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Taylor Jenkins, in his sixth season as the Grizzlies’ coach, captured his 215th win Wednesday night, moving him past Lionel Hollins as the winningest coach in franchise history.
Sixers forward Paul George left Wednesday’s loss to the Grizzlies with a hyperextended left knee, the same injury that forced him to miss the first five games of the regular season.
Clippers leading scorer Norman Powell was out of Wednesday night’s lineup against the Magic with a hamstring injury. He will also miss Friday’s home game against the Kings.
UConn’s Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAA history — breaking a tie with Stanford great Tara VanDerveer — when his Huskies defeated Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night.
Geno Auriemma and UConn forced every program to raise their standard. They also changed the lives of the 160 women who have played for the Huskies.
Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton will undergo surgery on his left ACL and miss the remainder of the season, Golden State announced Wednesday.
Bulls forward Patrick Williams will miss at least the next week as the team waits for inflammation in his surgically repaired foot to calm down. Chicago will also be without guard Lonzo Ball (wrist) for at least another week.
Disney and ESPN announced on Wednesday that the Dec. 25 game between the Spurs and Knicks will have an alternate animated broadcast featuring Disney’s iconic characters.
Doc Rivers got emotional Wednesday when speaking about Bob Love, the former Chicago Bulls star forward and three-time All-Star who died Monday at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred expects Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki to be part of the 2025 international amateur class, meaning he will be posted after Dec. 2 and will not sign with a club before Jan. 15.