Golden State Warriors center Draymond Green was not punished by the NBA for his actions involving a fan during Sunday’s game, but he was told not to do it again. Green was reportedly given a warning — but no fine — from the NBA, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. 

Green, 35, grew frustrated during the contest — a 124-106 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans — after a fan kept referring to Green as WNBA star Angel Reese. In the second quarter, Green walked up to the fan and got into a verbal altercation. Warriors players and NBA officials stepped in to separate both men. Green was not penalized for his actions in the game, and the fan was issued a warning.

Following the contest, Green said the fan kept calling him “Angel Reese,” possibly a reference to Green’s stats at that point in the game. When Green confronted the fan, the center had seven rebounds and no shots on the evening. He finished the contest with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. 

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Green said he thought the taunt was amusing at first, but eventually made him angry.

“It was a good joke at first, but you can’t keep calling me a woman,” Green said, via the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sam Gordon. “I’ve got four kids and one on the way. Can’t keep calling me a woman. He got quiet though, so it was fine.”

Green has been fined for his interactions with fans in the past. In 2022, he was fined for using obscene language toward a fan. 

While Green was clearly bothered by the fan’s taunts Sunday, Green apparently did not cross the line when speaking to the fan. That may be the reason Green was not penalized during the game and avoided further punishment from the league. 

, courtesy of Yahoo Sports’ Nekias Duncan. Players representing Team World are indicated with an asterisk.

Eastern Conference

• Giannis Antetokounmpo* (Bucks): 31.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.2 blocks, 0.9 steals

• Tyrese Maxey (76ers): 32.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks

• Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers): 30.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.5 blocks

• Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks): 21.8 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.9 blocks, 0.9 steals

• Jalen Brunson (Knicks): 28 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 0.8 steals

• Jaylen Brown (Celtics): 27.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocks

• Cade Cunningham (Pistons): 27.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks

• Scottie Barnes (Raptors): 19.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.8 blocks, 1.4 steals

• Jalen Duren (Pistons): 20.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 blocks, 1.0 steals

• Josh Giddey* (Bulls): 21.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.5 blocks

• Jalen Johnson (Hawks): 21.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.3 blocks

• Norman Powell (Heat): 25.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks

Honorable mentions: Franz Wagner* (Magic), Paolo Banchero (Magic), Evan Mobley (Cavaliers), Pascal Siakam* (Pacers), Alex Sarr* (Wizards)

Western Conference

• Nikola Jokić* (Nuggets): 29.2 points, 13.4 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.8 blocks

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander* (Thunder): 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.9 blocks

• Luka Dončić* (Lakers): 34.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.6 blocks

• Stephen Curry (Warriors): 27.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.4 blocks

• Kevin Durant (Rockets): 25.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.7 blocks

• Victor Wembanyama* (Spurs): 26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.1 steals

• Devin Booker (Suns): 28.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks

• James Harden (Clippers): 26.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.5 blocks

• Lauri Markkanen* (Jazz): 30.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.5 blocks

• Julius Randle (Timberwolves): 24.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.2 blocks

• Austin Reaves (Lakers): 28.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.1 blocks

• Alperen Şengün* (Rockets): 23 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.0 blocks

Honorable mentions: Deni Avdija* (Trail Blazers), Jimmy Butler (Warriors), Stephon Castle (Spurs), Aaron Gordon (Nuggets), Chet Holmgren (Thunder), Jaden McDaniels (Timberwolves), Jamal Murray* (Nuggets)

⚾️ Does baseball need a salary cap?

The Dodgers’ dynasty — three titles in six years and the first repeat champion since 2000 — paired with the upcoming CBA negotiations has unleashed a contentious debate around the game: Does baseball need a salary cap?

. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the only other publicly-owned CFL team.

📺 Watchlist: Tuesday, Nov. 18

🏀 Champions Classic

Four Blue Bloods take the floor at Madison Square Garden in an epic men’s hoops doubleheader on ESPN, with No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 17 Michigan State in the early game (6:30pm ET) and No. 24 Kansas vs. No. 5 Duke in primetime (9pm).

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo left their 118-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers early on Monday night due to a groin injury.

Now, he’ll be out for “probably two weeks.” 

Bucks head coach Doc Rivers confirmed that Antetokounmpo will miss the next stretch of games due to a groin strain. While he doesn’t have a specific timeline for his return, Rivers was optimistic.

“I don’t know what grade it is, but I know it’s not a bad one, so that’s good news for us … Probably two weeks he’ll be out — hopefully less,” he said Tuesday, via ESPN Milwaukee.

Antetokounmpo was trying to make a move on Jarrett Allen in the post late in the second quarter at Rocket Arena, but he fell awkwardly on court after missing a layup. Antetokounmpo immediately reached down toward his groin, clearly in pain, as play went the other way.

He got up and stayed in the game, but wasn’t moving right as he jogged down to the other end. Once play stopped, he limped immediately off the floor to the locker room.

Antetokounmpo did not return to the game, and was quickly ruled out at halftime with what the Bucks called a left groin strain. Rivers said after the game that he didn’t have an update on Antetokounmpo’s status, but that he was set to undergo imaging on Tuesday. That confirmed the low-grade groin strain.

