The Toronto Raptors are appointing general manager Bobby Webster as the team’s head of basketball operations and the sides have reached a new contract, sources told ESPN on Monday.
Miami traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a move that gets the Heat under the tax line for this coming season and creates roster flexibility.
The NBA and its players’ association say they support further limitations on certain types of prop bets to curb game manipulation and abuse of athletes by gamblers.
The Lakers will honor Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley, who coached the team to four NBA titles during the “Showtime” era, with a statue that will be unveiled Feb. 22.