Basketball

Rockets center Alperen Sengun expressed remorse for calling a female referee a ‘b—-‘ earlier this week and said he apologized to her after the game.

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert called out his after a loss to the Pelicans and challenged the coaching staff to bench players not giving enough effort.

After an 11-year hiatus, the NBA is bringing back the Shooting Stars competition. The All-Star Saturday night contest will feature four teams made up of two current NBA players and one retired player.

Lakers star Luka Doncic will miss Saturday’s game against the Warriors with a strained left hamstring, but sources told ESPN there is optimism that it is not a major injury.

The East-leading Detroit Pistons passed on taking a big swing at the trade deadline, opting to lean on their youth and chemistry with the playoffs a little over two months away.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first basketball star to join prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder, it was announced Friday.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return from a strained right calf will come “hopefully sooner than later” and that the team just has to make sure he’s healthy.

Ivica Zubac’s debut with the Pacers is on hold because of an ankle injury he has been playing through since December, head coach Rick Carlisle said Friday.

The Harden trade was a mutual recognition as much as an admission — that the 11-time All-Star had a better chance to win elsewhere, and a tumultuous era in LA was effectively over.