Durant exits loss with ankle sprain; MRI up next

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter of his team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, after suffering a left ankle sprain while falling to the floor in a collision with Jabari Smith Jr.

Lakers answer Redick’s challenge, top Grizzlies

After Los Angeles coach JJ Redick challenged his stars in a Saturday meeting to use more creativity on the floor, LeBron James and the Lakers later responded with a 134-127 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, an effort in which the club shot 50.6% overall.