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Kelly Olynyk is going back to his native Canada, after the Utah Jazz agreed Thursday to trade the veteran forward to the Toronto Raptors, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji are going to Toronto for a first-round pick in this June’s draft, Otto Porter and Kira Lewis, the person said. The person spoke to …
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Oklahoma City faces Utah on 3-game win streak
Oklahoma City Thunder (35-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (25-26, 10th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will look to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Thunder take on Utah. The Jazz are 4-6 against Northwest Division opponents. Utah gives up 119.7 points to opponents and …
Read More »Franz Wagner dominates second half as Magic pulls away to beat Pistons 111-99
DETROIT (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 of his career-high-matching 38 points in the second half as the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-99 for their third straight win on Sunday. “(Franz) was incredible. I thought he played with a high level of poise,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “He attacked the basket 22 times and scored 38 points …
Read More »Golden State takes on Brooklyn after Curry’s 60-point game
Golden State Warriors (21-25, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (20-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State visits the Brooklyn Nets after Stephen Curry scored 60 points in the Warriors’ 141-134 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets have gone 12-13 at home. Brooklyn is 3-6 in games …
Read More »Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 31 points lead the Thunder past the Hornets 126-106
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is proving to be much more than one of the NBA’s top scorers. Sure, he scored 31 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder roll past the Charlotte Hornets 126-106 on Friday night. But the league’s No. 3 scorer also had nine assists, five steals and three blocks. Gilgeous-Alexander leads the league in steals …
Read More »NBA hands out $75,000 fine to 76ers and $25,000 fine to Pelicans for injury reporting violations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were handed a $75,000 fine for failing to include Joel Embiid on their injury report “in an accurate and timely manner” before their Saturday game at Denver. The NBA also fined the New Orleans Pelicans $25,000 for a separate violation that also involved the league’s injury reporting rules. Embiid hadn’t been included on …
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