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Clippers’ Matt Barnes suspended 1 game for ‘striking’ neck of Wolves’ Greg Stiemsma (VIDEO)

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

When the Los Angeles Clippers take on the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night, they'll do so without key reserve Matt Barnes, whom the NBA has suspended without pay for one game for perpetrating this aggressive bit of throat violenc…

nba.com

Dwight Howard is sidelined again with an ailing shoulder and disgruntled Pau Gasol is back in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup, where he believes he should have been all along.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

The Oklahoma City Thunder put a 17-point beatdown on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, riding a white-hot start (32 points on 12 for 15 from the floor in the first quarter, including 11 on 5 for 6 by Russell Westbrook) and dismal Memphis shooting…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Memphis Grizzlies last night, but an easy victory didn't stop Russell Westbrook from going a little crazy in the third quarter. After being called for a five-second violation, Westbrook returned to the bench and th…

CNNSI.com

The depleted Grizzlies were no match for the Thunder, losing 106-89. But blaming the defeat on the Rudy Gay trade ignores Oklahoma City's inherent advantages, says Ben Golliver.

CNNSI.com

Westbrook loses cool, but Thunder dominate Grizzlies