NBA and Boston Celtics great Bill Russell dies at the age of 88. He had a glorious NBA career and was also the first Black coach in the league
The more interesting aspect of this quote is Embiid acknowledging how much he had been thinking about MVP.
After completing his four-year college career, Payne was drafted No. 15 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Nikola Jokic has won the 2021-22 NBA MVP award, taking the league's top individual honor for the second consecutive year.
Luka Doncic sustained the injury in Dallas' regular-season finale against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The Philadelphia 76ers center, Joel Embiid, dominated the Indiana Pacers Saturday to give his team its 50th win of the season
Paul George has missed the last three-plus months with a torn UCL in his right elbow, which had to be surgically repaired.
The Boston Celtics have won 24 of their past 28 games to move into first place in the Eastern Conference.
Golden State Warriors played without leading scorer Stephen Curry, who has missed six games with a left foot sprain.
LaMelo Ball had 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled Irving's first home game of the season.
