Basketball

TORONTO — Becoming a WNBA general manager has been a long time coming for Monica Wright Rogers. Wright Rogers was officially unveiled Thursday as the GM of the expansion Toronto Tempo.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Bill Walton is selling items from the late Hall of Fame basketball player’s career covering his days as a prep player in San Diego to starring at UCLA under coach John Wooden and his time in the NBA along with his bro

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed 7-foot-2 center Moses Brown to a 10-day contract, adding an option to a depleted frontcourt missing injured star Anthony Davis and others.

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the Spurs announced Thursday.

Miami Heat (25-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-38, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (34-21, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Charlotte Hornets (14-39, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-19, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (13-42, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (30-26, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10, first in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (13-41, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers (32-21, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-32, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -3.5; over/under is 226.