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Nick Nurse says there’s been no consideration from the team to list Embiid out for a longer period of time
“As soon as it’s good enough to go, he’s going to go” pic.x.com/FlrBlhwqXA – 6:18 PM Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Nick Nurse says he believes there’s a chance Embiid could play Friday, but team will have to see how his body responds in the days ahead after working out: pic.x.com/HnL0lnRjl9 – 6:15 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers coach Nick Nurse said
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NBA says officials got no-call on Braun correct
Via its Last Two Minute Report, the NBA said officials were right in not ruling that Denver’s Christian Braun had signaled for a timeout when the Nuggets had none remaining at the end of their 119-115 victory over the Warriors.
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Steelers waive RB, host DT Wednesday
Pittsburgh opens up a roster spot and hosts a former draft darling ahead of Week 14.
The Steelers opened up a spot on their 53-man roster today, with the team waiving running back Jonathan Ward per an official announcement.
We have waived RB Jonathan Ward. @BordasLaw
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 4, 2024
2024 has been a wild ride for Ward. He’s been part of over 10 roster moves since August, spending time on the 53-man roster, practice squad, and as a practice squad elevation. He’s played in four games this year, logging five rushes for 22 yards. He’s a likely candidate to circle back to the Pittsburgh practice squad.
The Steelers likely opened up the roster spot to make room for a player returning from injured reserve — likely cornerback Cory Trice Jr., who practiced in full on Wednesday and needs to return to the roster ahead of Week 14.
Also in Wednesday’s roster moves, the Steelers host defensive tackle Siaki Ika for a visit. Ika played college football at Baylor before being drafted in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
At 6’3, 335 pounds, Ika was a popular draft prospect for teams in need of a gap-stuffing nose tackle. You can read his NFL.com draft profile from Lance Zierlein below:
Girthy interior force with heavy hands and a combative nature at the point of attack. Ika is made for gap control with his wide frame and ready anchor. While he has the potential to become a highly effective block-eater as an odd or even front nose tackle, he’s quick enough off the snap to penetrate and disrupt play design if teams try to block him one-on-one. While he’s unlikely to see passing downs, Ika does have enough athleticism and hand work to challenge the pocket from time to time. If he’s able to manage his weight, Ika could become an early starter and help improve a leaky run defense.
Ika’s NFL career has struggled to get going since he was drafted. He has yet to record an NFL tackle and was waived by the Browns ahead of the 2024 season. He has since spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Although still unsigned, Ika gives the Steelers another name to consider if their defensive line depth is tested later this season.
Zion Williamson will be re-evaluated in two weeks
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The Pelicans announced that Zion Williamson will be out for at least two more weeks while rehabbing his left hamstring. pic.x.com/QsnO4JMy0C – 4:19 PM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Zion Williamson (left hamstring strain) will be re-examined in approximately 2 weeks, Pelicans say.
Jordan Hawkins has been diagnosed with a lumbar spine annular fissure and will be re-evaluated in 1 week.
Jose Alvarado (left hamstring strain) will be re-evaluated in 2
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Pels say Zion (hammy) out at least 2 more weeks
The New Orleans Pelicans said Wednesday that Zion Williamson will miss at least two more weeks as he continue to rehab a left hamstring injury.
Kerr furious at no-call on Nuggets phantom timeout
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was furious at the officials following his team’s loss at Denver on Tuesday night, saying they overlooked Nuggets guard Christian Braun signaling for a timeout Denver didn’t have with 1.9 seconds left in a four-point game.
Calvin Austin III logs a limited practice Wednesday (plus more good news for Pittsburgh!)
He’s working his way through concussion protocol
The Pittsburgh Steelers held their first official practice ahead of Week 14’s home game against the Cleveland Browns with plenty of updates on the injury report.
Here’s a full breakdown of Steelers injury report for Wednesday, December 4 ahead of this week’s meeting with the Browns.
Steelers injury report: Wednesday, Week 14
Limited: WR Calvin Austin III (concussion), LB Alex Highsmith (ankle), DT Montravius Adams (knee)
Full: CB Cory Trice Jr. (hamstring)
Veteran rest day: WR Mike Williams, RB Najee Harris, S Minkah Fitzpatrick, OG Isaac Seumalo, TE MyCole Pruitt, DT Cameron Heyward, DT Larry Ogunjobi, LB T.J. Watt (limited)
Wednesday’s injury report was just about as positive as one could expect coming off the team’s third consecutive AFC North matchup — notoriously physical matchups. Logging a full practice is cornerback Cory Trice Jr., who is up against a tough deadline approaching Week 14 in his return from a hamstring injury suffered in Week 3. His 21-day practice window was activated on November 14, which puts his deadline to be placed on the active 53-man roster Thursday, December 5. If he is not activated by that point, his season will be over. Though he’d logged mostly full practices since his return, it seemed as though he suffered a possible setback ahead of Week 13, having been downgraded to “limited” on Thursday and Friday, so seeing a full session to open the week is encouraging.
Among those who were limited was LB Alex Highsmith, who is expected to return from his ankle injury this week, which would mark the first time that he, Nick Herbig and T.J. Watt were all available and healthy in the same game since Week 3. HC Mike Tomlin stated in his Tuesday presser that he “fully expects” Highsmith to play in Week 14 — great news, so it seems we shouldn’t be concerned that he is yet to log a full practice.
WR Calvin Austin III was also limited Wednesday, currently in concussion protocol. The fact that he’s returned to a limited practice is an encouraging sign that he’s progressing, though he’ll have to be cleared by an independent neurological consultant in order to play in Week 14. His availability feels as important as ever, functionally slotting in right now as Pittsburgh’s WR2, having scored in three of the past five games.
Finally, DT Montravius Adams was limited Wednesday, currently on injured reserve but in his 21-day practice window, opened on November 27.
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Ranking: The players with the most buzzer beaters in NBA history
5… 4… 3… 2… 1… BUZZZZZZ.
If you grew up a basketball fan, chances are that at some point, you have been in your driveway, local park or in the gym shooting around, dreaming about having the ball late in a close game and hitting a game-winning buzzer-beater.
Today, we put together a list ranking the players with the most buzzer-beaters in NBA history, a list featuring the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Dwyane Wade and more all-time, memorable players.
Some players surprisingly not on the list include Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden.
Check out the full list below. (For the record, the average stats are for games where the player hit buzzer-beater game-winning shots).
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