

| Bulls' Derrick Rose sprains wrist against Orlando
Bulls guard Derrick Rose has sprained his left wrist after another collision with Orlando's Dwight Howard. |
| LeBron ready to return against 76ers Friday
Cavaliers star LeBron James is tired of watching basketball and ready to start playing again. |
| Arenas planning jersey change for NBA return
Goodbye, "Agent Zero." Gilbert Arenas is switching his uniform number. The suspended guard submitted paperwork to go from No. 0 to No. 6. |
| Ellis to start after six-game layoff
Monta Ellis, the NBA's sixth-leading scorer at 25.7 points per game, will return to Golden State's starting lineup Thursday night. |
| Beasley a game-time decision Friday with bruised thigh
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![]() | The Daily Zap All the action from Thursday night's slate of games in the NBA. |
![]() | Top 5 of Inside - No. 1 All the great ones have some memorabilia retired. |
![]() | Thursday's Top 5 Dunking, blocking and dishing highlight Thursday's Top 5 plays in the NBA. |
![]() | Nightly Notable Brandon Roy pours in a game-high 41 points to help the Blazers end a nine-game losing streak in Oakland. |
![]() | Assist of the Night Jamal Crawford throws a no-look pass to Al Horford who drops the jumper. |
![]() | Bold Move of the Night Kirk Hinrich shakes, bakes and schools Matt Barnes for the layup. |
![]() | Dunk of the Night Jameer Nelson misses the three but Brandon Bass is there for the put back. |
![]() | Block of the Night Dwight Howard swats Taj Gibson's shot all the way to center court. |
![]() | Steal of the Night Reggie Williams picks the pass off, saves it from going out of bounds and the Warriors take it down and score. |
![]() | Haier Play of the Day Marvin Williams takes the inbound pass and gets his shot to fall before time expires in the first half. |