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Sonny Weems, a former NBA player who now plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), was subjected to racial discrimination when fans shouted the n-word at him after a recent game. The incident occurred after the game between the Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards last Thursday when Weems, 35, encountered enraged fans who hurled racial slurs at him as he was exiting his team’s bus, CNN reported. The American basketball player got into a fight with Han Dejun of the Flying Leopards during the third quarter of the game, which angered fans.

Harris was the leading scorer and rebounder at the 1976 Olympics for the U.S., which won the silver medal.

The 34-year-old billionaire repeatedly told his podcast co-hosts that "Nobody cares about the Uyghurs." The sound bite has gone viral and has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.

Golden State Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya suggested recently that “nobody cares” about China’s human rights abuses against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.

Pelicans Nets Basketball Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) leaves the game after injuring his knee during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) (Noah K. Murray)NEW YORK — (AP) — Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral of his left knee, sidelining the NBA's leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three. Durant was injured Saturday in a victory over New Orleans when teammate Bruce Brown was knocked backward and fell into his knee. The Nets said Durant was expected to return to full strength following a period of rehabilitation, but didn't provide a timetable. Brooklyn starts a four-game road trip Monday in Cleveland to begin a stretch where it plays nine of 11 games on the road.

Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 12 of his 19 points in the first quarter of his first game in two weeks and the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 108-92 victory over the Orlando Magic.

Pelicans Nets Basketball Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) leaves the game after injuring his knee during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) (Noah K. Murray)NEW YORK — (AP) — Kevin Durant missed the second half of Brooklyn's game against New Orleans on Saturday night after spraining his left knee in a collision. The NBA's scoring leader left with 5:38 remaining in the second quarter and the Nets announced at halftime that he wouldn't return. Durant grabbed at his knee, tried to walk it off and then asked to be removed from the game. Durant was back in the lineup after sitting out a loss to Oklahoma City on Thursday night to rest on the second night of a back-to-back.

Kevin Durant missed the second half of Brooklyn’s game against New Orleans after spraining his left knee in a collision.

Ja Morant led Memphis with 19 points and eight assists, Desmond Bane had 16 points, and Kyle Anderson added 12. While Memphis was on a franchise-best winning streak, the Mavericks were playing well. Before losing 108-85 at New York on Wednesday night, Dallas had clicked off six straight victories. Dallas gained a bit of a cushion in the second half, starting the third quarter shooting better than the first half. Grizzlies: The Grizzlies had swept three back-to-backs in the streak.

Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and the Dallas Mavericks used a second-half rally to rout Memphis 112-85 on Friday night, ending the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games.

Suns Pacers Basketball Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS — (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night. The Suns finished the first half of the season 32-9, their second-best record in franchise history through the first 41 games. Justin Holiday scored 25 points for Indiana, Caris LeVert had 20, and Domantas Sabonis added 14 points and 14 rebounds. Booker scored 22 points in the third quarter to help the Suns take an 80-76 lead into the fourth.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night.

The NBA's Kyrie Irving missed the first months of the Brooklyn Nets' season before making a partial return. And we're still not finished with the diplomatic standoff and fallout over Djokovic's exemption to play in the Australian Open. “The kind of issues where they aren’t really influential are the traditional wedge issues," Harvey says. And the opinions of Black athletes might grab more traction in African-American communities, especially when tapping into a history of medical mistreatment. The stance of Djokovic might similarly resonate in the Serbian athlete's home country, given its role in European conflicts of the 20th century.

Athletes have been put at center court of arguments over COVID vaccines.

Timberwolves Grizzlies Basketball Memphis Grizzlies center Xavier Tillman (2) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) (Brandon Dill)MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the final minutes for their 11th straight victory, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-108 on Thursday night. Ja Morant had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and John Konchar added 15 points and a career-best 17 rebounds. D’Angelo Russell had 29 points and six assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points and nine rebounds. Two free throws by Brandon Clarke (14 points) with 1:47 left gave the Grizzlies the lead for good. But the Timberwolves’ defense kept Morant in check, frustrating the Grizzlies point guard.

Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the final minutes for their 11th straight victory, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-108 on Thursday night.

