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Panjab Warriors’ takeover of Morecambe was met with delight by fans, who were facing the prospect of their team ceasing to exist after they were suspended from the National League over unpaid debts and salaries.

The group – made up of various Sikh investors, with most of their money coming from principal shareholder Kuljeet Singh Momi – eventually purchased the club shortly before a deadline to provide proof of funds.

On their first day as owners, Rehal was at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium orchestrating their press relations. He was introduced to the BBC as Panjab Warriors’ head of communications, and it was he and CEO Ropinder Singh who opted to conduct the group’s first public interview.

“We’ll be so transparent, you’re going to be sick of us,” Rehal claimed in the interview.

Rehal was not listed as a director or shareholder in the club’s accounts, but referred to Panjab Warriors as “we” throughout the interview, despite the group’s insistence he was an external consultant.

He also insisted the group’s heritage would make them more ethical football club owners.

“Punjab, the land of five rivers, is our native land. For us, our heritage, our culture and our faith are our core principles. They make us who we are.

“All we want to say is, trust us.”

In its statement announcing the sanctions, the Treasury said: “This is the first use of the Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to disrupt funding for Pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa.”

Labour MP and economic secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby said: “We will not stand by while terrorists exploit Britain’s financial system.

“This landmark action shows we are prepared to use every tool at our disposal to choke off funding for terrorism – wherever it occurs and whoever is responsible. The UK stands firmly with peaceful communities against those who promote violence and hatred.”

It is now against UK law to make funds or financial services available to Rehal, who earlier this week was pictured on social media meeting National League CEO Phil Alexander on behalf of Morecambe.

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  Tim BontempsDec 4, 2025, 11:57 PM ET

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  Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.

PHILADELPHIA — 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey’s scoring prowess turned him into an All-Star — and this season potentially an All-NBA selection — during his five-plus NBA seasons.

But on Thursday night, it was a spectacular defensive play that allowed Maxey and the 76ers to escape with a heart-stopping 99-98 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Xfinity Mobile Arena, as he raced from one end of the court to the other in seemingly the blink of an eye to swat a potential game-winning layup by Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton and stave off what would’ve been a horrific 76ers collapse.

“I just wanted to make a play,” Maxey said, “and try to help us win that game.”

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And he did, allowing the 76ers to earn a win four days after they played the Atlanta Hawks here in a similarly wild contest, one Philadelphia lost in double overtime.

This one, though, had an even more unforgettable ending.

After the Warriors — playing without Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler III, who were ruled out before the game, and Draymond Green, who left in the second quarter after reaggravating a foot injury — had erased a 24-point lead late in the fourth quarter, 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe managed to convert an offensive rebound off a Maxey missed jumper with 0.9 to go.

“We know he can score, we know he can pass, but he does things that don’t show up in the box score all the time,” Maxey said of Edgecombe’s knack for chasing the ball on plays such as that.

“He made a hell of a play. For him to be able to go out there and track the ball, and tip it in like that? That was a great play.”

At that point, the 76ers had taken a 99-98 lead, and with no timeouts for the Warriors it appeared to practically everyone inside the arena that the game was over. But Warriors guard Buddy Hield stepped out of bounds, grabbed the ball and fired a perfect pass the length of the court to Melton, who latched onto it like it was Jalen Hurts throwing to A.J. Brown across the parking lot here in South Philadelphia and, seemingly, had a chance to make what would’ve been a truly unbelievable game-winning layup.

But then Maxey appeared.

One of the fastest players in the league, Maxey used every ounce of his speed and athleticism — aided by some adrenaline and, as he said with a smile later, not wanting his friend and former teammate to be able to get one over on him — to race back and block Melton’s shot at the buzzer. Maxey was swarmed by his teammates, and the 76ers breathed an immense sigh of relief.

“The block was amazing,” said Joel Embiid, who knows a thing or two about blocking shots. “I almost forgot where we actually made the game-winning layup. I had to ask after. I was like, ‘Wait, who made a game-winning layup?’ That’s how good the block was. But obviously, you don’t get the block unless someone makes a play.”

Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey, center, blocks a shot by Golden State’s De’Anthony Melton during the final moments of the 76ers’ 99-98 win at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday night. AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Philadelphia will try to make it three in a row when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday on the second night of a back-to-back. The Bucks will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo after the two-time MVP suffered a calf injury Wednesday in a win over the Detroit Pistons that will keep him out for two to four weeks.

Embiid will also miss that game after he returned to the court for the second time in three games after missing the prior three weeks with right knee soreness. Embiid played 25 minutes, finishing with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. He went 5-for-13 from the field on a night when his jumper wasn’t falling (he missed all five of his 3-point attempts).

