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Kyrie Irving will miss the Brooklyn Nets’ three-game road trip this week while dealing with a family matter.

Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday of natural causes, the team announced. He was 86.

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is expected to miss the remainder of the NBA season due to a broken right wrist, according to a source.

The Royals gave six-time All-Star catcher, Salvador Pérez, a four-year, $82 million deal that will begin after his current contract in 2022.

Ohio State officials contacted police about threatening messages sophomore E.J. Liddell received following the team’s March Madness loss.

LeBron James is out for the Los Angeles Lakers following a painful ankle injury during Saturday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks.

NCAA basketball officials apologized to the women’s basketball players after inequities between the men’s and women’s tournament went viral.