Hawks Clippers Basketball Atlanta Hawks' Cam Reddish, left, is defended by Los Angeles Clippers' Eric Bledsoe during first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong)ATLANTA — (AP) — The struggling Atlanta Hawks have traded forward Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for a protected 2022 first-round draft pick. The Hawks also are sending forward Solomon Hill and a 2025 second-round pick to the Knicks, and small forward Kevin Knox is heading to Atlanta in the deal. The trade comes as the Hawks (17-23) have lost three consecutive games and seven of their last nine. The Hawks agreed to trade Reddish one day after De'Andre Hunter scored 15 points in his return from wrist surgery.

The struggling Atlanta Hawks have traded forward Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for a protected 2022 first-round draft pick.

Ja Morant scored 29 points, including five in the final minute, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 116-108 for their 10th straight win.

Trey Lyles scored eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons won for the third time in five games, beating the Orlando Magic 97-92 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA’s two worst teams.

APTOPIX Nets Pacers Basketball Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving watches from the bench during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Darron Cummings)NEW YORK — (AP) — Kevin Durant reiterated Friday that he won't lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets' games. So he can play basketball? “Whatever decision he's going to make, he’s going to make. So whenever he’s ready, he’ll be ready.”Coach Steve Nash said recently he hadn't talked to Irving about his decision not to get vaccinated since the preseason.

Kevin Durant reiterates that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets’ games.

Bucks Nets Basketball Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball in front of Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger)NEW YORK — (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence, Khris Middleton added 15 of his 20 in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Brooklyn Nets 121-109 on Friday night. Bobby Portis scored 20 of his 25 in the first half to help the Bucks snap a two-game skid. The last loss came without Antetokounmpo, who didn't play Wednesday night against Toronto because of an illness unrelated to COVID-19. Kevin Durant had 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Nets, who have lost five straight home games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence, Khris Middleton added 15 of his 20 in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Brooklyn Nets 121-109.

Kobe Bryant Crash Photos FILE - Investigators work the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter, and seven others in Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 27, 2020. Lawyers for Los Angeles County failed to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Lawyers for Los Angeles County have failed to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others. Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit claims she and her family suffered emotional distress after a Times investigation found that county sheriff’s deputies took photos of the January 2020 crash scene and shared them. After the ruling, county attorney Skip Miller said that “we respectfully disagree with the court’s ruling.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County failed in their bid to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others.

Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Tobias Harris added 22 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 116-106.

Nets Pacers Basketball Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash reacts with Kyrie Irving during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS — (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-121 on Wednesday night. But they changed their mind last month and were glad they did Wednesday, when Irving helped them charge back from a 19-point deficit. Lance Stephenson, who had two previous stints with the Pacers, scored 30 in his first home game with the Pacers after signing a 10-day contract. The Pacers shot 62% to a grab a 73-60 lead at halftime.

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-121.

Bucks Mavericks Basketball Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer yells from the sidelines during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (LM Otero)MILWAUKEE — (AP) — Mike Budenholzer has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and Giannis Antetokounpo is sidelined with an illness unrelated to COVID-19, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks without their coach and star player Wednesday night against Toronto. The Bucks didn’t specify the nature of the NBA Finals MVP's illness. Guards Grayson Allen and George Hill, along with forward Pat Connaughton, also entered protocols on Wednesday. Ham, a former player who spent time with the Bucks, has been an NBA assistant for 11 years.

Mike Budenholzer has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and Giannis Antetokounpo is sidelined with an illness unrelated to COVID-19, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks without their coach and star player against Toronto.

"I'm ready to have my own team," Hammon said Monday. "And this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad."

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade says his post-NBA business career comes from his willingness to ask questions about topics he doesn't know. Here's why.

Hawks Trail Blazers Basketball Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, left, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) (Craig Mitchelldyer)PORTLAND, Ore. — (AP) — Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta's Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks on Monday night. After missing Portland's last game, Simons started in place of All-Star Damian Lillard, who was out because of injury management. ... Young's streak of games with 25 or more points is the longest in the NBA this season. ... Young is the first NBA player to reach 29 points and nine assists in the first half of a game this season.

Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta’s Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks.

Fanatics buying Topps: Fanatics is reportedly set to buy Topps in a $500 million deal. Fanatics is now positioned to manufacture and distribute baseball trading cards immediately, The Wall Street Journal reported. Fanatics is hoping to capitalize on a sports trading card business that is projected to reach $98.7 billion by 2027, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Verified Market Research. >> Record breaker: T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $6.606MMLB renewed its baseball card deal with Topps in 2018, according to CNBC. Topps produced its first baseball cards in 1948, a subset of 19 cards that appeared in the 252-card Magic Photos product.

Aces Hammon Basketball FILE - San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in San Antonio. Hammon, an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs, will take over as the Las Vegas Aces' head coach and general manager after the NBA season concludes. There’s something to being a head coach.”Hammon has spent eight seasons as a Spurs assistant and has interviewed for several NBA head coaching jobs. But for now, her dream of becoming the first woman to lead an NBA team is on hold. “We’re very excited to have Becky return to the Aces’ franchise as our head coach,” team president Nikki Fargas said.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team.

Pro basketball and football showed that tough rules work, but now the leagues are giving up.

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 37 points — a day short of his 38th birthday — and 13 rebounds and a season-high eight 3-pointers. The Grizzlies improved to 22-14 with their third straight victory, while the Lakers fell to 17-19 with their sixth loss in seven games. Ahead by six at the half, the Lakers pushed their advantage to 14 at 80-66 during a third quarter in which Los Angeles made six 3-pointers. TIP-INSGrizzlies: Ja Morant entered the game third in the league in points in the paint at 14.2 per game. Lakers: Interim head coach David Fizdale said Memphis guard Ja Morant has quickly blossomed into an elite player.

Ja Morant scored 41 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 on Wednesday night.

This year marked somewhat of a return to normalcy in the sports world.

By early Sunday evening, the number of players known to be in the protocols was up to 116 — and probably slightly higher, considering some teams had yet to update injury reports.

“You expect the unexpected,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. Such is the norm around the NBA right now, after yet another day of adding more names to the health and safety protocols list. The numbers may continue to rise, now that the league's expanded testing for players who have not received booster shots started on Sunday and will continue into early January. “We haven’t done a thing since our last game,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said about 90 minutes before tip-off. Memphis saw its protocols list grow to five on Sunday.

USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down how the Jazz have improved their roster this season.

Seven NBA games have been postponed with more potentially in doubt, and over 100 players and coaches have entered​ the league's health and safety protocols.

Individuals can decide for themselves how cautious to be about Covid. But institutions face special pressures to maintain pandemic restrictions.

Even some of the healthiest and most highly vaccinated communities in the country are being ravaged by the new variant.

And the postponements and cancellations are piling up: The World Economic Forum delayed its annual summit in Davos for the second year in a row. The NHL, NFL, NBA and the Premiere League have rescheduled scores of games as teams struggle to keep the coronavirus out of their locker rooms. Broadway shows from Hamilton to Mrs. Doubtfire have canceled performances in the past week, while the Rockettes canceled their remaining Christmas shows.

The NBA has postponed today's Orlando Magic game against the Toronto Raptors due to concerns over surging coronavirus cases and a lack of eligible players....

Hornets Suns Basketball Charlotte Hornets guard Ish Smith, left, drives past Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee (00) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) (Rick Scuteri)PHOENIX — (AP) — Devin Booker had 16 points in his return to Phoenix's lineup and the NBA-leading Suns set a season-scoring high in a 137-106 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. After missing seven games because of a hamstring injury, Booker played 26 minutes, and sat out the fourth quarter with Phoenix well ahead. Javale McGee had 19 points in 16 minutes off the bench, and Mikal Bridges also scored 16 points. Landry Shamet also scored 15 points, Jae Crowder and Chris Paul had 14 each, Cam Johnson 12 and Cameron Payne 11.

Devin Booker had 16 points in his return to Phoenix’s lineup and the NBA-leading Suns set a season-scoring high in a 137-106 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.

