7:01 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook will miss the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s game Thursday night against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained left ankle. Thunder coach Billy Donovan made the announcement during his pregame media session. Westbrook was hurt Monday night against New Orleans. After coming down hard on the

8:00 AM ET GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO LIFTS himself out of his mesh-backed office chair and strides to the center of the Bucks’ locker room. Moments earlier on this March evening, he was eyeing the exit as a media horde questioned him about the Bucks’ 11-point loss to the Rockets, their sixth in seven games. So when

10:53 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have petitioned the NBA for an exclusion to clear the remaining $10.5 million on Mirza Teletovic’s contract off the team’s salary cap, league sources told ESPN. The Bucks are expected to meet the criteria and receive the cap relief based on Teletovic’s career-ending injury. The one-year anniversary

6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic $25,000 for using derogatory and offensive language during a postgame interview. Jokic was fined for using an anti-gay slur, saying “no h—, he’s longer than you expect” when asked by reporters about Wendell Carter Jr. after the

10:36 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers reserve forward Mike Muscala will be sidelined for approximately one week after suffering a fractured nose and cut on his face during a collision in practice Tuesday. The 76ers said Wednesday that Muscala received six stiches and will wear a protective mask when he is cleared to return. Muscala, in

6:10 PM ET Center Tyson Chandler has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers on a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, general manager Rob Pelinka announced Monday. The new contract for Chandler will pay him $2,109,867, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, with the Lakers incurring a cap hit of $1,333,140. Chandler agreed

4:29 PM ET Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing a ball into the stands after Boston‘s 115-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Jamal Murray maintains he simply got caught up in the moment when he hoisted a long shot with the clock winding down in an effort to reach the

2:55 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN DENVER – Back in April, the Denver Nuggets came as close as a team possibly can to making the NBA playoffs – only to fail to do so. It took losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves on the final day of the regular season – and in overtime, no less –

2:04 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green left Monday night’s 117-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies after injuring his right foot in the first half. “They took X-rays, X-rays were negative,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. “But it didn’t make sense for him to go out and

6:13 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Cleveland Cavaliers interim coach Larry Drew has agreed to a contract to remain interim head coach for the rest of this season — and receive a partially guaranteed deal for the 2019-20 season, league sources told ESPN. Drew and the Cavaliers have been negotiating a solution to the issues that