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It keeps getting worse for the Golden State Warriors. The team with just two wins to start the year will now be without its biggest offseason acquisition as guard D'Angelo Russell is expected to miss two weeks with a thumb injury. Russell suffered the injury in the third quarter of Friday's loss to Boston and would not return to the game. Continue to Article

November 16, 2019 2:31:pm EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell announced Friday he accepted his Hall of Fame ring 44 years after his induction. Widely considered one of the NBA's all-time great centers, Russell did not attend his 1975 induction ceremony in Springfield, Mass., saying via Twitter that he didn't deserve to be the first black player inducted. Continue to Article

November 16, 2019 2:59:am EST

A Toronto Raptors fan who made a vulgar comment on live television about Ayesha Curry, the wife of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, has been ordered to stay away from her and the reporter to whom he made the comment. Tristan Warkentin agreed Friday to a common-law bond that orders him not to associate with Ayesha Curry or CP24 reporter Kelly Linehan. Warkentin made the lewd remark when he was interviewed after the Raptors' loss to the Warriors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in June. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 4:57:pm EST

Even if Westbrook does take the floor, Harden is worth considering since he has scored at least 60.3 Yahoo points in five straight games. Bogdan Bogdanovic, SAC at LAL ($22): The Kings' first game without De'Aaron Fox (ankle) saw Cory Joseph enter the starting five. He played 38 minutes, but provided just three points, four rebounds and three assists. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 1:27:am EST

LeBron James got his first true look at the new Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, and had little trouble putting away the team that so frequently stood in his way in the postseason James led the Los Angeles Lakers past Warriors to a comfortable 120-94 win at the Staples Center, their ninth win in 10 games, behind 23 points and 12 assists. Kyle Kuzma added 22 points in the win, and JaVale McGee stepped in perfectly for Anthony Davis — who missed the game with shoulder and rib soreness — finishing with 18 points and 17 rebounds down low. The loss marked the fifth straight for the Warriors, too, who look completely unlike the team that reached the NBA Finals five straight seasons. Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 7:31:pm EST