"It's something we've had to manage," Lakers coach JJ Redick said. "Given the back-to-back and the fact that he's basically just coming off his training camp - this has been his training camp over the last 10 days or so - [we're] just being cautious."
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is out for Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics due to right knee soreness. He is being evaluated by team doctors, according to the Sixers. Embiid has had several issues with his other knee over the years; he most recently underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery that caused him to miss the second-half of last season.
A thrilling start to the NBA season came to a screeching halt on Thursday, when Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former player and coach Damon Jones were arrested as part of FBI investigations into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. Questions remain on the status of those investigations. And while those indictments overshadowed the opening days of the NBA's 80th season, its first handful of games showed us plenty about what could be next on the court.
