Solo Basketball

NBA players are spending more time than ever working on the boards — but we’re not talking rebounds.  

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Victor Wembanyama reached the 65-game threshold for awards eligibility on Friday with a 40-point outing that included 13 rebounds in a 139-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks.  

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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.  

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Lakers coach JJ Redick believes other West teams that still have their seeding to be determined prefer L.A. as their first-round opponent in the playoffs.  

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The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans on Friday night.  

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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.  

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From best fadeaway to the MVP, Dean Oliver uses ESPN Analytics’ Net Points metric to wrap up the season by handing out awards.  

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Miami guard Terry Rozier, who has been on leave since October amid a sports gambling probe, will be waived by the Heat on Friday, sources tell ESPN.  

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Are the Lakers toast? Is the Spurs’ 3-point prowess real? We canvass the league on six storylines that could define the postseason.  

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