Last April, the NBA banned Porter for life after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on his team to lose.

But I just like keeping Russell out there. “I think the Russ-and-Nikola (Jokic) dynamic is the best two-man combination in the NBA right now, and I didn’t want to disrupt their rhythm. Knowing that CB,

Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.

Christian Braun added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets ... since returning from a seven-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.” Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol ...

Norman Powell scored22 points and Kawhi Leonard had 19 in his fifth game of the season as the Clippers won their fourth consecutive game overall and improved to 15-6 in their new $2 billion arena. Zubac added three blocks against his former team.

It might be a reaction to the news that Jalen Johnson will be out for the season. Nevertheless, the Atlanta Hawks are getting more talkative as the trade deadline approaches.

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Percentages: FG .520, FT 1.000. 3-Point Goals: 6-27, .222 (Braun 2-4, Porter Jr. 2-8, Jokic 1-4, Murray 1-5, Watson 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Strawther 0-2 ...

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier has spent the new year making NBA history. Too bad it’s the worst kind of history. The struggling Rozier has made 13 of his last 80 three-point tries, an ugly 16.2 ...