Basketball

Lakers coach JJ Redick believes other West teams that still have their seeding to be determined prefer Los Angeles as their first-round opponent in the playoffs.

The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans.

Around the NBA, no fewer than 168 players were held out of Friday’s games, including reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and 14 members of the Grizzlies.

Victor Wembanyama reached the 65-game threshold for awards eligibility with a 40-point outing that included 13 rebounds in a 139-120 win over the Mavericks.

Bulls coach Billy Donovan, who has yet to decide on his future with the team, appreciated team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf’s endorsement of him but said he understood “everybody’s got to look out for […]

Miami guard Terry Rozier, who has been on leave since October amid a sports gambling investigation, has been waived by the Heat.

Sixers star Joel Embiid has been discharged from a Houston hospital and is heading back to Philadelphia, with the team saying there is no set timeline for his return to the court.

The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 on Thursday for violating league injury reporting rules before Monday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons.

Here is the updated top 100 big board for the 2026 class after an exciting college season.