2:19 PM ET As the Chinese Basketball Association remains indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, former NBA players such as Stanford alum Chasson Randle are in limbo waiting to see if or when play will resume. Players also are waiting to receive concrete information on the status of their contracts, which are often worth
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7:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson sat out Monday’s game and will miss at least the next four games with a right shoulder sprain, coach Rick Carlisle said. Brunson, who suffered the injury during Saturday’s loss to Atlanta, will travel on the team’s upcoming four-game road trip while rehabbing. “He
10:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George hit a fadeaway shot, followed it with a 3-pointer off a pass from Patrick Beverley and then threw down a breakaway dunk all in the first four minutes Monday. The LA Clippers had George and Beverley back from injuries and were at full strength and healthy again.
12:08 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After Trae Young buried a 3-pointer with a half-second to go in the third quarter here at Wells Fargo Center, the Atlanta Hawks led the Philadelphia 76ers 92-91 going into the fourth. A 21-point Sixers lead had evaporated, and the boos rained down upon the home team as
10:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Clippers will get a much-needed boost with Paul George and Patrick Beverley set to return from injuries against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. The Clippers (37-19) hope to stop a season-long three-game slide. George returns after missing one game due to a strained left hamstring but has
10:30 PM ET Bradley Beal became the first player since Kobe Bryant to score 50 points on back-to-back nights when he dropped a career-high 55 in the Washington Wizards‘ 137-134 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Beal shot 58% from the field — including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, one night after
10:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Doc Rivers saw “adversaries” all around him at Staples Center, all brought together by the power of Kobe Bryant. The LA Clippers coach was one of many NBA legends, All-Stars and coaching luminaries on hand Monday for the Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. While the packed
8:15 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, who is nursing a sore left thumb, will miss Monday’s home game against the New York Knicks. Westbrook attended the memorial service for Kobe Bryant earlier in the day in Los Angeles, but he made it back to the arena in Houston about an hour before tip
7:28 PM ET Wisconsin Herd coach Chase Buford has been suspended two games without pay following his rant at officials after the Herd’s 126-117 loss to the Grand Rapids Drive on Sunday. The Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, had just blown a big fourth-quarter lead, and Buford was not happy
5:31 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As the Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons‘ management team work with doctors to evaluate a course of action on the All-Star guard’s injured back, Simmons is expected to be sidelined for an undetermined period of time, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The anticipated length of time missed