Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledged Tuesday’s 121-111 victory over the New York Knicks carried some extra significance, but only because the Knicks swept the Bucks in the season series last year.
Obi Toppin will be out for at least a month with a right hamstring strain and Bennedict Mathurin is “week-to-week” with a right big toe sprain, bringing the Pacers’ total to eight players on the injury report for Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks.
Heat guard Terry Rozier, who was placed on leave amid allegations he manipulated his performance in a March 2023 NBA game as part of gambling schemes, was facing an $8 million tax lien from the IRS in November 2023.
A $180,000 Range Rover customized for NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was stolen in Georgia earlier this month, and law enforcement is still on the hunt for it.
Former Duke and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kyle Singler, 37, was charged on Tuesday with misdemeanor assault in Haskell County, Oklahoma, after his girlfriend told authorities there that he grabbed her head and shoved her to the ground.