The Thunder are being conservative with Jalen Williams’ minutes as he works his way back into form following a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the past two months.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday that Giannis Antetokounmpo remains sidelined by a left knee injury that has kept him out of five games. “He’s progressing,” Rivers said. “He’s just not healthy.”
Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his 31 points in a pivotal third quarter, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on Wednesday night, snapping the defending champions’ 12-game win streak.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver made it clear Wednesday that fixing tanking is his top priority and that there will be fundamental changes to the league’s draft system to try to prevent it from happening moving forward.