Stephen Curry says his social status doesn’t mean his message carries less weight

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt break down the trade that sent Isaiah Thomas from the Cavaliers to the Lakers and what it means for both teams and LeBron James’ future. Philadelphia 76ers rookie and No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz may not play again this season, Sixers

Mike Woodson, the only Knicks coach to win a playoff series in the last two decades and the last one to even reach the postseason, is coming back to New York as an assistant on Tom Thibodeau’s staff. Woodson was one of the assistant coaches announced Friday by the Knicks, who hired Thibodeau as their coach in July. The Knicks had already said that longtime Kentucky assistant Kenny Payne had left John Calipari’s staff to join Thibodeau.