Basketball

As James nears record, Tuesday's Lakers game moved to TNT

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the league’s scoring record.

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Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander gets first NBA all-star nod

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, and Portland's Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the all-star game.

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James cleared to play at Indiana as scoring chase continues

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was set to resume his NBA scoring-record chase Thursday night at Indiana after being cleared to start. James entered the day 89 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s mark of 38,387.

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NBA 2K League to stage 2023 season in Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA 2K League is taking its 2023 season to Washington. The league announced Thursday it will play this season at the District E, a live-event theater that will soon open adjacent to Capital One Arena.

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Memorable LeBron James moments as he closes in on NBA record

As LeBron James closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and is about to become the NBA's career scoring leader the journey has included several memorable moments. And there have been many. Many.

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Sweatman and Cent. Conn. St. host Saint Francis (BKN)

Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (6-17, 4-5 NEC) at Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (11-11, 4-5 NEC) New York; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Saint Francis (BKN) -1; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn. St.

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Morant and Memphis visit Mitchell and the Cavaliers

Memphis Grizzlies (32-19, second in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (31-22, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Cavaliers -4.

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Jokic, Nuggets to host Thompson and the Warriors

Golden State Warriors (26-25, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (35-16, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -10.

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Green and Houston take on Toronto in non-conference action

Toronto Raptors (23-30, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (13-38, 15th in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toronto takes on Houston for a non-conference matchup.

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Tatum leads Boston into matchup against Phoenix

Phoenix Suns (27-26, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (37-15, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics take on the Phoenix Suns.

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