Basketball

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 in Vancouver. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season records.

Queen's Gaels head coach Stephan Barrie says his team feels it has been overlooked and has received too low a seeding for the U Sports men's basketball Final 8. The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finalists enter the tournament as the No.

SYDNEY (AP) — Andrew Bogut is joining Brian Goorjian’s coaching staff at the Sydney Kings in a bid to help the club he part owns win a National Basketball League championship in Australia. Bogut spent 14 years in the NBA after being the No.

Washington Wizards (13-51, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-29, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers (40-23, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (36-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee aims to break its three-game skid when the Bucks take on Los Angeles.

Orlando Magic (30-36, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (18-48, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (35-30, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-35, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -2.5; over/under is 209.

Brooklyn Nets (22-43, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago will try to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Brooklyn.

Sacramento Kings (33-31, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (37-28, sixth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -7.5; over/under is 234.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shortly after Zion Williamson's second triple-double in two weeks, he was asked whether he might be in the best shape of his career, and if he'd really shed as many as 20 pounds from his listed weight of 284.