Basketball

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey suffered a sprain of his right fifth finger and will be sidelined for the upcoming back-to-back while the team develops a treatment plan.

Lakers star LeBron James was downgraded from questionable to out before Sunday afternoon’s game against the Knicks.

Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray is considered day to day after leaving Friday’s loss to the Knicks with an ankle injury, sources told ESPN.

Kristaps Porzingis, playing in just his second game for the Warriors after recovering from another bout of illness, says he feels he’s feeling healthy and ready to play consistently again.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he felt anxious in his first game in 298 days but was able to relax and finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 120-100 win over […]

Celtics center Nikola Vucevic fractured the ring finger on his right hand in Friday’s win over the Mavs, with sources telling ESPN’s Shams Charania that he will miss approximately a month.

Jayson Tatum started his season debut in the Celtics’ Friday night home game against the Mavericks. Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the playoffs less than 10 months ago.

Here’s the latest on Tatum’s return to Boston after a devastating Achilles injury — and how it could shift the NBA’s balance of power with just weeks to go in the season.

The Lakers will be without LeBron James and two of their big men in Deandre Ayton and Maxi Kleber on Friday against the Pacers, the team announced.