The All-Star exited Thursday's game with an apparent injury after landing hard on his hip in the second quarter. He was jumping for a basket on a 2-on-1 breakaway when he got undercut by the Thunder guard Luguentz Dort. The play was reviewed for a flagrant foul, but remained a common foul on Dort.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant exited the second quarter of an NBA Playoff game against the OKC Thunder on Thursday.

The NBA playoffs continued Thursday with three Game 3s, with only the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in position to take a 3-0 series lead. New York Knicks 118, Detroit Pistons 116 Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies,

The Knicks earned the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference after a 51-31 finish to the regular season. The Pistons, meanwhile, grabbed the conference's No. 6 seed after one of the biggest season-to-season turnarounds in recent NBA history. Game 3 is set for Thursday evening at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The New York Knicks had a statement-making night in Detroit, beating the Pistons 118-116 in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday. Karl-Anthony Towns paced New York with 31 points, a stark difference from his Game 2 performance, where he only scored 10 points. It was a chippy game between the two sides who battled down to the wire.