Warriors’ Steph Curry explains important misconception about NBA load management debate

“It’s never the player saying, ‘Hey, I want to sit,'” Curry said

Irving leads Nets past Lakers 121-104 as James, Davis sit

Luka Doncic’s latest 50-point outing another reminder of his brilliance, and his lack of scoring support

Doncic either scored or assisted on 65 of the Mavericks’ 111 points

Luka nets 53 while chirping with Pistons assistant

Luka Doncic posted his NBA-leading fourth 50-point game of the season to lead the Mavs to victory Monday night — all while continuously chirping with Pistons assistant coach Jerome Allen.

Doncic scores 53 in return, Mavericks beat Pistons 111-105

Bridges scores 29, Suns pull away late, beat Raptors 114-106

Wizards’ win in San Antonio ends one of the NBA’s strangest losing streaks, which lasted 8,451 days

Washington hadn’t won a game on the road against the Spurs since 1999

‘Still dominating’: Kyrie lauds LeBron, leads Nets

Brooklyn All-Star Kyrie Irving didn’t get a chance to face former teammate LeBron James in the Nets’ victory over the Lakers Monday, but he was honest after the game about how the league and fans should “congratulate and celebrate” the Los Angeles star.

Russ passes Payton, now 10th in assists all time

Russell Westbrook, who’s now 10th all time in assists, said Monday he’s “truly grateful and thankful for an opportunity to keep playing at the highest level and I don’t take any of that for granted.”

Raptors suffer defeat to Suns despite 2nd-half rally led by VanVleet

Mikal Bridges scored 29 points, Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 13 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Toronto Raptors 114-106 on Monday night.