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OKC Thunder faced a depleted Detroit Pistons with six of their top scorers injured in what was considered a possible NBA Finals preview. James Harden suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb and will miss time, ruling him out for Wednesday night's game.
League News
Jontay Porter, banned for life by the NBA for gambling, is joining the USBL's Super Hawks. Mat Ishbia is offering $1 million prizes to winners of All-Star Weekend contests to encourage star participation when Phoenix hosts next year.
Coaching & Management
Tony Bennett has joined the Los Angeles Lakers as an NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka.
Awards & Rankings
SGA and Jokic are seeing their MVP odds tighten as both top betting favorites approach ineligibility thresholds. NBA Power Rankings have been updated with all 30 teams assessed coming out of the All-Star break.