair of franchise cornerstones combined for 29 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the field in Team USA's 117-74 blowout victory over Puerto Rico in an exhibition game on Monday in Las Vegas.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković has been named by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the head coach for team world for this years NBA All-Star game. Rajaković is one of the NBA's prominent international coaches and he earned this honor by guiding Toronto to one of their best seasons in many years. Rajaković is the third coach in Toronto Raptors history to coach during the All-Star game, joining Dwayne Casey and Nick Nurse

Jordi Fernández obviously didn't ease into this one. With Michael Porter Jr. out, Noah Clowney still sidelined and a season-high-tying seven-game losing streak hanging over the trip, the Nets leaned hard into youth Friday night in Utah and were rewarded for it. Brooklyn beat the Utah Jazz 109-99 at Delta Center, improving to 13-34 and snapping that skid behind a bold starting lineup that featured three rookies and a breakout performance from Egor Dëmin in a building that meant something to him.