Antetokounmpo had 14 points and five rebounds when he went down, which led the Bucks in the first half. The 30-year-old entered Monday’s game averaging 32.6 points per contest, trailing only Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić in the league. He’s also averaging 11.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists per night. 

Though the Bucks were within two points at the break, they struggled to hang in there during the second half without Antetokounmpo. The Cavaliers slowly pulled away in the fourth quarter to grab the 12-point win. Donovan Mitchell dropped 37 points and had seven assists to lead the Cavaliers. Sam Merrill added 20 points on six 3-pointers, and Evan Mobley had 14 points. The Cavaliers now sit at 10-5 on the season.

Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 24 points in the loss, which marked their second straight and dropped them to 8-7. He went 5-of-10 from behind the arc. Myles Turner finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. 

The Bucks will return to Milwaukee to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, which marks the first of a three-game homestand at Fiserv Forum. 

LeBron James’ long-await return to the Los Angeles Lakers is imminent. James has been reassigned to the Lakers from the team’s G League affiliate amid his ramp-up, and returned to the team’s practice on Monday.

James has missed the first month of the season due to sciatica, a nerve pain that runs down the sciatic nerve from the lower back down the leg. James was diagnosed with the condition during the preseason, and was cleared to return to basketball activities in early November.

Prior to being reassigned, James has been ramping back up to full strength with multiple days of practices and 5-on-5 sessions this week, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. And on Monday, James joined the Lakers in practice for the first time this season.

The exact date of James’ return isn’t exactly clear. The Lakers have only two games this week, hosting the Utah Jazz on Tuesday before traveling to play the Jazz on Sunday. Lakers coach JJ Redick told reporters on Monday that James is “TBD” for the Jazz game, along with Gabe Vincent, who has missed a few weeks with an ankle injury.

Though James’ sciatica diagnosis was new at the time, the veteran revealed to reporters on Monday that he had the nerve pain during the offseason two years ago.

“I had it two years ago. If you’ve had it then you know what the hell it’s about. If you ain’t never had it, people making jokes about it, I pray you never get it,” James said. “It’s not fun.”

James’ return also seems to mark the end of a string of injuries for the Lakers: Redick said Monday that it was the first full practice this season with all 14 players available.

Much of James’ time with the Lakers has been plagued by injuries: The veteran forward has yet to play a full NBA season during his eight seasons with Los Angeles, missing more than 150 games for the Lakers in that span. But the last two seasons have been better for James, who missed 11 and 12 games in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, respectively.

Even as the oldest active player in the league, James was one of the best players in the NBA last season. He averaged nearly a triple-double, with 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game as the Lakers won 50 games and finished third in the West.

Now, James is set to return to a Lakers team that has built a solid 10-4 start, despite dealing with a number of injuries. Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves have both missed games, with other players filling in for the injured stars.

The Lakers have been so depleted that James’ son Bronny got his second career start on Saturday, though he didn’t score.

Coby White made his season debut Sunday night and nearly lifted the Chicago Bulls to a wild win in Salt Lake City.

White had yet to play this season due to a lingering calf injury, but he was cleared to debut at the Delta Center on Sunday night for the Bulls’ matchup with the Utah Jazz. While he scored a team-high 27 points and eight assists off the bench, it wasn’t enough to carry the Bulls to the win. The Jazz escaped with a 150-147 win in double overtime, thanks to a huge shot from Keyonte George in the final seconds.

That shot came just seconds after White tied it at the free-throw line. George dropped 33 points despite shooting just 3-of-10 from behind the arc in the win for the Jazz (5-8).

White hit a similar shot at the end of the first overtime. After forcing a jump ball, White came off a screen and drove right to the lane to hit a layup to tie the game.

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 47 points and seven rebounds in the win. Brice Sensabaugh added 16 points off the bench, and Isaiah Collier finished with 16 points and nine assists.

Josh Giddey added 26 points and 13 assists for the Bulls, who have lost five straight games. Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Matas Buzelis finished with 18 points.

White — who was selected by the team with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — got out to a decent start to his career despite starting just one game as a rookie. He averaged 13.2 points and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting. White put up similar numbers over the next three seasons, though his playing time dwindled in 2022-23, when he started just two games.

Coming off his worst season as a pro, White found another level. He averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds during the 2023-24 season. All figures represented career-highs for White at that point in his career. He essentially repeated those numbers last season, averaging 20.4 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds, proving his breakout was for real.

Despite his success, the Bulls have had just one winning season since selecting White in the NBA Draft and have made the playoffs only one time. They went 39-43 in each of the past two campaigns.

After getting out to a surprising 5-0 start, the Bulls have gone 1-6 in their last seven games. They will take on the Denver Nuggets next on Monday night. While they have been struggling lately, White’s return should provide them a significant boost as they wrap up their four-game road trip this week.

As Maize n Brew readers know, we do these SB Nation Reacts surveys every week. And the latest results are amongst the most lopsided since we’ve had these polls.

Last week, we asked fans if they think Michigan is right to reject the Big Ten’s potential $2.4 billion equity deal with the University of California pension fund. Here are the results.

