Basketball

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans ruled star forward Zion Williamson out of their game at Minnesota on Friday with a bruised lower back, two days after he scored 29 points on 12-for-16 shooting with eight rebounds and three steals in a vict

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a night when not much went right for the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers, Bronny James was the bright spot.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State star Stephen Curry will miss at least the first game of the Warriors' upcoming road trip because of a pelvic injury.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his second triple-double with Golden State, and the Warriors held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 117-114 on Thursday night after Stephen Curry left the game with an injur

Charlotte Hornets (18-51, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-12, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -20.

Milwaukee Bucks (38-30, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (35-34, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (30-40, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-25, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m.

Brooklyn Nets (23-47, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (40-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn hits the road against Indiana looking to stop its eight-game road slide.

Golden State Warriors (41-29, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (33-36, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 25 points and five Charlotte players scored in double figures as the Hornets beat the New York Knicks 115-98 Thursday night for their fourth victory in seven games.