Al Horford said he doesn’t know what Giannis Antetokounmpo said to him in the second quarter, but it didn’t matter. “The way he looked at me didn’t sit well with me. That got me going.”
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks said he would take back his flagrant foul 2 in Game 2 that broke the elbow of Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II if he could.
Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has been ruled out for Game 4 against Golden State on Monday night with a right knee injury, and is considered day to day going forward.
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for the families of visiting teams in the wake of Chris Paul’s family being harassed during Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas.
The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors on Monday published new name, image and likeness guidelines to clarify that boosters should not have any contact with prospective college athletes, their family members or their representatives.
For the second straight game, New York star goaltender Igor Shesterkin on Monday was pulled after a disappointing effort in Game 4 of the Rangers’ first-round series against the Penguins, a matchup that Pittsburgh now leads, 3-1.