Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined $25,000 by NBA for making throat-slash gesture toward Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined ,000 by NBA for making throat-slash gesture toward Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart

The NBA announced Friday that Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $25,000 for an “inappropriate gesture” made during Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Brown made a throat-slash gesture toward Pistons center Isaiah Stewart following a dunk late in the first quarter. “Just caught up in the moment, I guess,” Brown said afterward. … Read more

Fact or Fiction: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in the middle

Fact or Fiction: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in the middle

Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: The NBA’s 2024 free-agency class was a dud] Fact or Fiction: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in … Read more

Magic star forward Franz Wagner out indefinitely after suffering torn oblique muscle

Magic star forward Franz Wagner out indefinitely after suffering torn oblique muscle

The Orlando Magic will be without Franz Wagner indefinitely after the forward suffered a torn right oblique during Friday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Wagner, Orlando’s first-round pick in 2021, will be re-evaluated in four weeks. The 23-year-old Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points, 5.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds … Read more

Evan Mobley scores career-high 41 points, helping Cavs maintain NBA’s best record with win over Hornets

Evan Mobley scores career-high 41 points, helping Cavs maintain NBA’s best record with win over Hornets

Evan Mobley almost single-handedly helped the Cleveland Cavaliers maintain the best record in the NBA on Saturday. The fourth-year forward scored a career-high 41 points — shooting 6-for-8 on 3-pointers — with 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Cavs’ 116-102 road win over the Charlotte Hornets. With their fourth consecutive win, the Cavaliers improved … Read more

Palm Beach planning board calls for indefinite ban on all new private club applications

Palm Beach planning board calls for indefinite ban on all new private club applications

No new private clubs in Palm Beach. That’s the recommendation the Planning and Zoning Commission made to the Town Council during Tuesday’s meeting. The Dec. 3 discussion was meant to be centered on whether Palm Beach should differentiate between for-profit and non-for-profit clubs in its governing document, but commissioners soon voiced their support for an … Read more