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In the NBA, the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to square off today in what shapes up as one of the marquee matchups of the weekend slate. These two Eastern Conference heavyweights have been building toward this all season, and tip-off promises serious playoff implications with every possession mattering down the stretch.
Across the Atlantic, Arsenal enter Saturday's Premier League fixture against Hull City riding high at the top of the table. The defending champions have just taken the title lead, and the Emirates is the place to be as Mikel Arteta's side look to press their advantage over a Hull outfit still finding their footing after earning promotion to the top flight.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are dealing with a significant injury setback after confirmation that Carlos Baleba faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. The twenty-two-year-old midfielder, who arrived from Brighton in a seventy million pound move this summer, has quickly become central to United's system, and losing him now could seriously derail any momentum they had building in the Premier League.
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