He also wasn’t on the court toward the end of the contest after hitting his 25-minute limit earlier — something he said he talked to Nurse about in terms of the best way to optimize his minutes and, he hopes, continue to ramp up his conditioning.

“I just think after last game I sat too long, and I think that’s happened in the past, earlier in the season, sitting too long and coming back in the fourth,” Embiid said. “Until I’m able to bump that up or they’ll allow me to play more, I think I just got to not sit too long, just play basketball and that’s also the best way to get in a rhythm because obviously, being in and out and obviously not playing back-to-backs and playing, basically playing every two days, that’s how you get in rhythm.”

Paul George, meanwhile, sat out Thursday’s game, but is trending toward playing Friday. Forward Kelly Oubre, out for the past few weeks with an LCL sprain, will be reevaluated next week.

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The Golden State Warriors were on the verge of an improbable comeback win against the Philadelphia 76ers while down their top three players. Then VJ Edgecombe got involved.

Down 98-97 after blowing a lead that maxed out at 24 points, the Sixers rookie saved the game with a putback lay-up after catching a blocked fadeaway from Tyrese Maxey. The game wasn’t over, though, as Golden State quickly inbounded the ball with 0.9 seconds left and had DeAnthony Melton free on a breakaway.

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Maxey recovered quickly enough to reach the paint and block a would-be buzzer-beater.

Edgecombe finished the game with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, plus 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 5 turnovers. Maxey led all scorers, by far, with 35 points on 13-of-27 shooting.

The putback was another highlight in what has been a standout rookie season for Edgecombe. The third overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft began his campaign with a record and still ranks fourth among rookies at 14.4 points per game. His 4.2 assists per game ranks first.

The Warriors entered the fourth quarter down 80-66. Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler were both out for the game, and Draymond Green joined them in the second quarter when he limped to the locker room with a foot injury. He was later ruled out for the rest of the game.

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Green finished with three points on 1-of-3 shooting and three rebounds in nine minutes.

Without the three veterans they built their team around, the Warriors turned to Pat Spencer. And Buddy Hield. And Melton. And Quinten Post. And quite a few others. This is the second straight game the team nearly pulled off a shocking comeback after losing an All-Star, and that perhaps count for something with the team still in play-in territory with an 11-12 record.

The severity of Green’s injury is unknown. It’s quite possible the decision to rule him out was entirely precautionary with the team down 22 points at halftime, but it still underscores Golden State’s current struggles to stay healthy.

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Curry missed his third straight game Thursday with a quad injury and is guaranteed to miss at least two more. Butler exited Wednesday’s game with a knee injury and was questionable for Thursday before being ruled out. The Warriors bet their 2025-26 season on the trio of Curry, Green and Butler, all of them 35 years or older. It might not be a surprise they’re now encountering injury issues.

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Why Steve Kerr trusting his eyes is key to maximizing Warriors’ lineup shuffling originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

When the Warriors were running the NBA, staging annual races to the NBA Finals, whatever Kerr would see on the court in real time greatly influenced his substitution decisions. He strayed from that guidance pattern Tuesday night, and it backfired.

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Kerr went back to those instincts Thursday night in Philadelphia and almost was rewarded with an unlikely victory.

The Warriors wiped out a 24-point third-quarter deficit, with the surge giving them a 98-94 lead on Pat Spencerâ€s 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining before the 76ers closed it out for a 99-98 victory that dropped Golden State to 11-12.

Spencer was in the game because Kerr trusted the eyes he didnâ€t trust Tuesday, when Spencer ignited a late comeback that threatened Oklahoma City but was subbed out for Brandin Podziemski with 3:56 left. The next two possessions went nowhere, with Podziemski missing from deep and committing a turnover.

This time, there was no questionable late-game substitution. Podziemski stayed on the bench, as Spencer played all 12 minutes of the fourth quarter and was no less effective than he was two nights earlier.

“Yeah, tonight was a no brainer,†Kerr told reporters at Xfinity Mobile Center. “The other night was a tricky decision but tonight was obvious pat was just incredible out there and controlled the game and heâ€s just about the right stuff.â€

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Spencer scored 12 points in the quarter and was plus-13 for his efforts. He led lineups that were without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III or Draymond Green, who left in the second quarter after aggravating a sprained right foot.

To put a finer point on it, Spencer – with generous assistance from Deâ€Anthony Melton in his season debut – pushed the Warriors in position to prevail mostly behind the bench. Gui Santos played more than 11 minutes in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield played 10 minutes, Quinten Post played eight and Melton played five.

