10:55 PM ET Blazers guard Damian Lillard suffered a right groin strain in the second half of Portland’s 111-104 loss to the Grizzlies on Wednesday night and will undergo an MRI on Thursday, coach Terry Stotts said. After the game, Lillard said he will not compete in the All-Star Game or the 3-point contest because
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6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Timberwolves say Karl-Anthony Towns will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets due to a left wrist injury. Towns had an MRI on the wrist Tuesday, which revealed the injury. He will be further evaluated over the All-Star break, according to the team. Towns is averaging
3:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were buried Feb. 7 in a private ceremony in Corona del Mar, California, according to death certificates released Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials. The burial occurred at Pacific View Memorial Park, which is near the family’s home in Orange County. Burial originally
By early 2000, Carter was a newly minted All-Star, a dynamic scorer and one of the NBA’s rising names, but he was still a foreign entity playing in Canada for the Toronto Raptors. It would take a generational moment, his performance in Oakland, to reach his grandest level of fame. Yet before Carter could become
9:00 AM ET Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng was named global ambassador for the Basketball Africa League Wednesday. “We have a tremendous amount of talent in Africa and I am excited that some of that talent will be showcased through our new league,” Deng said in a statement. “I look forward to following some of
8:15 AM ET VICTOR OLADIPO RARELY gets frustrated. So when he was standing on the court before tipoff between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks on Feb. 1 and kept messing up his intricate dueling circus dribbling routine — between the legs, loop one over the other, switch hands, quick staccato bounces, switch hands
2:39 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets provided a glimpse of their potential when both of their superstar guards have it rolling. “It’s pretty scary,” James Harden said after a 116-105 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Harden scored 42 points in the win, the most by the NBA’s
1:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The past 72 hours have perfectly encapsulated the inconsistent nature of the Philadelphia 76ers’ season so far. Sunday’s lackluster home win over the Chicago Bulls represents one of the low points of the Sixers’ season. In response to loud boos, Joel Embiid told fans to “shut up” twice
1:06 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — It caught Zion Williamson a little off guard to see what he’s been able to do so far in his short career for the New Orleans Pelicans. The No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA draft, in just his ninth career game, put up 31 points,
12:30 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — While Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia home crowd have had their moments, Paul George felt the Sixers had a big home-court advantage on Tuesday night. After the LA Clippers lost 110-103 to the Sixers, George pointed toward what he felt was “some home-court cooking” for Embiid and the Sixers. “I