Three Things to Know: Ja Morant is NBA’s most entertaining player — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

His relentless attacks on the rim, his body control in the air, his passing — you simply cannot take your eyes off him.

Three Things to Know: Ja Morant is NBA’s most entertaining player — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Serge Ibaka back in Toronto for the first time as a Clipper — Orange County Register

They’ll be happy to see Serge Ibaka back in town Friday in Toronto, when he plays his first game there since Feb. 25, 2020. The Clippers — who will be missing both of their other big men — will be glad to have him available. 1,060 more words

Serge Ibaka back in Toronto for the first time as a Clipper — Orange County Register

Reported consensus expectation: 76ers likely to deal Ben Simmons by trade deadline — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

76ers president Daryl Morey said the Ben Simmons standoff could last four years.

Reported consensus expectation: 76ers likely to deal Ben Simmons by trade deadline — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Time For Celtics To Actually Consider Jaylen Brown-Ben Simmons Trade? — NESN.com

The Celtics, by all accounts, hung up on the 76ers last month — figuratively, if not literally — when Philadelphia reportedly reached out about trading Ben Simmons to Boston for Jaylen Brown. Well, maybe the Sixers should call back. Because while there’s a strong argument to be made against such a deal, from Boston’s perspective, […]

Time For Celtics To Actually Consider Jaylen Brown-Ben Simmons Trade? — NESN.com

Warriors’ game against Nuggets postponed over COVID issues — Red Bluff Daily News

With a COVID outbreak tearing through their Thursday night opponent, the Golden State Warriors had their first game of the season postponed by pandemic complications as the Denver Nuggets’ available players dwindled below the minimum required by the NBA. The Warriors-Nuggets game scheduled for Thursday night was called off with no immediately scheduled makeup date,…

Warriors’ game against Nuggets postponed over COVID issues — Red Bluff Daily News

Tobias Harris Has First Career Triple-Double As Sixers Beat Raptors — CBS Philly

“It wasn’t a pretty one but, for us, we’ll take it,” Harris said. “But we have to get better in a lot of areas.”

Tobias Harris Has First Career Triple-Double As Sixers Beat Raptors — CBS Philly

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker is The AP Female Athlete of the Year for 2021 — Press Telegram

By DOUG FEINBERG Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles — where she had played her entire WNBA career — and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a homecoming was too much for Parker to ignore, and it couldn’t have…

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker is The AP Female Athlete of the Year for 2021 — Press Telegram

After missing 2 games with ankle injury, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson returns to practice Wednesday — Twin Cities

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice Wednesday, raising hopes that he’ll be ready to return for Sunday’s pivotal game against the Los Angeles Rams. Jackson hadn’t practiced since the Ravens’ Week 14 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 12, when he was carted off the field with an ankle injury. He was also…

After missing 2 games with ankle injury, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson returns to practice Wednesday — Twin Cities

Clippers rookie Brandon Boston Jr. enters COVID-19 protocols — Daily Breeze

Add rookie guard Brandon Boston Jr. to the COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the Clippers announced Wednesday morning. Boston is the sixth Clippers player this season – and fourth, currently – to fall under that designation for a team that’s also been ravaged by injuries unrelated to COVID-19. His addition to the Clippers’ injury report…

Clippers rookie Brandon Boston Jr. enters COVID-19 protocols — Daily Breeze

Golden Knights rout Kings, take over 1st in Western Conference — Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist, and the Golden Knights returned from the holiday break with a victory over the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena.

Golden Knights rout Kings, take over 1st in Western Conference — Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nuggets avoid collapse with thrilling win over Warriors — The Denver Post

Denver held on for dear life, and despite a late Steph Curry eruption, it was enough. Nikola Jokic swatted Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga with 3.7 seconds left in regulation, and the Nuggets survived, 89-86, in a Tuesday night thriller. The layup attempt would’ve tied the game at 88, yet Jokic’s defensive stop helped ensure the…

Nuggets avoid collapse with thrilling win over Warriors — The Denver Post