NBA Basketball

Sources: Lakers' Reaves (oblique) out 4-6 weeks

Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and will be out for the remainder of the regular season.

Celtics' Vucevic upgraded for Raptors game

Celtics center Nikola Vucevic was upgraded to questionable for Sunday's game against the Toronto Raptors one month after undergoing surgery for a fractured right ring finger.

Mavs' Flagg, 19, is youngest with 50-point game

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to have a 50-point game, as the rookie scored 51 in a 138-127 home loss to the Magic.

Sources: NBA investigating Bucks, Giannis' health

The NBA is investigating the Bucks' handling of Giannis Antetokounmpo, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania, after the star forward told reporters that he is being held out despite being healthy enough to play.

Stoudemire: HOF induction 'means everything'

Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's team will enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, joined by Amar'e Stoudemire, Mike D'Antoni, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers and Mark Few.

Coaches push back on LeBron's Memphis remark

A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture following criticism by Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should relocate.

🏀 Scouts on draft: Is Peterson or Dybantsa No. 1?

Fit over talent? Versatility over production? NBA scouts and execs break down the conversations happening at the top of the draft.