San Antonio will try to stop its five-game home losing streak when the Spurs take on Milwaukee. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.

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At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, either.

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For the second time in his career Damian Lillard comes to Portland as a member of the road team on Tuesday, Jan. 28 when the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night. Wembanyama finished with 11 rebounds,

PARIS (AP) — San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood outside in the ... Milwaukee teammates Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, Miami's Jimmy Butler, Dallas' Luka Doncic and New York's ...

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in ... MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Milwaukee overcame travel issues to beat Miami for ...

PARIS (AP) — San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood ... on how to reach new fans. Wembanyama, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Luka Doncic and Josh Hart ...

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin,