Breaking News:The 10th-ranked Texas Tech basketball team will be without two of its top three players tonight

The 10th-ranked Texas Tech basketball team will be without two of its top three players tonight when the Red Raiders host No. 4 Houston inside United Supermarkets Arena.

Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams have both been ruled out for the Top-10 matchup with lower-body injuries, Tech announced just before tip. Williams and McMillian are each missing their second game of the season.

The pair represent Texas Tech’s second- and third-leading scorers, each averaging career highs in points. McMillian averages 15.1 points per game while shooting 45.4% from 3-point range. Williams is averaging 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and is second on the team with 3.9 assists per game.

McMillian missed Saturday’s win over West Virginia while Williams suffered his injury during the game with the Mountaineers.

The Red Raiders will also be without Eemeli Yalaho, who is missing the game with an upper-body injury. Yalaho played 22 minutes in the game at Houston after JT Toppin was ejected.

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Is the regular season in crisis?
Absolutely not. Could it stand to be a little shorter? Sure. Do the referees need to be more judicious with when they intervene? I’d argue they do. But the real problem the NBA faces is, in my opinion, a PR one. Its loudest voices should spend less time pearl-clutching and more time celebrating. Claire de Lune

Star players sit, games blur together and offense is unchecked. I don’t know if I’d call it a crisis, but put it this way: Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video did not pay $76bn for this product. They’re betting that it will be fixed. The answer might be structural: tweak the rules to restore physicality. If defense matters again, maybe the games will too. Bryan Armen Graham

Well, if you count rights-holding networks badmouthing the product, the league blacking out local games and underselling on-court storylines as a crisis – then yes. If you count the in-season tournament, load management player protocols and the endless GOAT debates as a crisis – then also yes. I’m not suggesting fewer games (82 always felt right); I’m suggesting everyone take them more seriously. Talking to you, Adam Silver. Andrew Lawrence

Can I be in a crisis when my organization commands $76bn in broadcast rights fees? That sad, a few tweaks might help. Spice up the in-season tournament by working point spreads into real-life results – eg the Celtics need to cover v the Hornets to move on – and awarding a conditional first-round draft pick known as “The Emirate” to the winner. Bring international play into the All-Star Weekend format and if you must, trim three or four games off the schedule. Oh, and please, please, lower ticket prices. Thank you! David Lengel

There are multiple issues with the NBA such as an overindulgence of three-pointers, the forgettable All-Star game and perpetual foul-hunting. However, the notion of a crisis is a bit overblown. The Western Conference remained highly competitive until the final day of the season, the playoffs feature a mix of All-NBA veterans and rising young stars, and the NBA’s primetime viewership is up double digits from last season. There is space for improvement, but the league is far from being in crisis. AR Shaw