Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Saturday for making inappropriate contact with and directing profanity toward a referee.

TORONTO — Leonard Asper channels former New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards when listing his goals as the new owner of the Brampton Honey Badgers. "You play to win the game," said Asper in a phone interview. "So No. 1, I want to win.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic sat in front of his locker, calmly scrolling through his phone, seemingly unimpressed that 30 minutes earlier he made NBA history.

Brooklyn Nets (21-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-48, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nets -4.5; over/under is 213.

Chicago Bulls (25-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-33, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Washington Wizards (12-49, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (21-42, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -5; over/under is 223.

San Antonio Spurs (26-35, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-29, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 8 p.m.

Utah Jazz (15-48, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (21-41, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah hits the road against Philadelphia looking to end its 11-game road slide.

Phoenix Suns (29-34, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-32, 10th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas is looking to end its three-game home losing streak with a win against Phoenix.

Denver Nuggets (41-22, third in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-11, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m.