The city of Beverly Hills apologized to Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Thursday over inaccuracies in a previous statement, but Brown continued to take issue with the police shutting down his All-Star Weekend brand event.
Commissioner Adam Silver informed the league’s 30 general managers Thursday that the NBA plans to make anti-tanking rule changes for next season, sources told ESPN.
Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers executive Lon Rosen is moving into the Los Angeles Lakers’ front office in the latest significant change for the 17-time NBA champion organization following its sale last year.
Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg will sit out the team’s first game back from the All-Star break at Minnesota on Friday night because of a left midfoot sprain.
The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will open the post-break portion of the schedule without injured stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams.
The Lakers appear to be fully healthy for the first time in recent memory with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton all expected to play Friday against the Clippers.
Warriors star Stephen Curry had another MRI on his bothersome right knee in the past 24 hours that came back clean, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania, but persistent pain and swelling have not allowed him to return to the court.
Suns owner Mat Ishbia sounded off on the issue of tanking in the NBA, calling it a “losing behavior done by losers” and “much worse than any prop bet scandal.”