12:45 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not reach his goal of playing Sunday, with the team saying Saturday that he is on track to return “at some point in March.” The Warriors released a statement providing an update on Curry, who has missed all but four games this season after suffering
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8:00 AM ET It’s not St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s something lucky about Leap Day for the Boston Celtics. Feb. 29 comes around only once every four years, but it’s been 36 years since the Celtics had to suffer through a defeat on Leap Day. Their 102-98 loss to the New York Knicks on Feb.
3:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Doc Rivers wasn’t able to run the LA Clippers‘ morning shootaround, so he asked one of his players a few hours before Friday’s game how the team looked. “One of our key guys [said] don’t worry about it, we’re locked in today,” Rivers said. “So I didn’t know if
3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After suffering their worst loss of the season Friday, a brutal 132-103 beatdown by the LA Clippers at Staples Center, the Denver Nuggets were left reeling. Nuggets coach Mike Malone called the team “soft.” And Nuggets guard Monte Morris said that if the team wanted to take the next
1:17 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — As he sat at his locker Friday night at the Smoothie King Center following a 116-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson heard a stat from teammate Jahlil Okafor that he couldn’t believe. Okafor told him how, after their game against the Golden State
12:53 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — On the heels of James Harden‘s interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols — in which the Houston Rockets star appeared to take aim at Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s skill set — the reigning league MVP responded with a statement performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. The Milwaukee Bucks‘
12:25 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks staged another in a series of artful basketball exhibitions on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo padded his MVP résumé with skillful efficiency and gaudy athleticism (32 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists in 27 minutes, before taking yet another fourth quarter off in a blowout). Of
6:34 AM ET NBA Insiders How are the 2020 NBA playoffs and draft lottery likely to shake out with teams approaching the 60-game mark? The postseason picture is starting to take shape, with 15 teams already having greater than a 99% chance to make it in, according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index. But which team
6:31 PM ET The Houston Rockets signed power forward Jeff Green for the remainder of the season, the team announced Friday. Green joined the Rockets earlier this month on a 10-day contract and has played in four games for Houston, averaging 9.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.3 minutes off the bench. He became a
1:22 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people were killed, according to a newspaper report. The Los Angeles Times reported that a public safety source with knowledge of the events had seen