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Oakland hosts Green Bay following Hall's 32-point performance — and more

Oakland hosts Green Bay following Hall's 32-point performance

Green Bay Phoenix (15-13, 10-7 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (14-13, 10-6 Horizon League)

Auburn Hills, Michigan; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay plays Oakland after Marcus Hall scored 32 points in Green Bay's 75-72 loss to the Milwaukee Panthers.

The Golden Grizzlies are 6-3 on their home court. Oakland is seventh in the Horizon League in rebounding averaging 30.8 rebounds. Isaac Garrett paces the Golden Grizzlies with 7.1 boards.

The Phoenix are 10-7 in Horizon League play. Green Bay has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Oakland is shooting 47.3% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 45.6% Green Bay allows to opponents. Green Bay has shot at a 48.4% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 47.1% shooting opponents of Oakland have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Oakland won 88-63 in the last matchup on Jan. 18. Tuburu Niavalurua led Oakland with 26 points, and Ramel Bethea led Green Bay with 11 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brody Robinson is shooting 39.9% and averaging 16.8 points for the Golden Grizzlies. Michael Houge is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.

Hall is scoring 14.6 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Phoenix. CJ O'Hara is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 80.4 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.

Phoenix: 5-5, averaging 77.1 points, 26.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Commanders' Marshon Lattimore named a potential salary cap casualty

The Washington Commanders are one of a handful of teams that have a decent amount of cap space to work with this offseason. The Athletic recently named one player from each team who could be a cap casualty in 2026, and for the Commanders, it's not so much a cap casualty as it is a player who needs to go. Their cap casualty pick for the Commanders, unsurprisingly, was veteran cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

Cap casualty, veteran cut, unsurprising cut — use whatever label you want, but Lattimore’s time with the Commanders is almost certainly done. He has one year left on his deal, but his $16.5 million salary isn’t guaranteed, which means the team can move on and save $18.5 million in cap space. It’s a layup, and frankly it’s necessary for the defense to improve. But the failed experiment was costly. Washington gave up essentially three draft picks (the Commanders also swapped fifth-rounders) to acquire Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints at the 2024 trading deadline. The Commanders’ attempt to rebuild, at the time, seemed to be on a faster track than anticipated. But Lattimore was often more of a liability than an asset to Washington’s secondary, and the team proved last season that it’s clearly far from contending anytime soon.

Lattimore joined the Commanders in the middle of the 2024 season when general manager Adam Peters traded away multiple Commanders' draft picks to bring the veteran to Washington. The secondary needed some help, and it still does because Lattimore hasn't panned out as expected. He was hampered by a hamstring injury that delayed his Commanders' debut, and only played nine games in 2025 due to a torn ACL.

In all, Lattimore has played in 11 games for the Commanders, recording 31 tackles (19 solo), one tackle for a loss, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defensed, and one interception. On top of his production struggles, Lattimore's off-field issues haven't helped his cause. Even before his recent arrest, Lattimore was unlikely to return in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Marshon Lattimore named potential cap casualty

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