Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

Vince Carter didn’t even play against the Thunder, but he still got hit with a technical foul for jawing with Russell Westbrook from the Hawks bench.

Kevin Durant scored a season-high 51 points, but he Raptors held on for a 131-128 win over the Warriors in an OT thriller that lived up to the hype.

After Gregg Popovich said he “wasn’t a leader or anything,” Kawhi Leonard called the criticism “funny” and insisted that he “leads by example.”

Jimmy Butler is providing the late-game heroics the 76ers hoped for, hitting his second game-winner in eight days from the same spot on the floor.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich used his answer to a question to offer an unflattering assessment of Kawhi Leonard’s leadership abilities.

After an ugly home loss to the lowly Knicks, the stumbling Celtics have dropped a season-high three in a row and seven of their last 10 games.

LeBron James poured in a season-high 51 points to lead the Lakers to a win over the Heat in the arena where he won his first two NBA titles.

Josh Richardson lost his shoe, then appeared to get annoyed that he couldn’t get it back on and launched it into the stands in frustration.

Steph Curry addressed the confrontation between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant and said the Warriors won’t let it impact another championship run.