5 games postponed: The NBA postponed three games on Sunday, bringing the total to five games in three days. (G Fiume/Getty Images)NEW YORK — The NBA postponed three games Sunday as several teams were having COVID-19 issues, boosting the total amount of scrapped games to five over the next three days. >> Read more trending newsThe NBA postponed the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks, ESPN reported. Five members of the Cavaliers tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning, according to the sports network. More coronavirus pandemic coverage:>> Coronavirus: How long between exposure to the virus and the start of symptoms?

The NBA announced Sunday that five upcoming games have been postponed due to health and safety protocols, including the Orlando Magic at Toronto.

Robin Lopez had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 100-93 on Saturday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.

Max Strus scored 23 of his career-best 32 points in the first half, Gabe Vincent added a career-best 27 and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Orlando Magic 115-105.

Nets Irving Basketball FILE - Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving moves the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday, May 16, 2021, in New York. Kyrie Irving will rejoin the Brooklyn Nets to play in road games. The Nets decided on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 their point guard would practice with them and play road games, even though he remains unable to play at home because he doesn’t meet New York City’s vaccine mandate. The Nets decided Friday that Irving would come back to practice and play in road games, even though he remains unable to play at home because he doesn't meet New York City's vaccine mandate. The Nets originally determined that Irving wouldn't play with them at all until he could play in all games.

Kyrie Irving will rejoin the Brooklyn Nets to play in road games.

The Orlando Magic will likely be short-handed when they play the Miami Heat.

But don’t expect the U.S. leagues return to “bubble” play or shut down for a couple of weeks to let things subside. It’s what’s driving (the leagues’) decisions to continue to play, even in the face of these outbreaks,” said Nola Agha, a professor of sports management at the University of San Francisco. So far the NHL has had the most postponed games for a league in North America this season, with 10. The NBA also has several stars in COVID-19 protocols right now, including the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Brooklyn Nets' James Harden. The NFL Players Association has raised alarms for months about the league moving from daily to weekly testing, which hampers detection of outbreaks.

U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation.

The Broadway tour will begin shows Dec. 28 to give company members time to recover.

Dr. Robby Sikka, former vice president for the Minnesota Timberwolves, encouraged "layers of protection" in the coming weeks.

The Golden State Warriors point guard surpassed the previous record with his 2,974th 3-pointer. He went on to score another three 3s in the team's victory against the New York Knicks.

The NFL, NBA and NHL are all affected. More and more players are sidelined after testing positive for the virus and some games are being postponed.

The Warriors will provide FTX brand presence throughout Chase Center, the Warriors G League and NBA 2K team, and digital floor ads during RSN games.

The NBA postponed the next two games for the Chicago Bulls due the team’s COVID-19 outbreak, which placed 10 players in the league’s health and safety protocols in a two-week period.

Reggie Jackson hit a step-back jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 106-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

Chicago Bulls players Ayo Dosunmu and Stanley Johnson entered COVID-19 protocol ahead of their Saturday night game against the Miami Heat, bringing the team's total of players in isolation to seven.

Bill Russell Auction Basketball FILE - NBA great Bill Russell reacts at a as he learns the most valuable player award for the NBA basketball championships has been renamed the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award during a news conference Feb. 14, 2009 in Phoenix. Basketball fans hoping to buy something from Bill Russell’s memorabilia collection should expect some big-name competition. An online auction with 429 lots began last week and will culminate in a live event at the TD Garden on Friday. “I’d like to take some of that stuff off their hands,” O’Neal said on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Tuesday night. “You think about Jackie at that point in the country’s history, and Bill taking that stand, at a really volatile point in the country’s history,” Hunt said.

De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points, Tyrese Haliburton had a big fourth quarter and the Sacramento Kings won their season-best third straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 142-130.

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Stephen Curry had 31 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins made a career-high eight 3-pointers on the way to 28 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 126-95.

The Celtics player is getting support for all the wrong reasons.

