Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey, the projected No. 3 pick in this year’s NBA draft, is going pro, saying he is “nowhere close to reaching my potential” and “can take a good team to a better level.”
The Lakers were motivated by a JJ Redick tirade after their lead slipped in the third quarter, closing out a 94-85 win over the Timberwolves to even their first-round series.
Damian Lillard, who returned to action after a monthlong absence due to a health scare, shot 4-of-13 from the field in 37 minutes and admitted afterward that he was “pretty winded.”
“We don’t like them, they don’t like us and that’s just what it is,” Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said after Indiana took a 2-0 lead in the series with Milwaukee.
The Thunder have outscored the Grizzlies by a combined 70 points, the second-highest point differential through two games of a series in playoff history.
Payton Pritchard, who went from the fringes of the Boston rotation to a constant source of energy and production off the bench, was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Joe Dumars, introduced as the Pelicans’ executive VP of basketball operations on Tuesday, said he will have a low tolerance for players who are unreliable on the court and irresponsible off of it.