Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and center Rudy Gobert on Friday were both fined by the NBA for being critical of the officiating in Wednesday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.Mitchell, who was also reprimanded for his conduct while exiting the court, was docked $25,000 in the statement by NBA executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe. Gobert was fined $20,000.After Wednesday's game,…

Six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin has agreed to a contract buyout with the Detroit Pistons and will become an unrestricted free agent, sources tell ESPN.The Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers are expected to be among the teams Griffin will be considering for his next stop, sources tell ESPN.Griffin, 31, is expected to make a…

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said fans should think of the upcoming All-Star Weekend in Atlanta as a "television-only event," and once again discouraged fans from traveling to the game, which is being played without fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic."The message within the NBA community is that we're going to be operating in a mini bubble," Silver said in an…

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will miss Thursday night's contest against the Miami Heat because of irritation in his right fifth toe, but sources told ESPN that he is still expected to play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game.Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said the toe irritation is something Williamson has been trying to play through recently."It's…