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The Phoenix Suns will play the Los Angeles Lakers twice this preseason, with the latter game scheduled for Oct. 17 at PHX Arena, league sources informed The Arizona Republic. The Suns face the Lakers in the Palm Springs, California, area on Oct. 3. Phoenix has played Los Angeles at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, the past two seasons. It’s a home game for the Lakers. The Suns and Lakers played twice last preseason as well, with the second game in Phoenix.

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Donte DiVincenzo: ‘You don't expect it at that time. Obviously everything's kind of like around free agency or around the deadline so you're just getting ready for the season and like you said, family set on in, everybody's kind of planning what trips they're going on and when your family coming to games and then boom, it happens. I think the toughest thing for us was I when I came out here, when the trade was official, we left like the day after or something to go to Palm Springs. So like I had my family come out here and I was like ‘hey um I'm leaving tomorrow’. So like wait you're dropping us in Minnesota like unfamiliar with everything and then you're just bouncing for a week? So that's the hardest thing that people don't understand about the NBA.’

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Duane Rankin: Jusuf Nurkic (left middle finger) didn't make trip to Palm Springs as Suns play Lakers today. The team announced Saturday Nurkic will be re-evaluated in a week. Based on that timetable, it seems the earliest Nurkic could return is next Sunday when Phoenix plays at Denver. #Suns

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Mike Trudell: LeBron said the plan for him is to play tomorrow against Phoenix in Palm Springs.

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Dave McMenamin: LeBron James will be held out of the Lakers’ first preseason game Friday vs MIN, sources told ESPN. Lakers coach JJ Redick said Thursday that LeBron and Anthony Davis would both play at some point this weekend. LAL plays again in Palm Springs on Sunday vs PHX

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Khobi Price: In addition to their 2024-25 regular-season schedule, the Lakers 2024 preseason schedule has been finalized: Oct. 4: vs. Timberwolves (Palm Springs) Oct. 6: vs. Suns (Palm Springs) Oct. 10: at Bucks Oct. 15: vs. Warriors (Las Vegas) Oct. 17: at Suns Oct. 18: at Warriors

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Duane Rankin: Suns preseason sked: Oct. 6 Lakers in Greater Palm Springs area. Oct. 11 Pistons at Footprint Center. Oct. 13 at Nuggets. Oct. 17 Lakers at Footprint Center. #Suns

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Dane Moore: The Wolves preseason schedule… 10/4: against the Lakers in Palm Springs. 10/11: against the Sixers in Des Moines, where the Iowa Wolves play. 10/13: against the Knicks at MSG. 10/16: against the Bulls at United Center. 10/18: against the Nuggets at Target Center

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Joe Freeman: Neil Olshey on Terry Stotts' extension: "We got it done as fast as possible so he could get some sunshine in Palm Springs."

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Businessman, philanthropist and professional sports team owner George Gund III died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Gund, 75, had been undergoing cancer treatments the past 18 months. He died in Palm Springs, Calif. George, along with his brother Gordon, bought the Cavaliers basketball franchise from Ted Stepien in 1983 for $20 million. They sold the team in 2005 to Quicken Loans founder and billionaire Dan Gilbert in 2005.

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