The Rockets are acquiring guard Iman Shumpert, whom they expect to play a significant bench role in their playoff push, in a three-way deal with the Cavaliers and Kings.
Two missed calls helped the Cavaliers in the final two minutes of the team's Christmas win over the Warriors, the NBA announced.
Richard Jefferson was assessed a technical foul for taunting after he winked at Warriors star Kevin Durant, capping what the Cavs swingman called "an interesting week or two with the referees."
Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith, who suffered a "complex fracture" of his right thumb on Tuesday, had surgery and will miss 12-14 weeks.
The Cavs' Chris Andersen is done for the season after tearing his ACL in practice Friday, leaving the team with just three traditional big men in Channing Frye, Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love.
LeBron James is among a group of Cavaliers who do not plan to stay with the team at a New York hotel bearing the name of President-elect Donald Trump, according to sources.