“The effort was phenomenal,†Kerr said. “It felt like we really deserved to win, and I feel terrible for the guys that we couldnâ€t hang on because the effort, the energy, the commitment. Gui hasnâ€t played in a couple weeks and heâ€s playing the whole fourth quarter and is (plus-15), showing what he did last year. And the way Pat got us into our offense and got downhill and into pick-and-roll and distributed the ball . . . I like the way the guys fought.â€

Kerr indicated that he hopes for a way that Spencer, operating on a two-way contract that limits him to 50 games, can be elevated to a standard contract. The coach also made it clear that he sees Spencer as “the perfect guy for a backup†at point guard behind Curry.

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With Spencer playing exceedingly well in consecutive games, and Melton impressing in his return nearly a year after undergoing surgery to repair a slight ACL tear, the Warriors will be exceptionally deep at guard when Curry returns, which is expected next Friday.

“Weâ€re deep,†Spencer said. “We got a lot of guys that could play and guys that have proven it time after time. So, I think thatâ€s the tough part. I donâ€t envy Steveâ€s job at all.â€

Make no mistake, a 10-point first quarter laid the foundation for this loss, which exposed – or re-exposed – some of the weaknesses that have rendered Golden State unable to escape mediocrity so far this season.

Ineffective defense at the point of attack. Poor shot selection, mostly in the first half, particularly in the first quarter when they jacked up 15 3s, making two. Too many live-ball turnovers, which Philly exploited for 25 points. Insufficient interior moxie and muscle, resulting in another rebounding deficit, with the 76ers scoring the game-winning bucket on an offensive rebound.

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Spencer can help with a few of those ailments, and Melton surely will address some of them. When Curry returns, Spencer and Melton will be among seven Warriors vying for guard minutes in the rotation.

All of which gives Kerr the right to shorten his proverbial leash on a night-to-night basis.

The coach likely realized that on this night, when he went back to an old habit that served him well. He trusted his in-game eyes.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Veteran guard De’Anthony Melton will make his season debut for the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in Philadelphia, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania, checking the final box in his return from ACL surgery.

Melton suffered a partially torn ACL early last season after a misstep against the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 11. He said he knew something was wrong at halftime of the game, but he played through it.

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After tests revealed the partial tear, Melton spent several weeks consulting with doctors before ultimately deciding on season-ending surgery. He had the procedure on Dec. 4, 2024. His season debut on Thursday night will be exactly one year after the surgery.

“I feel amazing,” Melton said recently after several practices and scrimmages.

After the ACL surgery, the Warriors traded Melton to the Brooklyn Nets, using his expiring salary to get Dennis Schroder, who was later added into the deadline deal for Jimmy Butler.

Melton said he felt no bitterness toward the organization for sending him away and sought a reunion this summer in free agency, signing back with the Warriors, in part, because of his trust in the team’s medical staff and his established relationship with Steph Curry and Draymond Green.

“I would’ve traded myself [last season],” Melton said.

Melton rejoins the Warriors’ rotation at an unstable time. They are 11-11 and heading out on a three-game road trip to Philadelphia, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls. Curry is currently out with a thigh contusion, while Butler, Jonathan Kuminga and Al Horford are all questionable for Thursday’s game.

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SAN FRANCISO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will not make the upcoming road trip to Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago because of a left thigh contusion, extending his absence for at least three more games.

Curry was set for an official reevaluation Thursday, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr got in front of the update. He called Curry a “long shot” to return by the weekend, so Kerr, Curry and Rick Celebrini, the franchise’s lead medical decision-maker, allowed him to stay in the Bay Area for treatment.

Curry injured his quad last Wednesday night in a home loss to the Houston Rockets. It’ll ultimately force him to miss at least five games, but Kerr sounded optimistic that Curry should be back for Golden State’s home game Dec. 12 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The team has four days off after the road trip and two practices in the lead-up.

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It’s also unclear whether the Warriors will have their second star, Jimmy Butler, to open the trip Thursday night against the Sixers. Butler missed the second half of Tuesday night’s 124-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a sore left knee.

“I don’t know anything more,” Kerr said. “I didn’t even know [he was out] until I was drawing up a play with a minute to go [before the second half] and somebody came in the huddle and said Jimmy is down.”

Butler came into the game questionable with a glute contusion. He has also battled ankle and back soreness early this season for a veteran Warriors team that has wobbled to an 11-11 record through 22 games.

Down 22 to the Thunder, the depleted Warriors made a surprising second-half surge and briefly took the lead in the fourth quarter, in part due to Seth Curry scoring 14 points in 14 bench minutes in his debut.

But the defending champions closed strong. Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 38 points to bump the Thunder’s record to 21-1, sending the Warriors out on the road reeling after a 2-3 homestand.

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Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler left their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder early on Tuesday night due to an apparent knee injury.

Butler left the game briefly midway through he second quarter after tripping slightly and losing his shoe on the baseline. As the play went the other way, Butler slowly got his shoe back on and started limping off the floor. He went back to the locker room during the next timeout, but returned to the game a few minutes later.

