Basketball

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors is this season’s winner of the NBA Hustle Award, the league announced Friday. The award has been presented since 2017.

HOUSTON (AP) — Some have questioned whether Houston's Amen Thompson is a dirty player after Warriors star Jimmy Butler was injured in a scary fall during Game 2 when the Rockets guard took out the legs of the Golden State forward on a hard foul.

A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier will be back on the court Sunday to renew their chase of a coveted WNBA championship when training camps open and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — After two close games to open the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers came home and had their way with the Denver Nuggets.

Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (37-45, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -6; over/under is 213.

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -5.

Houston Rockets (52-30, second in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -2.5; over/under is 203.

Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -14; over/under is 224.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant was knocked out of the Grizzlies' playoff game against Oklahoma City on Thursday night with a left hip injury after taking a hard fall under the basket late in the first half.