Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The MVP race could come down to Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. But many others could also factor in the race.

If NYC mayor Eric Adams drops vaccine mandate this week, Kyrie Irving would be eligible to play at Barclays Center, starting Sunday against Charlotte.

Mike Krzyzewski could never leave Duke to coach in the NBA, but he reached for the next best thing: coaching the best American pros in the Olympics.

The long term will figure itself out. But for now, the Sixers won the trade and are set up to make a deeper run than the Nets in the postseason.

Joel Embiid is NBA’s scoring leader – the first center to do so since Shaquille O’Neal in 1999-2000 – and is becoming the force he was expected to be.

A pessimistic picture is being painted that Zion Williamson is not long term for New Orleans, and that his family’s role in his affairs has not helped.

Michael Stockton, son of ex-NBA star John Stockton, and former first-round pick Archie Goodwin left Ukrainian team last week, before Russian invasion.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said city is moving toward removing a COVID-19 vaccine ordinance, which would allow Kyrie Irving to play at Barclays Center.

With only seven weeks remaining in the regular season, there is still a lot to be decided in the intense push for the postseason.