96% of fans think Michigan should reject the deal.

Michigan and USC are the only Big Ten universities opposed to the deal, which would give immediate cash to every team in the conference.  The deal would last for 20 years and give the pension fund a 10% stake in Big Ten Enterprises while also receiving a cut of the Big Ten’s annual distribution. In the long run, it seems like something that would take money away from the Big Ten. Why would the pension fund want to make this deal otherwise? There will be a winner and a loser in this deal.

The equity deal is far from guaranteed, even with the Big Ten willing to go through with a deal without Michigan and USC. Per ESPN, the deal is on hold as the pension fund wants USC and Michigan on board to complete the deal.

Michigan Board of Regents member Jordan Acker is taking a firm stance on the matter, believing this deal could be a precursor to Michigan leaving the Big Ten.

“Michigan has a lot of options,” Acker said. “The possibility of independence for football is certainly something that has to be considered. Not today, but at the end of the Grant of Rights [in 2036]. I think it’s something you have to think about,” Acker continued. “Not because we want to leave the Big Ten Conference [but] because the commissioner’s office has made it enormously clear that they’re going [proceed] without us. That would be the end of Michigan, as far as I can see, in the Big Ten Conference.”

The irony of the deal being paused is the fact that the Big Ten is trying to push the deal through expeditiously, even wanting a vote on the matter on Nov. 21. However, it looks like Michigan and USC are the ones whom are in control and will influence whether a deal actually gets done. Michigan and USC are major brands that bring in a lot of revenue to the Big Ten, and without them, the deal is a lot less alluring. The Big Ten’s trying to strong-arm Michigan looks to be a futile exercise — Michigan and USC look to have the upper hand in this arm-wrestling match.

Did Klay Thompson get a Meg tattoo? Explaining how relationship with Megan Thee Stallion led to fake viral post originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Klay Thompson is not having the season he’d hoped to have with the Dallas Mavericks.

Off the court, though, things seem to be going well. Thompson is boo’d up with music star Megan Thee Stallion.

That has created some added attention on one of the best 3-point shooters in NBA history.

It also has created some silly posts on social media.

MORE: Cooper Flagg joins a list with LeBron and Kobe

Did Klay Thompson get a Meg tattoo?

No, Klay didn’t get a Megan Thee Stallion tattoo.

The rumor began with a fake post from the NBA Centel account:

Klay Thompson got a “Klay & Meg” tattoo 👀 pic.twitter.com/yZtr4PzwkL

— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) November 18, 2025

That’d be an entertaining look.

We also better keep an eye out. The NBA Centel account has been getting a lot of things right before they actually happen lately.

Maybe soon enough, Thompson will get a tat that looks just like that. But for now, no such thing.

More NBA news: 

• Ace Bailey put up the wildest foul out stats for Jazz
• Cooper Flagg finished with stats never done in NBA history even by LeBron
• The guy Draymond Green argued with courtside was really tall

On Monday afternoon, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott listed off four players who wouldn’t participate in practice. He also listed another nine who would be limited participants. 

With a Thursday night football game for Week 12, the Bills have just three days to prepare for their game with the Houston Texans. However, having just played their Week 11 game on Sunday afternoon, Monday’s practice was a walkthrough. This means that the participation level of all players is estimated to be what it would be if it had been a full practice.  

If this practice was on Wednesday, the lengthy list would be concerning. However, with a lot of the names below being veterans, a day of rest (or partial rest) is not unexpected or worrisome.  

Those who were not practicing included tight end Dalton Kincaid and defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis – both of whom didn’t practice or play at all in Week 11. Wide receivers Mecole Hardman and Curtis Samuel were also listed as non-participants. Hardman injured his calf on a fumbled punt return. Samuel wasn’t noted with any injury during the game; however, he’s now listed as dealing with both a neck and an elbow injury. 

On the limited practice list were cornerback Christian Benford, linebacker Terrel Bernard, defensive end Joey Bosa, nickel cornerback Taron Johnson, wide receiver Joshua Palmer, and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips – all of whom were on last week’s injury list with varying degrees of participation throughout the week leading up to Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, all of them played in Sunday’s win, so it’s likely that they just need some time to recover.  

Also, listed as limited on Monday were safety Jordan Poyer and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (both of whom had vet rest days), and linebacker Dorian Williams.  

The real tell will be on Tuesday. While it’s still a day earlier than “usual” for team practice, the Bills will have to get as many players practicing as possible.  

Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo has shown that he still has it, and is putting his recruiting hat on better than he may have every done it.

The Spartans currently hold the No. 1 recruiting class following four massive additions to the program. MSU has landed 5-star center Ethan Taylor, 4-star SG Jasiah Jervis, 4-star PF Julius Avent and 4-star PG Carlos Medlock Jr., making an absolute loaded group entering East Lansing next season.

Prior to Michigan State’s trip to the Champions Classic, Izzo spoke to the media about his recruiting class, that signed their National Letters of Intents last week. Obviously, his excitement is massive and he can’t hide his happiness with the job he did.

Via Spartan Mag on YouTube, see what Izzo had to say about his freshly signed recruiting class:

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