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Matt Ryan appeared in 28 games for the Pelicans last season
Popovich, 75, also missed Saturday's game and it's not clear when he'll return to the sidelines
Embiid has missed the first five games this season and doesn't expect to play in back-to-backs
New Orleans has been hit with the injury bug early and often this season
Pippen played under Ham in his rookie season with the Lakers
Embiid has not played this season due to left knee injury management
Let's take stock of the 2024 NBA Draft class after a brief introduction to the league
The Sixers have not been fully transparent regarding Joel Embiid's health
Neither Sixers star has played this season
Koloko has dealt with a blood clot issue and required medical clearance from the league before playing again
Gay was drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft
James will begin the split role after Lakers' upcoming five-game road trip
Denver was an abysmal 18.4% from 3-point range in loss to Thunder
The new NBA season gets going Tuesday night
Jasmyn Wimbish joined CBS Sports as a basketball reporter in 2019. Prior to that, she wrote for USA Today and FanSided. She's a graduate of the University of Kansas and Northern Arizona University and currently resides in Chicago.