NBA Basketball 3h Briefing
×Historic Scoring Feat
Heat center Bam Adebayo shattered records espn.com with an 83-point explosion Tuesday night, posting the second-highest single-game scoring performance in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. The 27-year-old shot 27-of-37 from the field and 25-of-29 from the free-throw line, also grabbing 12 rebounds in the historic offensive showcase.
Injury Updates
Lakers superstar LeBron James remained sidelined espn.com for the third consecutive game Tuesday against Minnesota due to left foot arthritis and a right hip contusion, missing his third straight contest as Los Angeles battles for playoff positioning. The 39-year-old had participated in pregame warmups but ultimately sat out as the Lakers continue managing his workload through the season's stretch run.
Ejections and Discipline
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was ejected espn.com in the second quarter of Tuesday's game at San Antonio after receiving back-to-back technical fouls for arguing with officials, leaving Boston without one of their primary scorers for the remainder of the contest. The incident occurred as the Celtics attempted to maintain their Eastern Conference lead while navigating mounting injury concerns to their rotation.