1:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins has been fined $15,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating in Game 4 of the Grizzlies’ series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Monday. Jenkins made his comments to the media following the Grizzlies’ 119-118 loss Saturday in Minneapolis. “I’ve never seen a
7:13 PM ET A former Phoenix Suns ticket manager has pleaded guilty to illicitly selling more than 2,800 of the team’s tickets through a third party from 2017 to 2019 and agreed to pay $458,218 to the team in restitution, according to a plea agreement filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. Jeffrey Marcussen, who worked
5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is questionable for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series at Milwaukee, coach Billy Donovan said Monday. The Bucks lead 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series at home on Wednesday. Milwaukee won the
5:24 PM ET In a meeting with Brooklyn Nets leadership on Monday afternoon, Ben Simmons and Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul spoke about the physical and mental hurdles remaining in the All-Star’s pursuit of a return to play, a discussion that made clear to the participants a need to keep addressing the mental side of
8:09 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Game 5 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday because of his right hamstring strain. The series is tied 2-2. It will be the third consecutive game Booker has missed since he suffered the injury in
6:44 PM ET Ja Morant has been named the NBA’s most improved player after a season in which the Memphis Grizzlies point guard went from future star to superstar. In his third year, Morant was named an All-Star starter and averaged career bests of 27.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to go along with
6:33 PM ET Phil Mickelson has registered to play in next month’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Open in June, and his agents have requested a release from the PGA Tour to allow the six-time major champion to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series in London in June.
6:45 PM ET Giorgio Chiellini, who won the 2020 Euro with Italy last summer, is retiring from international football in June. Getty Images Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini will retire from international football after the European champions play a friendly against their South American counterparts Argentina at Wembley in June. Italy’s failure to qualify for this year’s
4:33 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Arsenal teenager Marcelo Flores is still eligible to play for either Mexico or Canada at international level. Getty Images Arsenal dual-national Marcelo Flores said he is ready to commit his future to Mexico if he’s named in their squad for the 2022 World Cup. Flores, who was born in Canada to
5:06 PM ET United States men’s national team defender Sergino Dest is the latest member of the squad to go down with an injury that will put his summer availability for the the Americans in question. The standout 21-year-old came away with a hamstring injury on Sunday while playing for his club team Barcelona in