7:19 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers intend to waive DeMarcus Cousins to clear a roster spot for Markieff Morris, if he clears waivers on Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. Morris negotiated a buyout with the Detroit Pistons on Friday, leaving $4.3 million (the remainder of this season and his 2020-21
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7:24 PM ET After leaving Memphis in December in the aftermath of an eligibility battle with the NCAA, potential No. 1 overall NBA draft pick James Wiseman described the saga as “heartbreaking” and said his NCAA punishment was “unfair.” In his first interview since leaving school to turn professional, Wiseman told ESPN that he cried
11:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — In the 6 a.m. hour, a line begins snaking down Olympic Blvd. “It’s going to be a crazy day, bro,” one security guard says to another as people flood the plaza outside Staples Center. Peddlers hawk memorabilia on nearby corners. City bus signages blink, “RIP KOBE.” In the seven
6:20 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has a fractured left wrist and will be out for at least the next two weeks, the team announced Friday. Towns missed Minnesota’s final game before the All-Star break after an MRI revealed a wrist injury. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Towns is averaging a
7:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PASCAL SIAKAM RELISHES the work. The process of getting better drives the Toronto Raptors forward in a way that sets him apart. “He was always the first one in the gym,” former teammate DeMar DeRozan said. “He always came back to the gym at night. He worked on everything he
6:34 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Paul George and Patrick Beverley practiced in full for the LA Clippers on Thursday and Friday but will not play on Saturday against the Sacramento Kings. George injured his left hamstring for a third time this season last Thursday in the first half of a loss at Boston,
5:15 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the LA Clippers that was postponed following the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others has been rescheduled for April 9 at Staples Center, the league announced Friday. The game, which originally was scheduled for
8:36 PM ET Lawrence Tanter had read through the plans dozens of times before he got into his car, put on John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” and drove to Staples Center on Jan. 31. The Los Angeles Lakers were going to play their first game since the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and
3:31 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — In the wake of benching Al Horford in the final game before the All-Star break and playing him just 18 ineffective minutes in Thursday night’s overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown declared Friday afternoon that he still has faith in the four-time
12:20 PM ET Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker had his knee drained and received a Synvisc injection to help with swelling and soreness, coach Brad Stevens said Friday. Stevens said it is not likely to be a long-term issue. Walker had already been ruled out for Friday night’s game against the Timberwolves in Minnesota. In