Basketball

76ers rule out injured Paul George and Joel Embiid for a fourth straight game

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid and Paul George are 0 for 4 for the 76ers' season. Embiid's and George's season debuts remain on hold for the Philadelphia 76ers, and both players will miss Wednesday's game against Detroit with knee injuries.

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JD Ralls and Tyler Ricks are promoted to NBA's full-time referee staff

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has promoted referees JD Ralls and Tyler Ricks to the league's full-time staff for this season. Ralls has worked 28 NBA games in his career, including two this season.

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Toronto Raptors exercise team options for Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick's contract, the team announced Tuesday.

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Raptors star Scottie Barnes to miss road game against Charlotte with facial injury

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, the NBA team announced Tuesday.

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Analysis: NBA and WNBA coaching jobs 'don’t have a long shelf life.' Lately that's been 1 to 3 years

Erik Spoelstra quietly made history last week. He didn't see a reason for celebration. Spoelstra is in his 17th season as coach of the Miami Heat, which is the third-longest uninterrupted tenure by one coach with one team in NBA history.

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New York travels to Miami for conference matchup

New York Knicks (1-2, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (2-1, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York travels to Miami for an Eastern Conference matchup.

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Los Angeles plays Portland in conference showdown

Portland Trail Blazers (1-3, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (2-1, fifth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m.

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Toronto takes on Charlotte for conference matchup

Toronto Raptors (1-3, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (1-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Charlotte and Toronto square off.

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Cavaliers host the Lakers in non-conference action

Los Angeles Lakers (3-1, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland and Los Angeles face off in non-conference action.

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Washington takes on conference foe Atlanta

Atlanta Hawks (2-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (1-2, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta plays Washington for an Eastern Conference matchup.

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