Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and is undergoing surgery Thursday in Houston. It’s unclear when he’ll be able to return.
The Warriors ruled out Stephen Curry for Thursday night’s game against the Lakers, meaning there will be zero matchups between Curry and LeBron James this regular season.
Between memorizing the astrological signs of his teammates and undergoing extreme underwater training, Brown didn’t need to be a hero in Boston. He simply needed to lead. “I’m not going to make myself small ever again.”
The Thunder clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record with a 128-110 win over the Clippers on Wednesday night, securing homecourt advantage throughout the postseason in their title defense.
The NBA is looking into what team sources say was a strategy mistake by Kings coach Doug Christie — and not tanking tactics — during Tuesday’s loss to the Warriors.