Magic diagnose Franz Wagner with high ankle sprain after awkward landing, return timetable TBD
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando Magic leading scorer Franz Wagner has a high sprain of his left ankle that will likely keep him out for multiple weeks. The Magic announced the diagnosis on Monday after an MRI exam on Wagner, who was injured in the first quarter of their game at New York on Sunday when he was fouled […]
NBA fines Magic’s Bane $35K for throwing ball at Knicks’s Anunoby
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has issued a $35,000 fine to Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane for forcefully throwing the ball at an opponent “in an unsportsmanlike manner.” The league announced the fine Monday. The sequence happened on a transition play with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s road loss to the New […]
Luka Doncic, Lakers start fast, beat Pelicans 133-121 for 7th straight victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 34 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers raced to their seventh straight victory, 133-121 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Doncic also had 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Lakers win for the 13th time in 15 […]
Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least a week with a quad injury
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least a week with a right quadriceps contusion and strained muscle after getting injured during Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. He had an MRI exam after the game and the Warriors said Thursday that Curry would be reevaluated […]
Pistons run at club winning streak over; they now want to chase another part of team history
BOSTON (AP) — Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons didn’t hide it. They really wanted to make franchise history. Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit’s winning streak at a franchise record-tying 13, overcoming Cunningham’s 42 points as the Pistons fell 117-114 on Wednesday night. “We all wanted it tonight,” Cunningham said a […]
Erik Spoelstra had no idea why he was getting drenched in the locker room. His 800th win was why
MIAMI (AP) — Water bottles were getting dumped on Miami coach Erik Spoelstra from all angles in a joyous locker room after the Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA Cup game, and the scene caught him off-guard. The water-pourers wanted to celebrate his 800th career win. And Spoelstra had no idea what was […]
Stephen Curry bruises right quadriceps in Warriors’ loss, will have MRI exam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry limped away from the bench late in Golden State’s 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after bruising his right quadriceps. He will undergo an MRI exam on the injury to determine his status. The Warriors will have to regroup with the idea that Curry might be out for […]
Former NBA champ Rick Fox announces plans to run in Bahamian general election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former NBA player Rick Fox announced he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year’s general election. His candidacy comes as the archipelago struggles with high-profile corruption cases, an influx of people entering the country illegally and ongoing recovery from Hurricane Dorian, a devastating Category 5 storm that […]
Orlando’s Jalen Suggs ejected in first half after heated altercation with Andre Drummond, 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Orlando Magic’s Jalen Suggs was ejected with 27 seconds left in the first half of Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers after receiving two technicals during a heated altercation between the teams. Philadelphia’s Andre Drummond squared off with Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr. near the Magic’s free-throw line, though no punches […]
Zion Williamson scores 29 and the Pelicans end a 9-game skid with a 143-130 win over the Bulls
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego. Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair […]
