Basketball

Coach Michael Malone called the injury a “pretty significant hamstring strain.” Will Barton is the third key play Denver has lost in the last six games.

After missing the Brooklyn Nets’ last three games with a left thigh contusion, Kevin Durant is probable to return on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.

Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been placed in the league’s health and safety protocols and is expected to miss at least 10-14 days, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Evan Fournier acknowledged Friday the difficulty he had battling COVID-19 but knows time isn’t on his side as he looks to pick up game reps with the Celtics, who acquired him last month.

Michael Foster chose joining the G League Ignite over his final two college choices in Florida State and Georgia or going to play professionally overseas.

Anthony Davis, playing for the first time since Feb. 14 after needing nearly nine weeks to recover from a calf strain and Achilles tendinosis in his right leg, started for the Lakers and was finished […]

Terrence Clarke, a freshman guard for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team this past season, died following a car accident in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, it was announced.

Trae young is expected to return to the court once swelling and discomfort in his left ankle are gone, a source told ESPN.

Kristaps Porzingis rolled his left ankle while pursuing a loose ball late in the third quarter of Thursday’s game against the Lakers.