Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection. Here’s the rarity:
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.
The NHL has finalized plans for a 56-game season that will begin on Jan. 13. The regular season is slated to end May 8 before a 16-team postseason that will run another two months.
The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.
Jeremy Ebobisse and Sebastian Blanco each scored and the Portland Timbers earned a spot in the MLS is Back championship game with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union.
Ben Simmons had a triple-double and Josh Richardson scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-103.