Basketball

Photo: Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in a Bucks 101-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Jrue Holiday posted 25 points and 10 rebounds and Bobby Portis added 15 points and 11 boards for the…

Photo: Associated Press According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid won’t travel for Games 1 and 2 in Miami, but there’s optimism he could return as soon as either Game 3 or 4 in Philadelphia. Embiid, who suffered a right orbital fracture and mild…

LeBron James is getting a ton of blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ failures this season, but forward Kent Bazemore is coming to his teammate’s defense … telling TMZ Sports LeBron did everything he could to help the Lakers win. Bazemore was also asked if there’s still some appeal for…

Photo: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Gary Payton II is making a name for himself in the NBA. The 29-year-old shooting guard has already received praise from his three-time champion teammate Draymond Green for his performances in the first round series against the Nuggets. Now his head coach Steve Kerr says…

Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP The Phoenix Suns will have to pay a fine of $25,000 for violating NBA injury reporting rules. Specifically, the number one seed in the Western Conference, failed to disclose Devin Booker’s participation status in an accurate and timely manner prior to Game 6 of the first…

Photo: Andrew Scholer / Los Angeles Times A piece of history that is associated with the legendary Black Mamba will be up for a much-anticipated bidding. A game-worn rookie year jersey of the late great Kobe Bryant is set to hit an online auction from May 8 to June 4….

Photo: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images The Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry shared some of his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant not being at this early stage of the playoffs: “You’re still going to see those…

Photo: Yahoo Sports The Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers details why the Sixers big man Joel Embiid, who suffered a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion, was playing with 4 minutes left in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors: “The other team had all their guys in.” Check…

Photo: espn.com The Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler blames Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra for his $15,000 fine, but says his fellow teammate PJ Tucker paid for it: “It’s Spo’s fault. He always says to celebrate everybody else’s success. Max [Strus] goes on a 10-0 run, I celebrate, I get…

Karl-Anthony Towns has just finished his seventh year with the Timberwolves. Former number one draft pick is satisfied with being in Minnesota where he is one of the leaders of the team. This coming summer the 26-year-old power forward will be eligible to sing max extension with the T-Wolves. While…