NBA and WNBA Schedule: The Next Seven Days

The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Monday night at Chase Center in San Francisco and lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. In only their second season, they are one win from their first championship.

Toronto says Kawhi Leonard will miss at least a week with swelling in his left knee and will be reevaluated in one week; tests found no acute injury, and he is on a treatment and rehabilitation program. ESPN's Shams Charania reports Leonard is expected to miss a period of weeks, with an MRI showing no structural damage. Leonard, 35, was scratched an hour before Sunday's 117-94 loss in Minnesota after averaging 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in his first two games back with Toronto, which reacquired him from the Clippers this offseason. His past knee surgeries were on his right knee.

A Division I Committee on Infractions panel found that former Ole Miss men's basketball assistant Wes Flanigan had impermissible recruiting conversations, 16 phone calls and 10 text messages, with the advisor of a player at another school who had not entered the transfer portal, according to an agreement the NCAA released Friday. Head coach Chris Beard is responsible for the violations but received no penalty because the panel found he was unaware and promoted compliance. The school also failed to monitor its program by not disassociating a booster as required by a 2017 infractions decision. The player later entered the portal but did not visit Ole Miss or receive an offer.

Philadelphia beat Cleveland 114-106 on Thursday in LeBron James's first home game with the 76ers, who are 2-0 after opening with a win at the defending champion Knicks. Tyrese Maxey scored 32 for Philadelphia; Donovan Mitchell had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Denver and Oklahoma City were still playing at press time.

The NBA's 81st regular season began Tuesday, October 20, with a tripleheader on NBC and Peacock: Boston at Detroit, Philadelphia at New York and Oklahoma City at San Antonio, a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals.