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The Washington Wizards announced Wednesday that forward Kyshawn George partially tore the UCL in his left elbow Monday against Houston.

One referee was punched and another was knocked to the hardwood during a brawl between the South Alabama and Coastal Carolina women's basketball teams on Wednesday afternoon. Eight players were ejected from the Sun Belt tournament game.

The Wizards' new era begins Thursday, as point guard Trae Young is expected to make his team debut more than a month after Washington acquired him through a trade with the Atlanta Hawks.

Paolo Banchero equaled a season high with 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 25 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 126-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Luke Kornet called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City, saying he and other NBA players were surprised by the team's decision to promote the adult entertainment club.

Kevin Durant has been in the NBA for 18 seasons, 19 counting the one he missed while recovering from an Achilles tear. And in many of those seasons, there were clear favorites in the race to make the NBA Finals when the calendar flipped to March.

Guard Trae Young is expected to make his Washington Wizards debut on Thursday at home against the Utah Jazz.

Victor Wembanyama was surprised. His San Antonio Spurs, who were untouchable in February, were unsteady to start March.

Maryland played its worst first half of the season, scoring only 20 points and committing 14 turnovers, yet somehow furiously erased a 19-point halftime deficit before eventually falling to Rutgers, 69-65.

Olivia Olson scored 21 of her game-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 8 Michigan snapped No. 14 Maryland's six-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory in the teams' regular-season finale on Saturday.