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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 2: Anthony Black and Alex Caruso headline early injury replacements

Anthony Black and Alex Caruso top our list of waiver wire adds after Week 1.

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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 2: Anthony Black and Alex Caruso headline early injury replacements
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Anthony Black: What Happened

Yahoo Sports reported on Monday, October 26, 2026 in a story involving Anthony Black, Alex Caruso, Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire. Here is how the report opens:

Anthony Black and Alex Caruso top our list of waiver wire adds after Week 1.

— Yahoo Sports
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It is one of many NBA stories we are following today. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on National Basketball Association and what to watch next.

Key Takeaways

  • The story: Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 2: Anthony Black and Alex Caruso headline early injury replacements
  • Who’s involved: Anthony Black, Alex Caruso and Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire
  • League: NBA
  • First reported: Monday, October 26, 2026 by Yahoo Sports

Background: National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in New York City and Secaucus, New Jersey.

The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL).

Text from Wikipedia’s National Basketball Association article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What happened with Anthony Black?

Anthony Black and Alex Caruso top our list of waiver wire adds after Week 1. Yahoo Sports reported the story on Monday, October 26, 2026.

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Yahoo Sports first reported it on Monday, October 26, 2026. ForTheFans summarizes it here with background and related NBA news.

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