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Show notes:
Week 9 review (00:32)
Main story for Week 9 in the NBA is COVID & the amount of players out in health & safety protocols
Mon:
2 CHI games postponed due to lack of players (up to 10 players in COVID protocols)
League officials expecting a spike in COVID cases during the month of January
Tue:
Steph Curry becomes the all time 3PGs made leader, passing Ray Allen with 2947 made 3s
Congrats from the NBA family: Adam Silver, Seth Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Bill Russell, Rudy Gobert, Ja Morant, John Wall, Magic Johnson, Pau Gasol & Baron Davis (his predecessor at GS)
The questions coming out of this is 1) Is Steph the greatest shooter of all time? & 2) Where does him breaking this record rank among the greatest performances by an opponent at MSG?
League puts out new guidelines for COVID regarding both the players & staff including gameday testing for players who haven't received their booster shot
Wed:
UTA hires former Celtic Danny Ainge as the team's CEO
LaMelo Ball (CHA) clears health & safety protocols; set to practice in G League
TOR reduces fan attendance down to 50%; will Canada ask TOR to play their games elsewhere?
Thu:
Coach Stephen Silas (HOU) gets treated for dehydration
Anthony Edwards (MIN) becomes the youngest players to make 10 3PGs in a game (124-107 win over DEN)
BKN signs G Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract
LAL signs G Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract, using the hardship exemption to make the addition
Zion Williamson (NOP) gets a biologic injection in his fractured foot; will be out 4-6 weeks
Coach Dwane Casey (DET) out for Thu game due to personal reasons
Fri:
Russell Westbrook (LAL) & DeMar DeRozan (CHI) cleared to play after being in COVID protocols
NBA & the Players Association agree to the added health & safety protocols regarding COVID
LaMelo Ball (CHA) to rejoin the team in POR after missing 6 games
Karl Anthony Towns (MIN) receives NBA Cares Award for the month of Nov thanks to the charity work with HopeKids & the Community Coat Drive in MIN
Anthony Davis injures his knee in the team's 110-92 loss to MIN
Kyrie Irving (BKN) agrees to come back for road games with the team; also enters COVID protocols
Sat:
Anthony Davis diagnosed with MCL sprain; out for 4 weeks
Former Heat Mario Chalmers, who last played in the league in 2018, signs with the DEN's affiliate team in the G League
Kemba Walker (NYK) returns to the starting lineup & drop 29 points in a 114-107 loss to BOS; what to do with Kemba when everyone who's in COVID protocols comes back?
Sun:
Coach Frank Vogel (LAL) enters health & safety protocols; assistant coach David Fizdale to be the interim coach)
NBA postpones 5 games (Sun: DEN/BKN, CLE/ATL, NOP/PHI; Mon: ORL/TOR; Tue: WAS/BKN)
Devin Book (PHO) returns after missing 7 games due to hamstring issues & scores 16 in the team's 137-106 win over CHA
Players who missed time in COVID protocols:
Trae Young (ATL); Al Horford (BOS); Kevin Durant, James Harden & LaMarcus Aldridge (BKN); DeMar DeRozan & Zach LaVine (CHI); Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley & Issac Okoro (CLE); Jordan Poole (GS); Serge Ibaka (LAC); Russell Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard & Avery Bradley (LAL); Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bobby Portis (MIL); Anthony Edwards (MIN); RJ Barrett, Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley, Quentin Grimes & Kevin Knox (NYK); Terrence Ross & RJ Hampton (ORL); DeAaron Fox, Alex Len & Marvin Bagley III (SAC); Pascal Siakam & Precious Achiuwa (TOR)
