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The one-time MVP is playing into shape, online and off.

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Scores

Hornets 124, Magic 97 – Back-to-back nice performances for Tidjane Salaun. We are monitoring the situation. The Magic ... woof. Down 15 in the first, 26 in the third?

Rockets 122, Sixers 128 (OT) – So back at EuroBasket former Sixer Furkan Korkmaz said that Joel Embiid was no longer the best center he'd ever played with. That honor now went to his countryman Alperen Sengun. Surely, it was meant as a compliment in the heat of the moment and not necessarily as a slight on Embiid. Or maybe it was. I don't know Furkan Korkmaz or his intentions.

In any case, of course Embiid took it as a slight. Of course he did. And it's been simmering for months.