Day: February 27, 2021

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said his triple-double Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets was just him “making it right” with his team following last week’s meltdown.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his activism in “politics,” saying he will “never shut up about things that are wrong.”Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticized LeBron James for his activism in “politics.”Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

The Celtics needed a win Friday night after a run of losses, and it was Kemba Walker — the veteran point guard who has endured his own struggles this season — who came to the rescue. “I don’t think we win the game without his will,” Brad Stevens said.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

Sergio Scariolo relied on his extensive international experience as he took over a Raptors team missing six coaches, leading them to a 122-111 win over the Rockets on Friday.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

Jimmy Butler and the Heat beat the NBA-leading Jazz Friday night to run their winning streak to a season-high five games.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks wore strikingly similar colors in Friday night’s game, forcing the Thunder to change to white for the second half.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

The G League is investigating a claim made by Jeremy Lin that he was called “coronavirus” during a game. Lin, the former NBA guard now playing for Santa Cruz of the G League, didn’t specify when he was called it.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA

Paul Weir will not return as New Mexico’s head coach next season, the school announced Friday.Paul Weir will not return as New Mexico’s head coach next season, the school announced Friday.Read Morewww.espn.com – NCB

Former Utah guard Elijah Millsap has doubts that a fair investigation will take place into his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him in 2015.Read Morewww.espn.com – NBA