N.B.A. All-Stars Set a Painful Record for Missing Playoff Games

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA AND SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Injury woes are not new, but they have been acute during the playoffs. Never before have eight All-Stars missed at least one postseason game in the same year.https://nyti.ms/3gzLZq6

Sabrina Ionescu Opens Up About Kobe Bryant and Rookie Year Woes

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports This week, Marc Stein settles the Giannis-LeBron debate and talks to Ionescu, of the W.N.B.A.’s Liberty, about rehabbing her severely sprained ankle and grieving Kobe.https://nyti.ms/3kGMZct

Tua Tagovailoa’s Return From Injury for Alabama-L.S.U. Comes With Risk

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The Alabama quarterback, who is managing an ankle sprain, could be the top pick in the N.F.L. draft next April — and get a $25 million signing bonus.https://nyti.ms/36NlQi0