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All 67 games played in both stages of the In-Season Tournament will count towards the regular-season standings, except for the Championship game. The 2023-24 season will still consist of 82 regular-season games, including the games played in the Group Play and Knockout Rounds. The Knockout Rounds will be single-elimination games for the top eight teams that advance from Group Play. The Quarterfinals will be held on Dec. 4-5, and the winners will advance to the neutral-site Semifinals on Dec. 7. The Championship game will be held on Dec. 9. IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR IS SET 🏆🔥 Who's winning it all? pic.twitter.com/zV65TbcP5E — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 6, 2023 The Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be count ed as Regular Season Game s for all purposes, but the Championship Game will not. This means that the Championship Game will not count towards a team’s Regular Season record or a player’s or team’s performance in the Regular Season statistics. Th...

Kevin Durant, who has played just three games for the Phoenix Suns thus far, was a late scratch for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to an injury suffered during a pregame workout. Though there has been no official update to Durant's status, The Arizona Republic is reporting that there is fear within the Suns organization that the superstar forward could be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season and the start of the playoffs with a Grade 2 ankle sprain. Durant is still set to undergo an MRI on Thursday to determine the severity of the injury . Video of the injury shows Durant warming up before Phoenix's Game against the Thunder, in which he slips on the floor and tweaks his left ankle while going toward the basket for a layup. Here’s video of Kevin Durant slipping on the floor pregame. He stayed down for a few seconds but then got up and finished his ...