NBA Basketball

Wemby nets 40 in 26 mins, was keen to be 'greedy'

Victor Wembanyama watched the entire fourth quarter of Tuesday's game against the Lakers from the bench, admittedly wishing he could have kept piling up statistics after scoring 40 points in only 26 minutes of what would become a 136-108 Spurs victory.

LeBron sits out Lakers' loss, ending All-NBA streak

The Lakers were without LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for Tuesday's game against the Spurs. For James, it was his 18th missed game this season, making him ineligible for postseason awards, thus ending his 21-season All-NBA streak.

Johnson: 2-seed Spurs should have more All-Stars

Mitch Johnson appeared unhappy De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle were not named All-Stars, pointing out how the Spurs -- who have the league's third best record -- are not one of the seven teams with multiple All-Stars.

Rising Stars adds Hawks' Risacher as injury sub

Hawks second-year forward Zaccharie Risacher was named on Tuesday to the Rising Stars game as the injury replacement for Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell.

Spurs' Castle (pelvis) takes hard fall; X-rays clear

Spurs guard Stephon Castle suffered a bruised pelvis Tuesday in a blowout win over the Lakers and expected to be a game-time decision for Wednesday's game against Golden State.

Tatum practices; timeline for return still unclear

Jayson Tatum participated in his first scrimmage with the Celtics' G League affiliate but cautioned that this latest step doesn't mean his return is imminent.

New Bulls guard Sexton fined $35K for gesture

Bulls guard Collin Sexton was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Tuesday night for his middle finger gesture in Chicago's loss the previous night to the Nets.

Ingram added to All-Star Game, replacing Curry

Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been named as the replacement for injured Warriors star Stephen Curry for this weekend's NBA All-Star Game.

✍ Trade grades: Reactions for every transaction

The Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Mavericks and Warriors are among the teams that have made trades. We're grading every deal.