• Warriors’ Ellis sued for alleged sexual harassment: A former Golden State Warriors employee filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against star guard Monta Ellis on Wednesday, alleging Ellis sent her unwanted texts that included a photo of his genitals. In her lawsuit, which also names the team, Erika Ross Smith alleges Ellis began sending her several dozen explicit messages, sometimes several times a day, starting in November 2010 while she worked for the team’s community relations department.

• Bryant out of preseason finale with wrist injury: The Los Angeles Lakers said Kobe Bryant wouldn’t play in Wednesday night’s preseason finale because of an injury suffered in the team’s first preseason game against the Clippers. The team says Bryant is being listed as day-to-day. The Lakers say an MRI revealed that Bryant had torn a ligament in his right wrist. The Lakers open the regular season at home against the Chicago Bulls on Christmas Day.

• Bulls announce extension for Rose: The Chicago Bulls have made it official: Reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension. The deal extension, which kicks in next season, was announced Wednesday. It is worth approximately $94 million. Rose averaged 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds over 81 games last season, the only NBA player last year to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and assists