Around the NBA, no fewer than 168 players were held out of Friday’s games, including reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and 14 members of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Sixers star Joel Embiid has been discharged from a Houston hospital and is heading back to Philadelphia, with the team saying there is no set timeline for his return to the court.
Jayson Tatum had 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes Thursday night but more importantly, walked “off the floor on my own two feet.”
Bulls coach Billy Donovan, who has yet to decide on his future with the team, appreciated team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf’s endorsement of him but said he understood “everybody’s got to look out for what is best for the Bulls.”
The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules before Monday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons.