Duane Rankin: Monty Williams said Deandre Ayton (leg) will play, Cameron Payne (hip) won’t. He also said he’s OK with players being uneasy about playing. #Suns © Provided by HoopsHype Source: Twitter @DuaneRankin What’s the buzz on Twitter? Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin Monty Williams said Deandre Ayton (leg) will play, Cameron Payne (hip) won’t. He also said he’s OK with players being uneasy about playing. #Suns – 8:26 PM Cayleigh Griffin @cayleighgriffin De’Andre Ayton will play tonight for the Suns. Cam Payne is out, per Monty Williams.
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Marvin Bagley‘s agent slammed the Kings when the big man wasn’t in the rotation.
But given a chance to play in Sacramento’s loss to the Suns on Monday, Bagley apparently refused.
Sean Cunningham of ABC10:
Multiple sources told me that Marvin Bagley III refused to check into Sunday's game when Luke Walton called upon him in the second half vs. the Suns.
I didn't report it, wanting to first talk to the Kings coach.
Walton said he & Marvin are in communication and has to be ready pic.twitter.com/m3E6JxaeVk
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) November 11, 2021
Luke Walton declined to confirm if Marvin Bagley III declined to check in Sunday's game. This video was shortly after as players and coaches offered support. https://t.co/klSIU3DMXT
Court filings: Maduro ally met with US prior to arrest
MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela met secretly with U.S. law enforcement to provide intelligence against Nicolás Maduro’s government prior to being charged in 2019 with money laundering, according to new filings in a related case against a disgraced University of Miami professor. Bruce Bagley, who prior to his arrest in 2019 had been a top expert on organized crime in Latin America, isBruce Bagley, who prior to his arrest in 2019 had been a top expert on organized crime in Latin America, is set to be sentenced next week in Manhattan federal court on two counts of money laundering tied to nearly $3 million in payments he received from the businessman, Alex Saab.
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— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) November 11, 2021
The Kings began the fourth quarter down 22 then cut the deficit to three – all without Bagley – before falling 109-104.
Bagley has caught a lot of flak in Sacramento for not being Luka Doncic. That’s unfortunate for Bagley, who didn’t force the Kings to draft him No. 2 in 2018.
But Bagley has created too many headaches himself. (So has his dad.)
This is just the latest chapter of a miserable situation that will likely end by the time Bagley hits free agency next summer.
Report: Marvin Bagley refused to enter Kings-Suns game originally appeared on NBCSports.com
NBA Power Rankings: Suns keep winning, can't unseat Warriors; Lakers continue to fall; Wolves make big leap .
This week had some of the steepest risers and fallers of the season thus farThe Phoenix Suns have won 14 straight games, and they're still not the No. 1 team in this week's Power Rankings. They have every right to be upset, and if I were a member of the organization I'd probably be composing a sharply worded Twitter draft right now, but the Golden State Warriors, who have won five in a row and lost just two games all season, have just been too good to unseat.