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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

Lakers’ Anthony Davis out at least 2 more weeks with injury

By GREG BEACHAM - 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

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

Lakeland Magic win NBA G League title, beating Delaware

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

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**

NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur

By TIM REYNOLDS - 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

Pelicans’ Redick out at least a week with heel inflammation

Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, right, shoots the ball over Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, left, and guard Delon Wright during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Rozier comes up big late as Hornets down Pistons 105-102

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman (33) shoots over Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Warriors rookie Wiseman misses COVID-19 test, can’t practice

By JANIE McCAULEY - 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

FILE - In this March 27, 2011, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers hall of fame broadcaster Joe Tait prepares to call an NBA basketball game between the Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks in Cleveland. Tait, a longtime Cleveland sports broadcaster and voice of the Cavaliers for more than four decades, died Wednesday, Mach 10, 2021, the Cavaliers said in a statement. He was 83. Tait had recently gone into hospice care following a lengthy batter with kidney disease and liver cancer. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Longtime Cavaliers broadcaster Joe Tait dead at 83

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) goes to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The NBA returns: 10 things to know entering the second half

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Tuesday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, Miami Heat's Goran Dragic (7) drives against Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Dragic and Meyers Leonard have both decided to return to the Eastern Conference champions, each telling The Associated Press on Friday evening, Nov. 20, 2020, that they have agreed to accept Miami’s offer of two-year deals -- the second year is a team option on both contracts -- to remain with the Heat. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Meyers Leonard, Miami Heat center, out ‘indefinitely’ after using anti-Semitic slur

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Anthony Tarke won the MEAC's Player of the Year award and Defensive Player of the Year honor. (Courtesy Coppin State)

For Coppin State, brothers Anthony and Nendah Tarke have led a tournament push

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, March 12, 2020, file photo, Florida State players leave the court after the NCAA college basketball games at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., were cancelled due to the coronavirus. A year after the worldwide coronavirus pandemic stopped all the games in their tracks, the aftershocks are still being felt across every sector. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Column: MVP or MBE? Highs and lows of sports’ strange year

By JIM LIKE and TIM DAHLBERG - 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 say Meyers Leonard will be away from team after slur

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Donte DiVincenzo shoots past New Orleans Pelicans' Josh Hart during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

NBA’s two-game series cut travel, offer playoff-type setups

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press