Butler came up limping again in the final stretch of the first half, however, and went back to the locker room early. He stayed there for good, and did not start in the third quarter. The Warriors then ruled him out with a sore left knee before the start of the fourth quarter.

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Further specifics are not yet known.

Butler had six points and three rebounds in 15 minutes on Tuesday night. He shot 2-of-7 from the field. The 36-year-old entered the contest averaging 20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season while shooting nearly 53% from the field.

The Warriors entered Tuesdayâ€s game having lost four of their last six, which dropped them to 11-10 on the season. The Thunder, meanwhile, have lost just once this season and looked extremely dominant yet again. They limited Golden State to just 18 points in the second quarter and carried a 19-point lead into halftime.

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Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler exited a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder early on Tuesday night due to an apparent knee injury. It didn’t stop his team from nearly mounting an incredible comeback.

Butler left the game briefly midway through he second quarter after tripping slightly and losing his shoe on the baseline. As the play went the other way, Butler slowly got his shoe back on and started limping off the floor. He went back to the locker room during the next timeout, but returned to the game a few minutes later.

Butler came up limping again in the final stretch of the first half, however, and went back to the locker room early. He stayed there for good, and did not start in the third quarter. The Warriors then ruled him out with a sore left knee before the start of the fourth quarter.

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Further specifics are not yet known.

Butler had six points and three rebounds in 15 minutes on Tuesday night. He shot 2-of-7 from the field. The 36-year-old entered the contest averaging 20.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season while shooting nearly 53% from the field.

Without him, the Warriors fell into a hole that hit a maximum of 22 points in the third quarter, but a furious comeback erased that lead over the course of the second half. The Warriors briefly led in the fourth quarter, but one last OKC run ended any hope of handing them their second loss of the season. Final score: 124-112.

The team did it all without both Curry and Stephen Curry, who remains out with a quad injury. Four different players — Buddy Hield, Gary Payton II, Pat Spencer and Seth Curry — posted double digits off the bench.

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The loss drops the Warriors’ record to 11-11. They have now lost five of their past seven games and will hold their breath on Butler’s condition. The Thunder, meanwhile, improved their record to 21-1 despite the absence of key players in Isaiah Hartenstein, Lu Dort and Alex Caruso.

They remain on pace to take something even bigger from the Warriors.

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Nov 30, 2025, 10:02 AM ET

The Golden State Warriors will unite the Curry brothers as initially planned by signing veteran guard Seth Curry to a contract for the remainder of the season Monday, sources told ESPN.

Seth Curry joined the Warriors in training camp, but was waived just before the season because of the team’s financial restraints.

The Warriors are hard-capped at the second apron, which meant they could keep only 14 players entering the season to create enough prorated breathing space to add Seth Curry in the vacant 15th slot.

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There will be a wait for Seth and Stephen Curry to play alongside each other. Steph, who leads the 11-10 Warriors in scoring (27.9 points per game), is sidelined with a left quad strain. He is expected to be reevaluated in the coming week.

Seth Curry, who is entering his 12th NBA season, started his career with the franchise’s G League program in Santa Cruz but then purposefully ventured elsewhere — to 10 NBA teams — to map his own professional path out of his brother’s shadow, he said.

It has come with plenty of shooting success. The younger Curry brother has made 945 career 3s at a 43.3% clip, the seventh-highest percentage in league history. He shot an NBA-best 45.6% from 3-point range last season.

Seth Curry last summer decided the timing was finally right to join Stephen, who has long hoped to play with his brother on an NBA stage.

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Stephen and Seth Curry will be united.

For the first time in the brothers’ professional careers, Stephen and Seth will be on the same team as of Monday when the Warriors are expected to sign Seth for the remainder of the season, a story broken by Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of ESPN.

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This had always been the plan. Golden State signed Seth for training camp, but made it clear from day one that he would be waived and cut before the season started, and that they planned to re-sign him a month or two later. Welcome to the realities of the NBA’s tax aprons. The Warriors are hard-capped at the second apron (because they used the taxpayer mid-level exception to sign Al Horford), and after signing Jonathan Kuminga to his new contract plus bringing in Horford and De’Anthony Melton, the Warriors were bumping up against that cap. That meant Seth had to be waived to get the team under that hard cap to start the season, but the plan was always to re-sign him.

Technically, the Warriors could have brought Curry back a couple of weeks ago on the prorated veteran minimum contract he will sign, but the team wanted to give itself a little more room below that hard cap, so it waited.

We’ll have to wait a little longer to see Seth and Stephen on the court together because Stephen is out for a week with a quad contusion.

Seth, 35, shot 45.6% on 3-pointers last season on his way to averaging 6.5 points a game in Charlotte. He could help the 11-10 Warriors, who have the 22nd-ranked offense in the league this season.

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