Richard Deitsch: The U.S women’s basketball team’s tense win over France on Sunday drew 7.8 million viewers on NBC and Peacock. That’s for a 9:30am ET time start. The game peak at 10.9 million viewers for final half hour (11-11:30am ET).
November 8, 2024 | 6:53 pm EST Update
De'Anthony Melton returns to lineup against Cavs
Anthony Slater: De’Anthony Melton has been upgraded to available tonight in Cleveland. Returning after a five-game absence. Draymond Green and Brandin Podziemski still questionable.
Jason Beede: Jamahl Mosley mentioned the key voices of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner when talking about where the #Magic’s confidence stands: “Realizing it’s a long season is very important for these guys to understand, and Paolo has been saying that, Franz has been saying that.” Remarks: pic.x.com/DYsHL7S8Kf
David Hardisty: Ime Udoka on the Rockets physicality this season: “Up and down at times, like our season has been.” He believes the Rockets have been more consistent in this area the last two games.
David Hardisty: Ime Udoka on the impact of Tari Eason so far this season: “I think it’s something we’ve always known… Not a surprise to us. Maybe to everybody else because he hadn’t played as much (injuries).” pic.x.com/POTfv3aSDU
Arash Markazi: The Los Angeles Lakers have recalled guards Bronny James Jr. and Jalen Hood-Schifino and forward Maxwell Lewis from the South Bay Lakers. All three are still expected to play in Saturday’s South Bay Lakers season opener against the Salt Lake City Stars in El Segundo.
Michael Wallace: Jenkins says Ja Morant (hip) had some initial testing done and will have more imaging Saturday to determine extent of his injury and a potential return timeline. Ja sitting out tonight vs Washington after leaving Wednesday’s win over Lakers with hip/hamstring discomfort. pic.x.com/gXRyqkZkE8
Duane Rankin: Devin Booker (Illness) AVAILABLE. #Suns
But pressed on whether the league sought to interview Jamora, Bass said, “An NBA investigator reached out multiple times to Laura Stone, Ms. Jamora’s representative, and we did not receive a response to our outreach.”