Kevin Durant will miss at least two weeks with a fractured rib on his right side, joining fellow All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson on the injury list for the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
An MRI exam Friday revealed the incomplete fracture and the Warriors said Durant would be re-evaluated in two weeks. Durant said he got hit in the ribs at Minnesota last Sunday and initially thought it was just a bruise, but he was sore the next couple of days. He played Wednesday night against the Lakers and f "felt something stretch and pull."
Curry missed his fourth consecutive game Friday after reinjuring his troublesome right ankle. He will be re-evaluated Tuesday, while Thompson has a fractured right thumb and will be examined again next Thursday.
Philadelphia 120, Brooklyn 116: Joel Embiid had 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds and Robert Covington hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 35.4 seconds left to lead the 76ers to a victory over the visiting Nets. J.J. Redick added 23 points and Ben Simmons had 21 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for Philadelphia, which pulled a half-game behind idle Washington for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Boston 92, Orlando 83: Terry Rozier and Greg Monroe each scored 17 points, helping the Celtics beat the host Magic. Boston stopped a two-game losing streak despite shooting just 37.8 percent from the field. Al Horford had 15 points for the Celtics, and Abdel Nader finished with 11. Orlando lost for the sixth time in seven games. Reserve Shelvin Mack scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
