Trae Young in concussion protocol

Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin will be the acting head coach vs. the Detroit Pistons today. Head coach Nick Nurse will miss the game for personal reasons. Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin will be the acting head coach vs. the Detroit Pistons today, sources tell…

Photo: Detroit Pistons/Twitter The Detroit Pistons have waived shooting guard Roderick “R. J.” Hampton Jr. who was on a non-guaranteed $1.9 million contract for next season. He joined Detroit after a mid-season waiver from the Orlando Magic. In 21 games with the Pistons, Hampton averaged 7.3 points in 18.5 minutes…

Photo: Boston Celtics/Twitter The Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was interviewed following the Celtics’ 117-113 bounce-back win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Celtics had lost in their last two previous games against the Cavaliers and will have another chance to even the season series before the regular…

Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. got into serious trouble – he was arrested on Thursday, accused of rape. The University of Illinois promptly suspended him from the basketball program. The arrest warrant came from the Douglas County District Attorney in Kansas, following an incident on September 8 during Shannon’s…

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the 76ers perennial All-Star Joel Embiid has cleared concussion protocols and is doing ‘everything possible’ to play in Game 3 tonight. He participated in the team’s shoot-around this morning. 76ers All-NBA star Joel Embiid has cleared concussion protocols. Dealing with orbital fracture and a…

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter Kawhi Leonard (knee) is set to miss his second-straight game, not playing in Game 4 of their first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. Leonard sat down in the Clippers’ 124-104 Game 3 loss against the Suns on Thursday because of…