4:44 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid traveled with the team to Atlanta and is probable for Monday’s game against the Hawks while Ben Simmons will remain out with knee soreness, a source told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Embiid (back soreness) and Simmons both missed Saturday’s loss to Denver — in which the Sixers had
Month: January 2021
1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant has a partially torn ACL in his left knee, with a source telling ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Bryant will miss the rest of the season. The Wizards announced the diagnosis Sunday. Bryant suffered the injury less than two minutes into the Wizards’ 128-124 loss
6:45 PM ET Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has been diagnosed with a fractured right knee, the team announced Sunday. Bogdanovic was hurt during the second quarter of Saturday night’s game at Charlotte and did not return. The Hawks described the injury specifically as an “an avulsion fracture in his right knee with associated soft
4:50 PM ET After missing the past three games because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols, Kevin Durant is set to return Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team announced. Kyrie Irving, however, will miss his third straight game for personal reasons. The Nets have elected not to elaborate on Irving’s absence, with
4:46 PM ET Sunday night’s game between the Celtics and Heat in Boston has been postponed, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics were set to play with the minimum eight players after nine players were ruled out, including seven because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. While Kemba Walker (knee) and Romeo Langford
7:11 PM ET As coronavirus-infected players, contact tracing quarantines and ancillary injuries thin rosters of available players, the NBA has no plans to pause the season, a league spokesman told ESPN. “We anticipated that there would be game postponements this season and planned the schedule accordingly,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN in a statement.
7:25 PM GMT French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte remains optimistic that the Six Nations will go ahead as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a puzzle, but I think we shouldn’t be alarmed about the Six Nations tournament,” Laporte told French radio RMC on Sunday. “The tournament will be played with a health protocol
6:38 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens insist their celebration on the Tennessee Titans‘ logo after Marcus Peters‘ game-sealing interception wasn’t planned. In the final two minutes of the Ravens’ 20-13 wild-card victory Sunday, 15 Ravens defenders followed Peters and stormed midfield where many stomped on the logo. This outburst came two months after the Titans
News “I had a call last night from the BCCI secretary and he confirmed we are good to travel to Brisbane on Tuesday,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley After much uncertainty, the final Test at the Gabba will go ahead after India confirmed they would travel to Brisbane. Over the last couple of weeks, various
6:18 PM ET Harry ReekieESPN The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Napoli interested in Tierney Napoli could be interested in making a move to sign Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney, the Daily Telegraph