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Chris Haynes: Sources: Veteran guard Mike Conley Jr. isn’t expected to stick with the Chicago Bulls. Both sides will work on proper path to move forward. Conley will be a target for a team in need of point guard depth.

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Ian Begley: Knicks say Mohamed Diawara (ankle) is out for the remainder of game

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Gina Mizell: Nick Nurse’s pregame availability is delayed because the team bus he is on is caught in San Francisco (and Super Bowl week) traffic. There were no players/staff on the court when I arrived at the arena, which is unheard of. Stars, they’re just like us!

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Dalton Johnson: Steve Kerr on Draymond Green trade rumors: “This is the first time since I’ve been here that his name has ever really been mentioned in trade talks, so it’s different.”

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Dalton Johnson: Steve Kerr says Mike Dunleavy called him today to brief him on some things he’s working on behind the scenes Some big fish are being moved right, but the biggest one remains out there

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Ramona Shelburne: A few weeks ago James Harden was waxing poetic about his time in LA, telling ESPN how “blessed” he’d felt to play in his hometown. I believe he was genuine in those sentiments. But this is a business decision for all involved. Garland is 10 years younger and gives the Clippers more of a future. Harden gets a chance to play for a contender and a better chance to earn some long term security. Everyone involved knew this summer how tradable that partial guarantee on the second year of Harden’s contract made him. All in all, a very different kind of exit than his last few exits.

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Shams Charania: BREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Prolific swap of the star point guards.

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Dave McMenamin: Austin Reaves will play tonight, per JJ Redick

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Dave McMenamin: Reaves will be coming off the bench on a minutes restriction, according to Redick. “We’ve missed him in every facet,” Redick said.

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We could say that it’s definitively over. But, the “all but,” according to league sources, comes from Utah’s desire to retain the top-eight protected 2026 first-round pick it owes the Oklahoma City Thunder. So, there is still a bit of losing business that needs to happen as we continue into the second half of this season.

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Shams Charania: It's expected Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns will play for the World team in the 2026 NBA All-Star game.

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Ron Harrod Jr.: Jason Kidd on his fine after the Rockets game: “I take full responsibility for my actions, my fine, but I said what I had to say.”

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Joel Lorenzi: Coby White, asked if Bulls (unofficial) trades for guards today have made him uncertain about his future in Chicago: “I haven’t heard about anything. When y’all found out about the trades is when I found out about the trades. So I haven’t really heard much.”

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Joel Lorenzi: Trades aren’t official, but Coby White talked Vuc/deadline mayhem “He’s been a guy that was a believer in me since Day 1. Obviously gon miss him a lot. … tough day, but I guess it’s part of the business so we supposed to be robots about it. “Obviously I want to be here. I love my teammates. But I been saying this (as long as) yall been asking me: the front office is gonna do what they think is best for the team.”

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