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Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, left, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AP Source: LaMelo Ball expected to miss rest of season

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James holds his ankle after going down with an injury during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LeBron James sprains right ankle in loss, out indefinitely

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - Portland Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza, left, tries to go up for a shot on Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, center, and forward Bam Adebayo, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., in this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo. Ariza has had interest in playing for the Miami Heat since a draft workout in 2004. He was traded to Miami this week and now gets that long-awaited chance. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes, File)

At long last, Ariza getting his chance to play for Heat

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, back, hugs Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James before an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LeBron puts Lakers past Hornets 116-105 for 4th straight win

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) dunks against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Edwards, KAT both top 40 points, T’wolves stun Suns 123-119

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet looks to shoot as Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (28) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

NBA tells teams rules will be relaxed for vaccinated persons

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Kentucky's Brandon Boston Jr. (3), Isaiah Jackson (23) and Dontaie Allen, right, celebrate after a score against Mississippi State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Kentucky’s Jackson to enter NBA draft, but not hire an agent

Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard, center, greets his teammates before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Miami. Leonard made an ethnic slur while streaming a video game, a comment that was quickly condemned by the NBA shortly after it learned of the matter Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file) **FILE**

Heat trade Meyers Leonard to Thunder for Trevor Ariza

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, passes the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves forward Josh Okogie during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LeBron gets 99th triple-double, Lakers rout Wolves 137-121

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - Purdue coach Gene Keady, framed by the three Big Ten Championship trophies, reacts to the crowd after capturing his third-straight Big Ten Championship by defeating Northwestern 79-56 in West Lafayette, Ind., in this Saturday, March 2, 1996, file photo. Tony Hinkle turned Butler’s pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Indiana snapshot: Coaching legacy looms large across America

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

NBA probe finds no proof of bigoted remark toward Millsap

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) lays the ball up as Houston Rockets Anthony Lamb (33) defends defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Jazz return from break, hand Rockets 15th straight loss

By MATTHEW COLES - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter, right, shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)

Anthony, Lillard lift Blazers over Timberwolves 125-121

By PATRICK DONNELLY - Associated Press

FILE - This is a July 26, 2019, file photo showing Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey during an NBA basketball news conference in Houston. Morey hasn't had to make any major moves in his first season running the Philadelphia 76ers. But the executive who took the Houston Rockets to the brink of the NBA Finals believes he has the roster in Philly need to win its first NBA title since 1983. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP Interview: Morey embraces challenges of leading 76ers

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric vie for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Devin Booker scores 35 points, Suns beat Blazers 127-121

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo is fouled as he dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Antetokounmpo has triple-double, Bucks rip Knicks 134-101

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Nowell has career night, Timberwolves rout Pelicans 135-105

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving shoots over Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Kyrie Irving scores 40 points, Nets beat Celtics 121-109

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

UNLV cheerleaders in the stands against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after making a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Philadelphia. Embiid is having the best season for a 76ers’ big man since Moses Malone and he has his team atop the Eastern Conference standings headed into the second half of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Embiid emerges as NBA MVP front-runner for East-best 76ers

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press