Mike Trout, who is nursing a groin injury, did not travel to Chicago for the Angels' series opener against the Cubs on Friday.
LeBron James went down midway through the third quarter on Tuesday at Golden State before getting up, trying to stretch the affected area out and limping his way to the locker room. He did not return and was to undergo an MRI on Wednesday.
The Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu will be sidelined until after the All-Star break after tearing his groin muscle off his bone in Wednesday's start against the Diamondbacks, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.
Hyun-Jin Ryu left the Dodgers' win over the Diamondbacks in the second inning Wednesday night with a left groin strain that he said "seems to be worse than the one that I had in the past."
USC forward Chimezie Metu, who was ejected for striking Washington State's Carter Skaggs in the groin in Sunday's game, has been suspended for half a game and must give up his role as team captain, the Trojans announced.
Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox says the Lakers did the right thing in holding fellow rookie Lonzo Ball out Monday night for their Las Vegas Summer League matchup. "No one is ducking anybody at the end of the day," Fox said.
