Solo Basketball

On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute — told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.  

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Josh Giddey left the Bulls’ game in the fourth quarter Monday night after landing awkwardly on his right ankle, the same one he injured while playing for the Australian team at the Olympics last summer.  

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The Raptors set a single-game franchise record with 73 rebounds, the most by any team in the NBA this season, and the most by any team in a regulation game since they joined the league 30 years ago.  

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Telling reporters afterward that he’s “playing the best basketball of my life,” Denver star Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists, as his Nuggets defeated the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.  

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Los Angeles star Luka Doncic logged his second triple-double with his new club, posting 22 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds, but he also had five turnovers as the short-handed Lakers fell to the Brooklyn Nets 111-108 on Monday night at Barclays Center.  

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The Heat blew another big fourth-quarter lead Monday night to the Hornets, continuing a worrying trend for Miami over the past two weeks.  

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All-Star forward Jalen Williams was ruled out for the second half Monday after suffering a right hip strain, the Thunder announced.  

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Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who hasn’t played since a Feb. 26 game in Detroit, announced on social media Monday that he has been sitting out because of a viral illness, adding that it’s something “we haven’t been able to fully identify yet.”  

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