Basketball

MIAMI (AP) — Haywood Highsmith of the Miami Heat was away from the team Wednesday, one day after he was involved in a car crash where others were injured, the team said. The incident happened after Miami's game against Orlando on Tuesday night.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Assaraf lost a bet, so he had to go through classes at Hebrew Academy on Wednesday wearing a suit instead of more casual attire. Turns out, that wasn't the most unusual part of his day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is ready to leave the turbulent times in Brooklyn behind and focus on his future in Dallas.

San Antonio Spurs (10-40, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (27-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Heat -7.5; over/under is 223.

Denver Nuggets (35-16, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (27-25, ninth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Utah Jazz (26-26, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (30-21, sixth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts Utah aiming to continue its four-game home winning streak.

Dallas Mavericks (28-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (33-18, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Mavericks -3.5; over/under is 38.

Minnesota Timberwolves (35-16, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (33-18, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (24-27, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-33, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to break its three-game home skid with a win over Chicago.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant sized up the Milwaukee Bucks defense and then attacked, driving straight down the lane for a thunderous dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo.