

| 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. |
![]() | Top 5 of Inside - No. 2 Once upon a time Kevin McHale held the Celtics single game scoring record for nine days. |
![]() | Top 5 of Inside - No. 3 Inside the NBA takes a look at the upcoming documentary on HBO about Bird and Magic. |
![]() | Top 5 of Inside - No. 4 The Inside the NBA crew breaks down the Playoff Push for the teams in the West. |
![]() | Top 5 of Inside - No. 5 Kevin and Chuck talk about how things tend to tighten up towards the end of a game. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Inside Trax: Bulls and Magic Check out some sounds from the first game of the TNT Thursday night double-header. |
![]() | Assist of the Night Jamal Crawford throws a no-look pass to Al Horford who drops the jumper. |