Ivica Zubac’s debut with the Pacers is on hold because of an ankle injury he has been playing through since December, head coach Rick Carlisle said Friday.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return from a strained right calf will come “sooner than later” and that the team just has to make sure he’s healthy.
The East-leading Detroit Pistons passed on taking a big swing at the trade deadline, opting to lean on their youth and chemistry with the playoffs a little over two months away.
Lakers star Luka Doncic will miss Saturday’s game against the Warriors with a strained left hamstring, but sources told ESPN there is optimism that it is not a major injury.
Brad Stevens has a message for Jayson Tatum if the injured Celtics star truly wonders whether he would still fit in on the team he led to the 2024 NBA championship: We’re better with you.
The Harden trade was a mutual recognition as much as an admission — that the 11-time All-Star had a better chance to win elsewhere, and a tumultuous era in LA was effectively over.
Mike Conley Jr. plans to return to the Timberwolves, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Conley was traded by Minnesota this week, then traded again and waived, allowing for his return.