Payton has been sidelined with a right adductor injury since the Warriors reacquired him at the deadline
There is no official timeline for James' return
After a missed call late in a loss against Minnesota, Young called for harsher consequences for officials
Williams repeatedly pointed to the 46-to-20 free-throw disparity
Harden was out Wednesday, and Embiid didn't play in the second half of a blowout win
Chicago's guard hasn't played a game in 14 months
Does Los Angeles think so highly of its new roster that it won't pursue Irving?
Antetokounmpo said it's 'a blessing in the sky' to be in the MVP conversation again
J.B. Bickerstaff said it was 'clear as day' Embiid should've had his sixth foul with four minutes to play
Williams responded well to a workout on Tuesday, Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said
James is expected to miss more than two weeks as initially reported
Between this and LeBron James' foot injury, the Lakers are seriously shorthanded
Mitchell scored 44 points on Wednesday, some of them after hurting his groin again
Thunder's electric Shai Gilgeous-Alexander crashes into the top 10
The team was stuck on a plane for hours on Wednesday
James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.