Record margin: The Memphis Grizzlies set an NBA record for margin of victory, crushing Oklahoma City by 73 points. (Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies set an NBA record for margin of victory on Thursday night, crushing the Oklahoma Thunder 152-79. >> Read more trending newsThe Grizzlies’ 73-point victory margin broke the previous mark of 68, set by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who defeated the Miami Heat 148-80 on Dec. 17, 1991, ESPN reported. The all-time record for most points scored by one team in an NBA game is 186, set on Dec. 13, 1983. by the Detroit Pistons, who defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime. The Grizzlies set a franchise record for shooting, converting 62.5% of their shots, ESPN reported.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been cleared to play in Friday night’s game against the Clippers after he passed the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the league announced Thursday. Players who are asymptomatic can also return to play after 10 days if they are vaccinated, according to The Los Angeles Times. >> Coronavirus: Lakers star LeBron James enters NBA health, safety protocols“Following two negative PCR tests conducted more than 24 hours apart, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols,” the NBA said in a statement. The NBA has cleared LeBron James from the league's health and safety protocols after he returned two negative tests more than 24 hours apart. This tool will tell you>> How to not let coronavirus pandemic fatigue set in, battle back if it doesExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 25 Photos: LeBron James through the years Here are some memorable photos of NBA icon LeBron James through the years.

Five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love is being honored by a Boston foundation for his work on and off the court to take the stigma out of mental health struggles.

Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points and the Orlando Magic rallied from an early 16-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets 108-103 and end their seven-game losing streak.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the team said after Tuesday night’s game. If James tested positive for COVID-19, he would miss at least 10 days, the newspaper reported. We have a ‘next man up’ mindset.”>> NBA fines Lakers’ LeBron James $15K for making obscene gestureTalen Horton-Tucker started in James’ place and scored two points, ESPN reported. Anthony Davis of the Lakers noted that James “said he’s good.”LeBron James has entered the NBA’s coronavirus health and safety protocols. It is unclear whether he has tested positive for Covid or has come into close contact with someone who tested positive.

Darius Garland scored a season-high 26 points, rookie Evan Mobley had 13 points in his return from a sprained right elbow and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 105-92 on Saturday night.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid returned Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing nine games because of COVID-19 protocols.

LeBron James fined: LeBron james was fined for an obscene gesture, and also for using profanity during a interview after the Lakers' victory Wednesday night. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)NEW YORK — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was fined $15,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture during the team’s victory in Indiana on Wednesday. James, 36, was fined for doing what is called the “Sam Cassell dance” after he made a shot late in Los Angeles’ 124-116 overtime victory in Indiana. After making the shot, James ran back upcourt, grabbing his crotch while running with his legs at an awkward angle, the newspaper reported. The NBA has fined LeBron James $15,000 for his Sam Cassell celebration on a clutch 3-pointer in Lakers’ win over Indiana.

The incident comes days after James was suspended for an on-court altercation involving Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart.

A group calling itself Krause House DAO, named after the late Chicago Bulls general manager, Jerry Krause, has raised $4 million with the long-shot goal of trying to buy an NBA sports franchise.

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 123-88 on Friday night.

LeBron James has been fined $15,000 for an obscene gesture by the NBA, which also warned the Lakers superstar about using profane language.

Terry Rozier scored 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. came off the bench with 21 points and six rebounds Wednesday night to help the Charlotte Hornets overcome poor shooting in a 106-99 win over the Orlando Magic.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 12 assists and made four free throws in the final 8.8 seconds the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 14 games, holding off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1115.

Devin Booker had 23 points, Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns won their 13th straight, beating the San Antonio Spurs 115-111 on Monday night.

Paul Pierce of Kansas and Antawn Jamison of North Carolina led a seven-man class inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 20 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Orlando Magic 117-108 on Saturday night to open a two-game set.

James Harden had 36 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 19-point deficit and the absence of Kevin Durant to beat the Orlando Magic 115-113.

Cole Anthony had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Mo Bamba added 12 points and 11 boards, and the Orlando Magic rallied late in the fourth quarter to defeat the New York Knicks 104-98.

The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.

The Orlando Magic will make a "major" announcement.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points, Montrezl Harrell added 20 and the Washington Wizards used a 20-0 first-half run to rout the Orlando Magic 104-92 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Kevin Durant scored 30 points and James Harden had his 59th career triple double in the Brooklyn Nets’ 123-90 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing a Southern California neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over trash cans.

President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House.