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Show notes:
Week 10 review (00:28)
Mon:
Players of the Week: Jayson Tatum, BOS (East) and Karl Anthony Towns, MIN (West)
Steve Kerr named head coach of the USA mens basketball team
NBA allowing replacement players amid the COVID crisis in the league
Andrew Wiggins (GSW) enters health & safety protocols
Damyean Dotson (NYK) signs a 10 day contract
Joel Embiid drops 41 pts & 10 rebs as PHI beats BOS 108-103
Dejounte Murray delivers a triple double (24 pts, 13 asts, 11 rebs) as SAS upsets LAC 116-92 on the road
Draymond Green gets another triple double (16 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts) as GSW blows out SAC 113-98
Rudy Gobert with 23 pts & 21 rebs help UTA get the win vs CHA 112-102
Tue:
Adam Silver has no plans to put season on hold; his quote: "it's something we're gonna have to learn to live with"
Of the 10 teams playing on Christmas Day, more than 30 players in H&S protocols
Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsay Whalen among the first timers on the Hall of Fame ballot
Luka Doncic (DAL) enters H&S protocols; already sidelined with ankle issues
Jalen Brunson's 28 pts leads DAL to a win over MIN
PHO on the road defeats LAL thanks to Devin Booker's 26 pts, 9 rebs and 7 asts
Wed:
BKN/POR game canceled (BKN has 10 players in H&S protocols)
TOR/CHI game canceled (TOR has 8 players in H&S protocols)
BOS signs Joe Johnson while ATL signs Lance Stephenson
Derrick Rose (NYK) out for 8 weeks after ankle surgery
Obi Toppin (NYK) clears H&S protocols and rejoins team
BOS gets 34 pts from Jaylen Brown as well as 21 pts, 11 rebs & 7 asts from Robert Williams as they defeat CLE 111-101
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a triple double (27 pts, 12 asts, 11 rebs) as OKC beats DEN 108-94
Thu:
James Harden & Paul Millsap (BKN) clears H&S protocols
Bradley Beal (WAS) enters H&S protocols
Zach LaVine are among 5 players to clear H&S protocols for CHI
Karl Anthony Towns joins Anthony Edwards in H&S protocols for MIN
CJ McCollum (POR) healed from collapsed lung; cleared for non-contact drills
Kemba Walker puts up 44 pts, 9 rebs & 8 asts in a loss to WAS who was without Bradley Beal 124-117
Steph Curry (GSW) scores 46 pts including 8 3PGs to beat MEM 113-104
SAS goes to LAL & defeats LAL 138-110 thanks to Keita Bates-Diop's 30 pts (11-11 FG) & 7 rebs
Fri:
League is bringing forth efforts to get players to take the booster shot (97% vaccinated)
Darren Collison (LAL) signed to a 10-day contract (retired in 2019)
Sat:
All Star voting begins on this day; runs until Jan 28
Paul George (LAC) out at least 3-4 weeks with a torn UCL in his elbow
Dewayne Dedmon (MIA) to miss 1-2 weeks with a MCL sprain
Coach JB Bickerstaff (CLE) signs a contract extension running thru 2026-27
Sun:
Lonzo Ball (CHI) enters H&S protocols
Miles Bridges & PJ Washington (CHA) enters H&S protocols
John Collins (ATL) enters H&S protocols
Draymond Green (GSW) enters H&S protocols
Donovan Mitchell to miss the next 1-2 games with a lower back strain
Josh Giddey (OKC) records a scoreless double double (10 rebs & 10 asts), the first in 50 years, as the team beats NOP 117-112
Jimmy Butler returns after missing 12 of 13 games as MIA defeats ORL 93-83
Joel Embiid's 36 pts & 13 rebs contributes to a PHI win over WAS 117-96
Nikola Jokic drops 26 pts, 22 rebs & 8 asts as DEN gets past LAC 103-100
