BASKETBALL

Lake City Basketball is gearing up for the 2017 Spring season. ID camps will take place on March 11 and 13 (girls) and March 12 and 14 (boys).

In its first year, Lake City had nine club teams with 110 players from 11-17 years of age from Penticton, Summerland, Oliver, Keremeos, and Osoyoos participating.

More than 70 young athletes have already registered for this year’s ID camp.

Teams attend tournaments in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops. This year the organization will host its own tournament, a qualifier for the National Club Championships in Vancouver later in the summer.

Beginning in April, each team will practice twice a week with the focus on skill development and game understanding.

For younger players, Grades 3-5, Lake City is offering a 3-on-3 league on Sundays in the Okanagan College gym. Sessions will emphasize individual skill development and competitive 3-on-3 games.

For age group times visit http://lakecitybasketball. weebly.com.

NBA

NEW YORK — Kevin Love had to miss the All-Star Game. Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season.

Kevin Durant and Kyle Lowry just hope they don’t have to miss the playoffs.

It’s been a rough stretch for some NBA stars because of injuries, some of which threaten to jeopardize their team’s post-season plans.

Lowry was recommended to have wrist surgery after the Raptors initially believed he was improving, and then Durant was knocked out for at least four weeks by a sprained left knee.