Basketball

Bucks coach Doc Rivers said he expects star Giannis Antetokounmpo to require closer to four weeks to recover from the strained right calf he suffered on Wednesday night.

The Lakers will be without both LeBron James and Luka Doncic for Friday night’s game in Boston against the Celtics.

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst surveyed the league on LA’s next steps. Three difficult paths emerged.

Magic forward Paolo Banchero is set to return Friday night against the Heat after missing the past 10 games with a groin strain.

With every win, Detroit and its elite young core are moving further away from the dregs of a grueling rebuild.

LeBron James had a chance to extend his record double-digit scoring streak but opted to pass the ball, setting up Rui Hachimura’s winning 3-pointer at the buzzer against the Raptors.

Tyrese Maxey’s block of De’Anthony Melton in the final seconds preserved the 76ers 99-98 win over the Warriors on Thursday night.

Former basketball player Elden Campbell died Monday from drowning after suffering a medical emergency while out fishing, his sister and a Broward County official confirmed.

Not many can recall the last time LeBron James scored fewer than 10 points. Because it was exactly 18 years ago.