Luka out with toe sprain; quick return expected

On this day in 1950, the Boston Celtics hired Arnold “Red” Auerbach as their new head coach.

Karl-Anthony Towns hasn’t taken the court with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a game that counts in more than 10 months, a painful stretch of time that has broken him in more than one way. Upon reporting to training camp earlier this month, Towns said he’s had six other relatives die from the virus. It’s going to be difficult to say that this is therapy,” said the two-time All-Star center, entering his sixth NBA season.

Just wait until LeBron leaves Cleveland or begins to decline. For years, that was the source of inspiration for fans of the Heat, Raptors, Wizards and Celtics, a hope fed by speculation over the pasts several months that King James might bolt for the Lakers next summer. But over the summer and the first